Programmer - API, GCP

HBITS: HBITS-08-15065

Expert, Programmer

30 month contract

Interview: In-person

Work model: 50% telecommuting, 50% Office per week in Albany, NY

--- Project Description ---

This position will support the UI Job Assist Tool (JAT), an initiative to

develop and integrate secure APIs and Model Context Protocol (MCP)

services between the core Unemployment Insurance (UI) system of

record and an AI-enabled Job Assist Tool. The Expert Programmer will

provide technical leadership for backend development, API

architecture, vendor integration, security, data integrity, performance,

and knowledge transfer.

--- Day-to-Day Tasks ---

1. Build core REST endpoints, construct and optimize database queries

in collaboration with the Data Architect, and implement business-logic

validations.

2. Design and review Java-based microservices and APIs supporting

integration between the core UI system and the AI Job Assist Tool.

3. Review, critique, and recommend approval of vendor API

specifications, data schemas, and integration designs before ITS

development begins.

4. Act as a technical liaison among the vendor AI team, NYSDOL

business subject-matter experts, and ITS security/infrastructure teams.

5. Collaborate on establishing coding standards and branching

strategies, and perform critical code reviews for security, performance,

and maintainability.

6. Design end-to-end integration among REST APIs, the MCP server,

and the core UI system of record.

7. Collaborate with GCP Cloud Engineering on secure egress proxies,

VPC Service Controls, GKE, Pub/Sub, IAM, and related cloud-native

architecture.

8. Design validation frameworks that prevent corrupt or unapproved AI-

generated data from being written back to the UI system.

9. Anticipate and mitigate API instability, dependency, and database-

change risks, and develop technical workarounds as needed.

10. Develop and execute load-testing strategies to support approximately

1,500 concurrent users and document-heavy workloads.

11. Support integration of AI capabilities and Model Context Protocol

(MCP) services with enterprise Java/microservice solutions.

12. Create and maintain technical documentation and provide knowledge

transfer and mentoring to State staff.

--- Required Qualifications ---

• 96 months experience in enterprise backend software development and API

architecture using Java and microservices, including design and

implementation of REST APIs.

• 36 months experience in a technical leadership or architecture role on

enterprise systems, including code review, technical standards, and cross-

functional/vendor coordination.

• 24 months experience integrating enterprise applications with AI-enabled

services or AI platforms, including validation of data exchanged between AI

services and systems of record.

• 12 months experience designing, implementing, or validating Model Context

Protocol (MCP) servers, clients, tools, or integrations.

• 24 months experience with GCP cloud-native architectures and services,

including one or more of GKE, Pub/Sub, IAM, VPC Service Controls, or secure

egress patterns.

• 24 months experience delivering solutions in high-compliance environments

such as IRS Publication 1075, CJIS, HIPAA, or comparable regulated

environments.

• 24 months experience designing data-integrity, write-back validation, or API

security controls for transactional enterprise systems.

MVP Consulting Plus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process.