Oracle Developer

1 Alpha Consulting • Harrisburg, PA

1d • Remote

About The Position

1 Alpha Consulting LLC is seeking an Oracle Developer to support the Pennsylvania Conservation and Environment Delivery Center and the Department of Environmental Protection. The role focuses on modernizing and migrating legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX running on Oracle Database 19c. The work aims to improve the sustainability, performance, security, and maintainability of mission-critical environmental and regulatory systems while aligning them with current Bureau of Information Technology standards.

The selected candidate must work remotely from within Pennsylvania and reside within a two-hour radius of the Harrisburg region. The position follows a 37.5-hour workweek; additional hours are not permitted without prior approval from the Chief Information Officer. Compensation is up to $50.00 per hour on W-2 or $65.00 per hour as a 1099 independent contractor.

1 Alpha Consulting LLC describes itself as a veteran-owned, mission-driven consulting firm serving government, nonprofit, and commercial organizations. It emphasizes collaboration, professional development, meaningful work, and measurable results. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers reasonable accommodation during the application and hiring process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• At least five years of experience developing in Oracle PL/SQL, including stored procedures, functions, packages, and advanced queries.
• At least five years of experience developing applications using Oracle APEX.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle relational database management systems.
• 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.
• Ability to work effectively remotely while residing within a two-hour radius of the Harrisburg region.
• Ability to adhere to a 37.5-hour workweek; additional hours require prior permission from the Chief Information Officer.

Nice To Haves

• Oracle Database 19c experience.
• Prior experience working with Pennsylvania Commonwealth systems or environmental systems.
• Experience modernizing and migrating legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Database 19c features.
• Experience with XML, HTML, web services, Java, PL/SQL APIs, or service-oriented architecture.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Experience supporting regulatory or mission-critical systems.
• Ability to produce clear, comprehensive technical, business functional, and system documentation.
• Experience providing mentoring, knowledge transfer, or technical guidance to IT staff and developers.
• Experience supporting production deployments and release management activities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the architecture, data structures, integrations, and functionality of existing Oracle Forms applications.
• Support migration and conversion of Oracle Forms-based applications to Oracle APEX.
• Design and develop Oracle APEX user interfaces with the technical lead and assist in establishing UI/UX standards for future 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 system maintainability and responsiveness.
• Debug and test SQL queries, views, and stored procedures in Oracle and SQL Server environments.
• Create 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.
• Work in Agile/Scrum development environments and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.
• 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 staff.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• A supportive, collaborative work environment.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• Meaningful work with positive results for organizations, clients, and communities.
• A mission-driven culture built on service, trust, innovation, and measurable impact.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level