DEP - TAS1: Oracle Apex & Forms Dev

Novalink Solutions LLC•Berrysburg, PA

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 support modernization and migration of legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX on Oracle Database 19c. This enterprise initiative upgrades mission-critical environmental and regulatory systems to modern, secure, maintainable applications, improving performance and supporting long-term sustainability and alignment with current BIT standards. The selected candidate will help convert Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX, develop APEX user interfaces, enhance system performance and security, and apply modern development practices. The role requires strong Oracle PL/SQL development skills, deep knowledge of Oracle RDBMS, and experience in Agile/Scrum environments. The developer will participate throughout the system development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, analysis, coding, testing, deployment, and post-production support, and will produce documentation and reports while providing knowledge transfer to Commonwealth IT staff and other developers.

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 the architecture, data structures, and integrations of existing Oracle Forms applications.
Support migration and conversion of Oracle Forms 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 to support 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 system responsiveness.
Generate technical, business functional, and system documentation.
Participate in all phases of the system development lifecycle, including 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.