Oracle Apex & Forms Developer

Mbi Llc; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mbi Llc is seeking a skilled Oracle PL/SQL and Oracle APEX developer to lead the migration of legacy Oracle Forms applications to modern Oracle APEX interfaces. You will design UI/UX standards, develop PL/SQL components, and collaborate with a technical lead to deliver robust, secure, and scalable applications.

The role involves performance tuning, documentation, and involvement across the full SDLC, including post-production support and knowledge transfer to Commonwealth IT staff and other

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in computer science or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in Oracle PL/SQL, including stored procedures, functions and packages.
• 5–7 years of experience with Oracle APEX.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle RDBMS (Oracle 19c preferred).
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand the architecture, data structures, and integrations of existing Oracle Forms applications.
• Support the migration and conversion of Oracle Forms-based applications to Oracle APEX.
• Design and develop modern APEX user interfaces in collaboration with 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 documentation, business functional documentation, 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 BIT staff.

Skills

Oracle PL/SQL

Oracle APEX

Oracle RDBMS

Web services

Performance tuning

Data modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

SQL proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SQL Developer

TOAD

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Analyze and understand the architecture, data structures, and integrations of existing Oracle Forms applications.

- Support the migration and conversion of Oracle Forms-based applications to Oracle APEX.

- Design and develop modern APEX user interfaces in collaboration with 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 documentation, business functional documentation, 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.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.

- 5–7 years of experience developing in Oracle PL/SQL, including:

- Stored procedures

- Functions

- Packages

- 5–7 years of experience developing applications using Oracle APEX.

- Strong knowledge of Oracle RDBMS (Oracle 19c 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Prior Commonwealth or Environmental systems experience (preferred but not required).

- Experience modernizing legacy Oracle Forms applications.

- Exposure to:

- XML

- HTML

- Web Services

- Java

- PL/SQL APIs

- Strong understanding of Oracle 19c database features.

- Experience supporting regulatory or mission-critical systems.

- Ability to produce clear, comprehensive technical and functional documentation.

Skill

Amount

Candidate's No. of years of experience

Experience developing in Oracle PL/SQL, including: Stored procedures, Functions, Packages, Advanced queries

Required

5

Required

5

Strong knowledge of Oracle RDBMS (Oracle 19c preferred).

Required

Strong experience using SQL Developer and/or TOAD.

Required

Understanding of data modeling principles.

Required

Experience integrating web services.

Required

Experience with performance tuning, debugging, and testing SQL queries, views, and stored procedures in Oracle (and SQL Server).

Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.

Required

Prior Commonwealth or Environmental systems experience