MCP Gateway / AI Security Platform Engineer

DKKD Staffing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

All expenses covered for travel, lodging, and per-diem

Job summary

DKKD Staffing is seeking an MCP Gateway / AI Security Platform Engineer for a contract lasting 9-12 months, primarily remote but with potential onsite work in downtown Manhattan. Candidates must be US Citizens or Legal/Permanent Residents.

The role demands strong experience in platform engineering, AI security, and professional communication skills. Responsibilities include leading security work, evaluating gateways, and implementing incident/runbook designs.

Qualifications

• Must possess clear written communication and professionalism.
• Experience in enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway/security work is essential.
• Ability to evaluate and deploy gateways and conduct security reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway/security work.
• Evaluate and deploy the MCP server/tool risk review.
• Implement authentication/authorization safeguards and least privilege.

Skills

platform engineering

SRE

cloud/infrastructure

backend engineering

IAM

Kubernetes

API gateways/proxies

OAuth/OIDC/JWT

secrets management

CI/CD

observability

AI/LLM agents/tool calling/RAG

AI security

prompt-injection/tool-poisoning risk

strong architecture documentation

Job description

Title

MCP Gateway / AI Security Platform Engineer

Duration

Contract 9-12 months, possibly longer.

Pay

Market Rate

Location

Remote/Hybrid: these are 90% offsite (maybe 100% for some). Onsite is downtown Manhattan.

Note

All expenses paid by the client for travel, lodging and per-diem

Industry

Investment firms for a financial-services cybersecurity engagement

Citizenship

Must be US Citizen or Legal/Permanent Resident Green Card

Requirements

Clear written communication, experience, professionalism, and quality work are a must. Lead or support enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway/security work: gateway evaluation and deployment, MCP server/tool risk review, authentication/authorization safeguards, least privilege, observability, SIEM/monitoring, human‑approval controls, incident/runbook design, and secure AI‑agent/tool‑integration patterns.

Strong fit

• platform engineering
• SRE
• cloud/infrastructure
• backend engineering
• IAM
• Kubernetes
• API gateways/proxies
• OAuth/OIDC/JWT
• secrets management
• CI/CD
• observability
• AI/LLM agents/tool calling/RAG
• AI security
• prompt‑injection/tool‑poisoning risk
• strong architecture documentation