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Technical Lead - MCP Platform Engineering

Kiewit • Omaha, NE • 7h ago

Requisition ID: 181506

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: DHO Information Technology Group

Department: Technology Group

Market: Corporate Home Office

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

We are seeking a hands-on, highly technical Technical Lead to collaborate on the architecture and lead the development / delivery of Model Context Protocol (MCP) solutions that enable AI agents, applications, and enterprise systems to securely interact with business data, APIs, and workflows.

This role will establish engineering standards, mentor developers, drive technical design decisions, and serve as the primary technical authority for MCP implementations for a development team focused on integrations through MCP. The Technical Lead will work closely with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, QA Engineers, AI Engineering teams, and business stakeholders to build scalable, secure, and reusable MCP services that accelerate AI-driven software delivery and business automation.

The ideal candidate possesses strong software engineering experience, API integration expertise, cloud architecture knowledge, and a deep understanding of AI-assisted development practices.

District Overview

Kiewit Technology Group builds solutions to enable and support our company's expansive operations. Our mission is to deliver project schedule and cost certainty by employing technology designed by and for the construction industry. Our team utilizes systems and tools that manage every part of Kiewit's business and the project lifecycle to improve planning and day-to-day execution in the field. We give our people real-time data to make faster, smarter decisions.

Location

This role is located in LaVista, NE or Lenexa, KS.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Lead the design and implementation of enterprise MCP servers and associated integrations.

Define and maintain MCP engineering standards, best practices, and governance.

Contribute as a primary technical decision-maker for MCP-related architecture.

Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and design sessions.

Provide technical leadership for a team of developers and QA engineers.

Mentor engineers on MCP patterns, AI-assisted development, and modern engineering practices.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives and technical innovation.

Architecture & Solution Design

Design scalable, secure, and maintainable MCP solutions.

Contribute to MCP server architecture and deployment models.

Contribute to standards for:

Authentication and authorization

Rate limiting

Error handling

Logging and monitoring

Tool registration

Context management

Security and compliance

Evaluate and recommend frameworks, technologies, and deployment approaches.

Software Development

Develop and maintain MCP servers, tools, resources, and prompts.

Build integrations with:

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

SQL Server

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure Services

Internal enterprise applications

Create reusable components and accelerators.

Ensure high-quality, maintainable, and testable code

AI & Agent Enablement

Design MCP interfaces that support AI agents and Copilot experiences.

Collaborate with AI engineering teams to optimize @context delivery.

Define standards for:

Prompt management

Tool discoverability

Context windows

Agent interaction models

Evaluate emerging MCP and AI technologies.

DevOps & Operational Excellence

Implement CI/CD pipelines for MCP deployments.

Define monitoring and observability standards.

Ensure production readiness and operational stability.

Support incident resolution and root cause analysis.

Establish performance and reliability metrics.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Security teams.

Communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Participate in roadmap planning and estimation activities.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

Equivalent practical experience may be considered.

Experience

8+ years of software engineering experience.

3+ years leading development teams or technical initiatives.

Experience designing and implementing enterprise APIs and integrations.

Experience with cloud-native architectures.

Experience delivering complex software solutions in Agile environments.

Technical Skills

Strong experience with:

.NET

Python

JavaScript / TypeScript

REST API development

SQL Server

Azure Cloud Services

Git-based source control

CI/CD pipelines

Experience with:

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

AI agents and agent frameworks

Azure Foundry

Event-driven architecture

Containerization (Docker)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building enterprise MCP servers.

Experience implementing AI-powered applications.

Knowledge of Agent-to-Agent (A2A) architectures.

Experience with Spec-Driven Development (SDD).

Experience leading AI-assisted development teams.

Experience in large-scale enterprise environments. #LI-AK1

Other Requirements:

Regular, reliable attendance

Work productively and meet deadlines timely

Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.

Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.

Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Company: Kiewit

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