Senior Azure MCP & API Integration Engineer

Bitwise Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitwise Solutions is seeking a Senior MCP & AI Integration Engineer (Azure) to build and secure the integration layer that enables enterprise systems to participate in the AI/Agentic ecosystem. The role focuses on MCP, APIs, security, and Azure integration, not agent development.

Design and develop MCP Servers using Python, SSE, and JSON-RPC 2.0. Expose enterprise APIs for Copilots and AI agents and implement secure gateways with APIM and Entra ID.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building MCP Servers and tool-calling frameworks.
• Strong Python development skills.
• Deep expertise in Azure API Management (APIM) and security policies.
• Experience with OAuth 2.0, OBO token mediation, and JWT validation.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID and MCP governance.
• Experience deploying containerized microservices on Azure Container Apps / Functions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise-grade MCP Servers using Python, SSE, and JSON-RPC 2.0.
• Expose enterprise APIs and services as MCP tools for Copilots and AI agents.
• Build secure API gateways using Azure API Management (APIM).
• Implement authentication and authorization with Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth 2.0, OBO Flow, and JWT validation.
• Define MCP standards, governance, security controls, and productization strategy.
• Create reusable patterns for integrating enterprise systems into the Agentic AI ecosystem.
• Design scalable, cloud-native deployments using Azure Container Apps and Azure Functions.

Skills

MCP Server development

Python development

API security

JWT validation

OAuth 2.0

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure container apps/functions

Tools

Azure APIM

Terraform / azd

Azure Container Apps

Azure Functions

Job description

Bitwise Solutions is seeking a Senior MCP & AI Integration Engineer (Azure) to build and secure the integration layer that enables enterprise systems to participate in the AI/Agentic ecosystem. The role focuses on MCP, APIs, security, and Azure integration, not agent development.

Design and develop MCP Servers using Python, SSE, and JSON-RPC 2.0. Expose enterprise APIs for Copilots and AI agents and implement secure gateways with APIM and Entra ID.