Spry Methods-posted 2 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Washington, DC
101-250 employees

Spry Methods seeks a Systems Engineer to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Contracting & Procurement (OCP) and its enterprise acquisition and financial systems. This role provides advanced engineering, middleware, system integration, and modernization support across applications such as PRISM, Oracle platforms, middleware services, and USDA hybrid cloud environments. While direct IAS experience is beneficial, it is not required—strong enterprise systems engineering, middleware administration, Azure/cloud migration, and Linux platform expertise are the core needs. The position plays a key role in USDA’s ongoing modernization, including migrating PRISM from AIX to Azure-based Linux environments and supporting integrations with financial and procurement systems.

  • USDA Procurement System Engineering
  • IBM WebSphere / IBM MQ Enterprise Middleware
  • PRISM 7.6.2 (AIX → Azure Linux Migration)
  • Oracle APEX / Oracle Financials Engineering
  • Cloud, Integration, and DevSecOps Support
  • Security, Compliance & Governance
  • Stakeholder Support & Documentation
  • Public Trust Clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years systems engineering experience supporting enterprise applications.
  • Experience supporting federal, financial, or procurement systems (IAS experience preferred but not required).
  • 2+ years administering IBM WebSphere and IBM MQ.
  • 2+ years supporting PRISM 7.6.x across AIX and Linux platforms.
  • Experience with AIX administration and migration to Azure Linux environments.
  • Experience with 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.
  • Experience with USDA systems (IAS, PRISM, FMMI, eAuth) is a plus but not required.
  • Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines, Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD automation.
  • Experience with Docker/Kubernetes for middleware or enterprise application hosting.
  • Knowledge of hybrid cloud integration (Azure / OCI / USDA DISC).
  • Familiarity with Oracle Financials processes and integrations.
  • Strong communication skills with ability to interface with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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