APEX Programmer Analyst

Remote but must be located within 3 hr DRIVING distance of office

UPDATE: Re-posting as we rcvd limited candidates and those that did interview could not speak to the experience on their resume with any real detail. Please make sure you are technically qualifying your candidate before you submit them. They need to be able to provide solid examples that back up the exp listed on the resume.

To be considered: Candidate MUST HAVE experience with upgrading to newer versions of APEX (v21 preferred.

Majority of role is remote HOWEVER Mgr requires that the contractor be within a 3 hour DRIVE (not plane trip) of the office as the team gets together often for team meetings and for special training that the contractor MUST attend in person when required (no exceptions). We will not consider anyone that cannot meet this expectation. Proof of address maybe requested.


ABOUT THE ROLE
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

APEX dev needed to serve as a lead application developer using Oracle Application Express (APEX) to design, develop and maintain agency critical applications. Initial project is to upgrade existing applications from APEX version 4 to APEX 21.
Strong programmer with a minimum of 5 years of experience developing applications with Oracle Application Express (APEX), version 4 through the current version
PL/SQL
JavaScript
Database objects (such as procedures, functions, triggers)
Relational database systems, specifically Oracle
HTML
CSS
Understand and interpret customer requirements and develop solutions to meet requirements
Software development life cycle
Change Management Processes and Version Control in the execution of work requests
This position involves working with the IM project manager, IM project management staff, other members of the project team, and stakeholders
Strong understanding of relational database concepts, data modeling and good understanding of Oracle RDBMS architecture
Strong debugging and problem solving skills
Ability to plan and complete assigned work, plan, communicate effectively orally and in writing
Ability to work collaboratively with users and team members
Proven analytical and problem solving skills; creative designs
Ability to provide accurate and realistic effort estimates, commit and deliver accordingly
Develop, test, debug, document, and maintain Oracle Application Express (APEX) applications
Ability to work in a fast paced environment with occasional non-business hours (evenings and weekends)
Flexible and able to prioritize and juggle multiple projects.
Develop and maintain system documentation, including technical specifications, data mapping, program logic and flowcharts

Education and Training:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Management Information Systems, Computer Sciences, or Engineering or a closely related field or 10 plus years of an equivalent level of experience.
Oracle Training on APEX version 21 and up is preferred

Required/Desired Skills