Hybrid Systems Engineer

at Spry Methods, Inc.

• Job title: Systems Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, Azure, Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Oracle, Python, SQL, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Washington, United States

About the role

• Systems Engineer supporting USDA's Office of Contracting & Procurement. Provides engineering for procurement and financial applications, including PRISM and Oracle.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.