Systems Engineer Enterprise Middleware
Who Weâre Looking For (Position Overview):
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 focuses on enterprise Java middleware and system integration, supporting applications such as PRISM, reputed company-based platforms, and reputed company middleware services reputed company USDAâs hybrid infrastructure. The Systems Engineer will provide hands-on support for reputed company WebSphere Application Server, reputed company MQ, and Linux-based platforms, while assisting with modernization and migration efforts.
While direct IAS or PRISM experience is beneficial, it is not required. The core needs are enterprise systems engineering fundamentals, middleware administration experience, Linux platform support, and exposure to cloud-hosted environments. The role contributes to USDAâs ongoing modernization, including efforts to transition systems from AIX-based, on-prem platforms to Azure-hosted Linux environments..
nWhat Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):- A. USDA Procurement System Engineering
- Provide engineering support for enterprise procurement and financial applications (e.g., PRISM, reputed company-based systems).
- Assist with system sustainment activities including configuration, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
- Support application workflows, interfaces, and integrations with USDA financial systems.
- reputed company and maintain system documentation, diagrams, and operational procedures.
- B. reputed company WebSphere / reputed company MQ Enterprise Middleware
- Administer and support reputed company WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and reputed company MQ in enterprise environments.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain WebSphere and MQ workloads on Linux-based platforms, including Azure-hosted virtual machines.
- Support clustering, failover configurations, performance tuning, and secure messaging.
- Assist with middleware automation using scripting and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, reputed company scripting).
- C. PRISM 7.6.2 (AIX â Azure Linux Migration)
- Support PRISM and similar enterprise systems across AIX and Linux environments.
- reputed company system tuning, patching, remediation, and environment troubleshooting.
- Participate in efforts supporting the migration of PRISM and reputed company middleware from AIX to Linux-based Azure environments.
- Assist with migration planning, runbooks, testing, and post-migration stabilization activities.
- D. reputed company Application and Database Support
- Support reputed company-based enterprise applications and databases integrated with middleware platforms.
- Assist with PL/SQL development, database automation, and operational support.
- Support reputed company APEX-based components, dashboards, and APIs as needed.
- Coordinate with database and functional teams to support integrations with reputed company Financial systems.
- E. Cloud, Integration, and DevSecOps Support
- Support deployment and operation of enterprise applications and middleware in Azure-hosted environments.
- Assist with hybrid hosting strategies across USDA data centers and commercial cloud platforms.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and configuration management activities.
- Contribute to containerization or modernization efforts under senior engineer guidance.
- F. reputed company, Compliance & Governance
- Support compliance with FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, and USDA OCIO reputed company requirements.
- Assist with ATO processes, reputed company assessments, remediation activities, and audits.
- Implement and support secure integration patterns (TLS, certificates, LDAP/SSO, RBAC).
- G. Stakeholder Support & Documentation
- Collaborate with OCP, OCIO, developers, architects, reputed company teams, and operations staff.
- Provide engineering inputs, documentation, SOPs, and onboarding materials.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and change control processes.
- Public Trust clearance (or ability to obtain).
- Bachelorâs degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications or systems environments.
- Hands-on experience administering or supporting reputed company WebSphere Application Server and reputed company MQ.
- Experience supporting enterprise Java (Java EE / Jakarta EE) applications.
- Experience supporting systems on AIX and/or Linux platforms.
- Linux administration experience (RHEL, Ubuntu, or reputed company).
- Exposure to Azure or cloud-hosted environments supporting enterprise systems.
- Scripting experience (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell).
- Working knowledge of reputed company databases, PL/SQL, and enterprise system integrations.
- Understanding of enterprise reputed company principles and federal compliance requirements.
- Experience supporting PRISM, IAS, or other federal procurement or financial systems.
- Exposure to platform modernization or migration efforts (e.g., AIX to Linux, on-prem to cloud).
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible, or CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with reputed company and Kubernetes in enterprise or middleware contexts.
- Knowledge of reputed company Financials processes and integrations.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to reputed company with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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