AI Agent & MCP Integration Engineer

About the role

UST is seeking an experienced AI Agent & MCP Integration Engineer to architect, build, and deploy autonomous AI agents that automate key processes using local or cloud LLMs across a large enterprise landscape.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement LLM‑driven autonomous and semi‑autonomous AI agents that execute administrative workflows, deployed to cloud or local environments as needed.
• Build, deploy, configure, and maintain Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers—standard or custom—connecting LLM orchestrators securely to enterprise APIs.
• Connect agents and MCP servers to backend systems (including SAP) via REST, OData, and other API protocols.
• Engage directly with business teams to gather requirements and identify operational friction.
• Propose agentic AI solutions to business teams.
• Translate complex business needs into scalable technical architectures.
• Bridge the gap between business leadership and technical delivery teams.
• Perform other relevant essential functions as required.

Requirements

• Demonstrated hands‑on experience building AI agents using LLM frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, Claude Agent SDK, or similar).
• Hands‑on experience implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and clients from scratch.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript or Python for building custom tool wrappers, orchestrators, and integration scripts.
• Strong hands‑on experience with REST APIs, OData, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and JSON payload handling.
• Experience integrating AI agents/tools with large enterprise systems (SAP or similar ERP landscapes).

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Familiarity administering SAP BTP subaccounts, entitlements, Cloud Foundry environment, and IAS/IPS services.
• Understanding of SAP Fiori Launchpad space/page architectures, catalog mappings, and how business roles scale across large‑scale deployments.
• Experience with SCIM‑based identity/user provisioning APIs.

Compensation

Location: Texas

Salary range: $122,000 – $183,000 (varies by office location, role, skill set, education, and experience).

Benefits

• Minimum of 10 days paid vacation per year (full‑time, regular employees).
• 6 days paid sick leave each year (pro‑rated for new hires).
• 10 paid holidays.
• Paid bereavement leave and jury duty.
• Eligibility to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents residing in the U.S.
• Company‑paid employee‑only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability benefits.
• Option to purchase additional voluntary short‑term disability benefits.
• Participation in a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses (as allowable under IRS guidelines).
• Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Our Values

• Humility: We listen, learn, are empathetic, and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.
• Humanity: Through business, we aim to better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.
• Integrity: We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.