Oracle PL/SQL Developer

Location: 3 days onsite / 2 days remote - Downtown Houston • Open to candidates who would need to relocate (1-2 months to relocate but onsite for the first couple weeks) Project Details: This senior Developer will be primarily responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of IT applications utilizing Oracle PL/SQL. Interfaces with clients at all organizational levels and takes business requirements and delivers technical work to yield productive products for end users. Must Have Skills • 5+ years of hands-on Oracle Database Experience • Versions 11g and 12c • TOAD/SQL Developer experience (tool to log into the database) • Experience with Java and hands-on experience in advanced PL/SQL, developing PL/SQL • Operating Systems experience such as Linux, Unix, and Windows • Familiar with SDLC Process • Ability to participate in multiple projects at the same time Soft Skills • Ability to work and communicate across various teams, both upstream and downstream - Great communication is important • Team player • Ability and desire to participate in every life cycle of development Nice To Have Skills • Oracle Fusion - HUGE PLUS • Utilities Industry Knowledge/Experience Education/Certification Requirements • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred • Training or certification on Java Application servers, cloud solutions, and Oracle PL/SQL language - PLUS Day to Day Responsibilities: • Performs planning, design, development, testing, migration to production, and the maintenance of applications using Oracle and third-party tools. • Experience writing complex queries, using advanced PL/SQL concepts and performance tuning. Assist in defect triage, impact analysis, resolution planning, and implementation. • Analyzing and converting business requirements to technical requirements, followed by designing and implementing the solutions. • Experience in reviewing the Oracle ADDM and AWR reports and recommending query optimization based on the analysis. • Leverage Oracle 12C features to their fullest on a large-scale multi-terabyte system. • Assist Decision Support team members including DBAs, database developers, requirements analysts, and others, in understanding data and meeting user requirements. • Participate in project work groups with Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders to understand data-specific needs. • Participate in performance tuning activities. • Provide production deployment and production support as needed. • Involved in all aspects of the software development life cycle; demonstrate abilities to learn both the business processes as well as new and existing technologies. • Work on sprint team in agile, rapid development, and deployment environment. • Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. • Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products. • Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Department: Preferred Vendors This is a contract position #J-18808-Ljbffr