Lead PowerBuilder Developer

Trigyn Technologies Limited; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Trigyn Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Lead PowerBuilder Developer in Albany, NY to lead development, maintenance, and modernization of large PowerBuilder-based applications. You will work with PFC, PowerScript, and DataWindows, and will maintain Oracle database components including PL/SQL procedures and packages.

Independent work in a mature codebase with minimal onboarding is required. The role requires guiding teams, diagnosing production issues, and documenting architecture and deployment

Qualifications

• 84 months practical, real-world PowerBuilder experience in enterprise apps.
• 84 months experience with PowerBuilder Foundation Classes (PFC) and extending/ customizing PFC ancestor objects and services.
• 84 months experience developing PowerBuilder apps with Oracle database, including PL/SQL stored procedures and packages.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day development, maintenance, and support of PowerBuilder applications.
• Design, develop, test, and implement enhancements using PFC, including DataWindows and PowerScript."
• Diagnose and resolve production issues across application and database layers; act as escalation point.
• Analyze business processes and translate requirements into application changes.
• Document code structure, business rules, and deployment procedures.
• Support modernization efforts by sharing knowledge with modernization teams and ensuring stability during transition.
• Transfer knowledge to State staff as needed.

Skills

PowerBuilder

PowerScript

DataWindow

Leadership

Tools

Oracle

PL/SQL

PFC framework

Job description

Trigyn's direct government client has an immediate need for Lead PowerBuilder Developer in Albany, NY.

Description:

The selected consultant will develop, enhance, and support applications, which are built on the PowerBuilder Foundation Classes (PFC) framework with an Oracle database, until they are replaced through the agency's modernization efforts. No in-house PowerBuilder expertise remains, so the candidate must be able to work independently in a large, mature codebase with minimal onboarding and without disrupting production operations.

• Serve as lead developer for clients’ PowerBuilder applications, responsible for their day-to-day development, maintenance, and support.
• Design, develop, test, and implement enhancements and fixes to large, mature PowerBuilder applications built on the PowerBuilder Foundation Classes (PFC), including PFC ancestor objects and services, DataWindows, and PowerScript.
• Develop and maintain the Oracle database components that support these applications, including PL/SQL stored procedures, packages, and triggers, and the PowerBuilder code that calls them.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues across the application and database layers; serve as the primary escalation point for PowerBuilder application problems.
• Analyze business processes and requirements with program staff and translate them into application changes.
• Document the applications, including code structure, business rules, and build and deployment procedures.
• Support modernization efforts by providing knowledge of the existing applications' business rules, data, and integrations to modernization teams, and keep production systems stable through the transition.
• Transfer knowledge to designated State staff throughout the engagement.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Is involved with all facets of the software development process, including the research, design, programming, testing and implementation of computer software.
• Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.
• 84 months practical, real-world application of the PowerBuilder Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and its associated technologies to design, build, maintain, and modernize enterprise-level applications, using PowerBuilder, PowerScript, and PowerBuilder DataWindow technology.
• 84 months of experience developing and maintaining PowerBuilder applications built on the PowerBuilder Foundation Classes (PFC) framework, including extending and customizing PFC ancestor objects and services.
• 84 months of experience developing PowerBuilder applications that use an Oracle database, including writing Oracle Procedural Language/Structured Query Language (PL/SQL) stored procedures and packages and calling them from PowerBuilder.
• 12 months of PowerBuilder development experience within the last 36 months.
• 84 months of experience as the lead or primary developer responsible for production support of PowerBuilder applications, including diagnosing and resolving production issues across the application and database layers.

TRIGYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and has been in business for 35 years. TRIGYN is an ISO 27001:2022 and CMMI Level 5 certified company.