Senior Enterprise Middleware Engineer

Overview

Senior Enterprise Middleware Engineer at Spry Methods to support USDA OCP and its enterprise acquisition and financial systems. The role centers on IBM Web Sphere Application Server, IBM MQ, and Oracle-based enterprise applications, supporting mission-critical procurement and financial platforms such as PRISM. The position focuses on sustaining, modernizing, and integrating legacy Java EE middleware environments while supporting USDA’s transition from AIX-based on-prem platforms to Azure-hosted Linux environments.

The core need is deep enterprise middleware expertise with the ability to support and advise on platform migrations, system integrations, and operational risk management in complex federal environments.

Location:

Washington, DC

• A. USDA Procurement System Engineering: Provide senior-level engineering support for enterprise procurement and financial applications (e.g., PRISM, Oracle-based systems). Support application sustainment, configuration, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting across middleware and application tiers. Assist with workflows, interfaces, and integrations between procurement, financial, and enterprise systems. Develop and maintain system architecture diagrams, engineering documentation, and operational runbooks.
• B. IBM Web Sphere / IBM MQ Enterprise Middleware: Administer and support IBM Web Sphere Application Server (WAS) and IBM MQ across enterprise environments. Deploy, configure, and maintain Web Sphere and MQ workloads on Linux-based platforms, including Azure-hosted environments. Configure clustering, failover, performance tuning, and secure messaging. Support automation of middleware configuration and deployments using scripting or configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, shell scripting).
• C. PRISM & Legacy Platform Modernization (AIX → Azure Linux/Cloud Migration): Support PRISM and similar enterprise systems across AIX and Linux platforms. Perform system tuning, patching, remediation, and environment troubleshooting. Lead or contribute to efforts supporting migration of enterprise middleware and applications from AIX to Linux-based cloud environments (lift-and-shift or phased modernization). Identify and document migration risks, dependencies, and operational impacts;
  
  contribute to migration planning, runbooks, and post-migration stabilization.
• D. Oracle Application & Database Integration: Support Oracle-based enterprise applications and databases integrated with middleware platforms. Develop and maintain PL/SQL packages, database automation, and integrations supporting procurement and financial workflows. Support Oracle APEX-based user interfaces, dashboards, and APIs as needed. Collaborate with database and functional teams to ensure reliable integration with Oracle Financial systems.
• E. Cloud, Integration, and Dev Sec Ops  Support: Support deployment and operation of enterprise middleware and applications in Azure-hosted Linux environments. Collaborate with cloud, Dev Ops, and security teams on hybrid hosting strategies spanning USDA data centers and commercial cloud platforms. Support CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and configuration management related to middleware and application deployments. Contribute to containerization or modernization initiatives where appropriate.
• F. Security, Compliance & Governance: Ensure systems comply with FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, and USDA OCIO security requirements. Support ATO processes, security 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, security teams, and operations staff. Provide senior-level engineering recommendations, risk assessments, diagrams, SOPs, and onboarding documentation. Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and change control processes.

• Public Trust clearance (or ability to obtain).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience…