Sr AI & MCP Strategist

Sr AI & MCP Strategist

Location: Birmingham, Alabama (Remote)

Duration: Contract Through EOY, Likely Extensions

Rate: W2 $90-$135 Per Hour

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior AI Strategy & MCP Strategist to help establish a long-term roadmap for AI adoption and enterprise knowledge management. This position will focus on defining best practices for Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementations, AI governance, trusted data access, and a scalable architecture that supports consistent outcomes across multiple AI platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess current AI, analytics, and data platform capabilities across our client’s environment.

• Evaluate MCP architecture, implementation patterns, and best practices.

• Review existing Performance MCP capabilities and provide recommendations for improvement.

• Develop standards for MCP architecture, data connectivity, governance, prompt design, data grounding, business logic integration, and response quality and consistency.

• Define a long-term AI roadmap supporting Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Databricks Genie, and future AI solutions.

• Evaluate data readiness across sources including Oracle, SQL Server, Denodo, Maximo, PI, SCADA, SharePoint, PDFs, and shared drives.

• Recommend what workloads belong in Databricks versus other platforms and identify opportunities for platform-agnostic AI architecture.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Enterprise AI strategy and governance.

• Model Context Protocol (MCP) architecture.

• Databricks, Copilot, and enterprise AI ecosystems.

• Data architecture and knowledge management.

• AI governance and responsible AI frameworks.

• Utility industry experience.

• Executive stakeholder engagement and roadmap development.

• Everforth Apex

• Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards.

Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a Health Savings Account, an Employee Assistance Program with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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