Oracle Apex & PL/SQL Developer
About The Position
The Pennsylvania Conservation and Environment Delivery Center (CEDC), supporting the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is seeking an experienced Oracle Developer to help modernize and migrate legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX running on Oracle Database 19c. This enterprise modernization initiative upgrades legacy systems to modern, secure, maintainable applications and supports mission-critical environmental and regulatory systems. The work aims to improve long-term sustainability and performance and align systems with current BIT standards. The selected candidate will convert Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX, enhance system performance and security, and apply modern development practices. The role requires strong Oracle PL/SQL development skills, deep Oracle RDBMS knowledge, and experience in Agile/Scrum environments. The position is onsite at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, and is scheduled for 37.5 hours per week from 11/09/2026 through 06/30/2027.
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, SOA architecture, and 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 existing Oracle Forms application architecture, data structures, and integrations.
- Support migration and conversion of Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX.
- Design and develop 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 in integrated Oracle systems.
- Conduct performance profiling and tuning to improve maintainability and responsiveness.
- Create technical, business functional, and system documentation.
- Participate in the system development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, analysis, coding, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
- Mentor and transfer knowledge to Commonwealth IT staff and other developers.
- Assist with production deployments and release management.
- Provide weekly status updates to management.
- Generate reports for executive management, end-users, and BIT staff.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
