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Main Darwin Logo HORIZONTAL 2024 MCP Expert (Java API Integration) globe (3) Amsterdam globe (3) Netherlands hourglass (1) Contract business cards (1) Artificial Intelligence 1 MCP Expert (Java API Integration) Amsterdam Hybrid | 12-Month Contract (Extendable) | Rate: Negotiable Get in on the ground floor of enterprise AI integration. Our client is building the platform that connects AI agents to real enterprise systems and they need an MCP expert who's already done this in production, not just in a proof of concept. This is a genuinely rare opportunity: MCP is brand new, production deployments are scarce, and this role puts you at the center of a Central Platform Team shaping how AI agents talk to Java-based enterprise APIs at scale. If you've built MCP servers that actually run in production not just demos this is your next move. The Role You'll design, build and own the integration layer connecting AI agents and LLM-based applications to enterprise Java APIs via MCP. You'll work the full delivery lifecycle Dev, UAT, production on Azure, with real ownership and real influence over how the organization adopts MCP going forward. What You'll Do - Design, build and maintain MCP servers and tool integrations exposing enterprise Java APIs to AI agents and LLM applications - Develop and integrate Java REST APIs within MCP-based architectures on the central platform - Own integrations across dev, UAT and production - robust, monitored, genuinely production-grade - Deploy and operate on Microsoft Azure (App Services, Functions, API Management, Azure Open AI / AI Foundry) - Partner with platform, architecture and product teams to define MCP standards and best practice across the organization - Take point on troubleshooting, production support and incident resolution - Shape documentation, testing strategy and release process from the ground up What You Bring - Proven, hands-on MCP experience you've built MCP servers, tool...