Tech Lead, Azure API Management & AI Gateway Integration

Quick Facts

• Remote
• Contract: minimum 3 months
• Start: ASAP

Description

Lead the integration of a private, governed AI gateway with business platforms such as Copilot Studio, SAP, and Salesforce. You will design and deliver Azure API Management-based access, including security controls, private networking, and per-user token exchange using Microsoft Entra ID. Create reusable onboarding patterns so future consumers can connect without bespoke work.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver private, governed access to the AI gateway from Copilot Studio across production and sandbox environments
• Define reusable onboarding patterns for SAP, Salesforce, and future consumers (connectivity, authentication, products, quotas)
• Industrialize per-user token exchange so AI agents access third-party systems as the signed-in user
• Run proof-of-concepts with platform teams and validate trust models with Cybersecurity and IAM
• Build new API Management policies and strengthen security (least privilege, Defender for APIs, content safety, prompt and SQL injection protection)
• Produce integration patterns, architecture decision records, and onboarding guides for new projects

Requirements

• 6+ years in cloud or integration engineering with prior tech lead or architecture responsibility
• Experience with Azure API Management (policies, products, private networking)
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID including OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, on-behalf-of, and token exchange flows (app registrations and consent)
• Strong understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP) authorization model, including OAuth 2.1 and the referenced RFCs
• REST and OpenAPI experience; OWASP API security and versioning knowledge
• Infrastructure as Code with Bicep or Terraform and experience with CI/CD
• Business-fluent English and ability to align security, network, and business platform teams

Benefits

• Shape the foundation of a live, production-grade enterprise AI platform
• Real ownership of technical direction on cutting-edge AI and security topics
• Collaborative team environment valuing autonomous, self-starting professionals