Spry is a certified Small Business headquartered in McLean, VA. Spry provides Enterprise, C4IT, Management, and Cyber Solutions to the federal government and commercial entities. Founded in 2001, Spry Methods was built on the foundation of combining industry knowledge with unmatched responsiveness to produce results for our customers. Our goal is to build a business dedicated to the maximization of value for all stakeholders starting with our employees, our customers, and our community. We recognize that talented and dedicated employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of our success. Guided by these principles, we have established an impressive track record of proven past performance serving our customers within the Commercial, Federal Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Communities. A CMMI Level 3 certified and ISO 9001:2008 registered company, Spry is committed to quality and continuous improvement.

Spry Methods, Inc.

QA Engineer

Software Test Engineer ensuring product quality at Spry Methods.

• Perform functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for software products.
• Conduct data validation and testing using Microsoft Access and Excel to verify data accuracy and integrity.
• Identify, document, and track software defects using issue tracking tools.
• Participate in the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis and design reviews.
• Collaborate with clients and developer to identify new or changing requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Analyze proposed changes for conflicts and effects on existing functionality and constraints.
• Conduct root cause analysis for identified issues and provide detailed reports.
• Work with the development team to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data and software functionality.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, industry standards, and best practices.
• Maintain governing and supporting technical documents such as requirement specifications and user guides.

Software Test Engineer

Database Administrator

Support testing efforts for a government client in a quality focused role.

• Support database testing efforts for specific application project teams
• Work with automated TFS and Jenkins based CI/CD pipelines to deploy Visual Studio database solutions to multiple environments
• Build robust functional, and regression tests as part of a SQL Server value pipeline
• Troubleshoot database issues in multiple environments as part of a highly collaborative team
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies, including Product Increment (PI) planning. Contribute to maintaining Project Backlogs are required
• Create test plans and test cases
• Defect reporting and tracking

Database Administrator in Test

Security Engineer

Support the DoI's ISSLoB Cybersecurity Program as an Information System Security Officer.

• Develop functional and technical requirements; serve as a POC for Information Systems with security issues;
• Prepare and update reports to ensure that the unit complies with mandated internal and external security reporting requirements, including Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and Capital Planning;
• Coordinate security program and system elements with the agency IT Program Managers by evaluating system environments for security requirements and controls including: IT Security Architecture, hardware, software, telecommunications, security trends, and associated threats and vulnerabilities;
• Manage security controls to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of information;
• Build security into the system development process and define security specifications to Support the acquisition of new systems;
• Support System Owners or Program Officers on the review of system procurement requests to ensure that security has been considered and included;
• Adhere to and implement system security controls that ensure the protection of Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information using authentication techniques, encryption, firewalls, and access controls;
• Complete Security Assessments;
• Assist in the Assessment and Authorization process;
• Create and/or update the System Security Plans and other ATO documentation;
• Serve as an advisor in risk assessments of all systems and mitigate vulnerabilities;
• Adhere to Continuous Monitoring practices to ensure that security controls are maintained over the life of IT systems
• Assist the System Owner in the development, testing and maintenance of contingency plans, backup and storage procedures;
• Document all procedures according to the organizations standards;
• Audit and monitor application, system and security logs for security threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious activities; report suspicious activities to the agency Incident coordinator;
• Monitor and coordinate patch management and scanning techniques for all unit systems; participate in identification and mitigation of all system vulnerabilities;
• Support and facilitate the security awareness, training, and education program;
• Assist the Information System Security Manager (ISSM), or CISO in any other security related duties, as required.

Information System Security Office (ISSO)

Support DoI's Cybersecurity Program managing security assessments and ensuring compliance.

• Develop functional and technical requirements; serve as a POC for Information Systems with security issues;
• Prepare and update reports to ensure that the unit complies with mandated internal and external security reporting requirements, including Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and Capital Planning;
• Coordinate security program and system elements with the agency IT Program Managers by evaluating system environments for security requirements and controls including: IT Security Architecture, hardware, software, telecommunications, security trends, and associated threats and vulnerabilities;
• Manage security controls to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of information;
• Build security into the system development process and define security specifications to Support the acquisition of new systems;
• Support System Owners or Program Officers on the review of system procurement requests to ensure that security has been considered and included;
• Adhere to and implement system security controls that ensure the protection of Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information using authentication techniques, encryption, firewalls, and access controls;
• Complete Security Assessments;
• Assist in the Assessment and Authorization process;
• Create and/or update the System Security Plans;
• Serve as an advisor in risk assessments of all systems and mitigate vulnerabilities;
• Adhere to Continuous Monitoring practices to ensure that security controls are maintained over the life of IT systems;
• Assist the System Owner in the development, testing and maintenance of contingency plans, backup and storage procedures;
• Document all procedures according to the organizations standards;
• Audit and monitor application, system and security logs for security threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious activities; report suspicious activities to the agency Incident coordinator;
• Monitor and coordinate patch management and scanning techniques for all unit systems; participate in identification and mitigation of all system vulnerabilities;
• Support and facilitate the security awareness, training, and education program;
• Assist the Information System Security Manager (ISSM), or CISO in any other security related duties, as required.

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Software Test Engineer

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Database Administrator in Test

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Information System Security Office (ISSO)

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Cybersecurity Analyst

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