Spry Methods, Inc.

Senior Systems Engineer

Spry Methods, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Washington, D.C. • Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAzureCloudDockerKubernetesLinuxOraclePythonSQLTerraform

About the role

  • Provide senior-level engineering support for enterprise procurement and financial applications (e.g., PRISM, Oracle platforms).
  • Assist with sustainment, configuration, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
  • Support workflows, interfaces, and integration with USDA financial systems.
  • Develop and maintain architecture, engineering diagrams, and system documentation.
  • Administer and support IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and IBM MQ across enterprise environments.
  • Deploy and maintain WebSphere/MQ workloads on Azure Linux VMs or AKS.
  • Configure clustering, failover, performance tuning, and secure messaging.
  • Automate middleware deployments using Terraform, Ansible, or scripting tools.
  • Support PRISM across both AIX and Linux platforms.
  • Perform system tuning, patching, remediation, and environment troubleshooting.
  • Lead or contribute to PRISM migration from AIX to Azure-based Linux environments (lift-and-shift).
  • Integrate PRISM with Oracle databases, financial modules, and enterprise systems.
  • Develop migration runbooks, operational procedures, and compliance documentation.
  • Design and develop applications using Oracle APEX (UI components, dashboards, APIs).
  • Develop PL/SQL packages, triggers, and database automation.
  • Support integrations between Oracle Financials and procurement platforms.
  • Ensure compliance with financial controls (GAAP, IFRS, SOX).
  • Deploy and support solutions in Azure (VMs, AKS, identity, logging).
  • Support hybrid hosting strategies between USDA DISC and commercial cloud environments.
  • Implement CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps, Terraform, and scripting.
  • Contribute to containerization and modernization efforts (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Ensure compliance with FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, and USDA OCIO policies.
  • Support ATO processes, security assessments, remediation, and audits.
  • Implement secure system integration patterns (TLS, LDAP/SSO, RBAC).
  • Collaborate with OCP, OCIO, developers, architects, and security teams.
  • Provide engineering recommendations, diagrams, SOPs, and onboarding materials.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and change control.

Requirements

  • Public Trust Clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years systems engineering experience supporting enterprise applications.
  • Experience supporting federal, financial, or procurement systems (IAS experience preferred but not required).
  • 5+ years administering IBM WebSphere and IBM MQ.
  • 5+ years supporting PRISM 7.6.x across AIX and Linux platforms.
  • Experience with AIX administration and migration to Azure Linux environments.
  • Strong Linux administration (RHEL / Ubuntu / SUSE).
  • Experience with Azure cloud deployments (VMs, AKS, hybrid cloud).
  • Strong scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
  • Experience with Oracle APEX, Oracle Database, and PL/SQL.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise security and federal compliance frameworks.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
systems engineeringLinux administrationscriptingOracle APEXPL/SQLmiddleware automationcloud deploymentsdatabase automationperformance tuningsystem integration
Soft skills
collaborationleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsAgile methodologydocumentationengineering recommendationstroubleshootingchange control
Certifications
Public Trust ClearanceBachelor’s degree in ITBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Engineering