Oracle Apex & Forms Developer

The AES Group•Harrisburg, PA

2d•Remote

About The Position

The AES Group is seeking an experienced Oracle Developer to support an enterprise initiative modernizing and migrating legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX on Oracle Database 19c. The work supports mission-critical environmental and regulatory systems, with the goals of improving sustainability, performance, security, and maintainability while aligning with current BIT standards. The developer will help convert Forms applications, build APEX interfaces, develop PL/SQL, and support application security and performance. The position operates in an Agile/Scrum environment and participates throughout the system development lifecycle, from requirements gathering through deployment and post-production support. The role is remote in Pennsylvania and follows a 37.5-hour work week: 7.5 hours per day, five days per week. Additional hours are not permitted without prior permission from the Delivery Center Chief Information Officer. The stated rate is $65–$70 per hour.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
5–7 years of experience developing in Oracle PL/SQL, including stored procedures, functions, packages, and advanced queries.
5–7 years of experience developing applications using Oracle APEX.
Strong knowledge of Oracle RDBMS; Oracle 19c is preferred.
Strong experience using SQL Developer and/or TOAD.
Understanding of data modeling principles.
Experience integrating web services.
Experience with performance tuning, debugging, and testing SQL queries, views, and stored procedures in Oracle and SQL Server.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior Commonwealth or environmental systems experience.
Experience modernizing legacy Oracle Forms applications.
Exposure to XML, HTML, web services, Java, PL/SQL APIs, and SOA architecture.
Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
Strong understanding of Oracle 19c database features.
Experience supporting regulatory or mission-critical systems.
Ability to produce clear, comprehensive technical and functional documentation.

Responsibilities

Analyze the architecture, data structures, and integrations of existing Oracle Forms applications.
Support migration and conversion of Oracle Forms-based applications to Oracle APEX.
Design and develop modern APEX user interfaces in collaboration with the technical lead.
Assist in establishing UI/UX design standards for future APEX applications.
Develop and maintain PL/SQL stored procedures, functions, packages, and advanced queries.
Perform data pulls, data analysis, and scripting for reporting and system enhancements.
Review existing documentation to understand system requirements, architecture, reporting, and functionality.
Implement and support application security, roles, and authorization models within integrated Oracle systems.
Conduct performance profiling and tuning to improve maintainability and responsiveness.
Generate technical, business-functional, and system documentation.
Participate in requirements gathering, analysis, coding, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to Commonwealth IT staff and other developers.
Assist with production deployments and release management activities.
Provide weekly status updates to management.
Generate reports for executive management, end-users, and Bureau of Information Technology (BIT) staff.