diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c726c0..6b306c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This repo stores the following shared repository settings/configurations/templat
   - `isort`
   - `pylint`
   - `codecov`
+  - `mypy`
 - Shared configurations for Azure Pipelines
 - Shared configurations for GitHub Actions
 - Issue/PR labels shared across the organization
diff --git a/azure/README.md b/azure/README.md
index cda1b47..32c5aed 100644
--- a/azure/README.md
+++ b/azure/README.md
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ The templates are organized into the following files:
 | `COVERAGE`             | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to report test coverage to `codecov`                                                                                                   |
 | `TIMEOUT_STYLE`        | number  | `10`                        | Runtime allowed for each style check, in minutes                                                                                            |
 | `IGNORE_STYLE`         | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to allow `formatting and linting` checks to fail without failing the pipeline                                                          |
-| `BASE_FORMAT_AND_LINT` | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to trigger the `base_format_and_lint` check                                                                                            |
+| `BASE_FORMAT_AND_LINT` | boolean | `true`                      | Flag to trigger the `base_format_and_lint` check                                                                                            |
 | `ISORT`                | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to trigger the `isort` check                                                                                                           |
 | `PYLINT`               | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to trigger the `pylint` check                                                                                                          |
 | `CLANG_FORMAT`         | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to trigger the `clang-format` check                                                                                                    |
 | `FPRETTIFY`            | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to trigger the `fprettify` check                                                                                                       |
+| `MYPY`                 | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to trigger the `mypy` check                                                                                                            |
 | `TAPENADE`             | boolean | `false`                     | Flag to trigger the Tapenade check                                                                                                          |
 | `TIMEOUT_TAPENADE`     | number  | `10`                        | Runtime allowed for the Tapenade check, in minutes                                                                                          |
 | `TAPENADE_SCRIPT`      | string  | `.github/build_tapenade.sh` | Path to Bash script with commands to run Tapenade                                                                                           |
diff --git a/azure/azure_style.yaml b/azure/azure_style.yaml
index 210017f..2236365 100644
--- a/azure/azure_style.yaml
+++ b/azure/azure_style.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: FPRETTIFY
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  - name: MYPY
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
 jobs:
   - job: base_format_and_lint
     pool:
@@ -153,4 +156,25 @@ jobs:
           # Exit with an error if any of the tracked files changed
           git diff --summary --exit-code
 
+  - job: mypy
+    pool:
+      vmImage: "ubuntu-22.04"
+    timeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.TIMEOUT }}
+    continueOnError: ${{ parameters.IGNORE_STYLE }}
+    condition: ${{ parameters.MYPY }}
+    steps:
+      - checkout: self
+      - checkout: azure_template
+      - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+        inputs:
+          versionSpec: "3.11"
+      - script: |
+          cd ${{ parameters.REPO_NAME }}
+
+          pip install wheel
+          pip install mypy
+
+          # Run mypy check (should pick up local config from mypy.ini or .mypy.ini if present)
+          mypy
+
 
diff --git a/azure/azure_template.yaml b/azure/azure_template.yaml
index 4a3bb66..76e21f5 100644
--- a/azure/azure_template.yaml
+++ b/azure/azure_template.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: IGNORE_STYLE
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  - name: BASE_FORMAT_AND_LINT
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
   - name: ISORT
     type: boolean
     default: false
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ parameters:
   - name: FPRETTIFY
     type: boolean
     default: false
-  - name: RUFF
+  - name: MYPY
     type: boolean
     default: false
   # Tapenade
@@ -115,10 +118,12 @@ stages:
           REPO_NAME: ${{ parameters.REPO_NAME }}
           TIMEOUT: ${{ parameters.TIMEOUT_STYLE }}
           IGNORE_STYLE: ${{ parameters.IGNORE_STYLE }}
+          BASE_FORMAT_AND_LINT: ${{ parameters.BASE_FORMAT_AND_LINT }}
           ISORT: ${{ parameters.ISORT }}
           PYLINT: ${{ parameters.PYLINT }}
           CLANG_FORMAT: ${{ parameters.CLANG_FORMAT }}
           FPRETTIFY: ${{ parameters.FPRETTIFY }}
+          MYPY: ${{ parameters.MYPY }}
 
   - stage: Tapenade
     dependsOn: []