PL/SQL Developer

Akkodis; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a PLSQL Developer for a contract role supporting a client in Jersey City, NJ and Plano, TX (Hybrid: 3 days on-site each week). The position emphasizes building and optimizing PL/SQL packages, data pipelines, and trade surveillance safeguards within a financial services environment.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of software development experience with Oracle PLSQL, Actimize AIS, and strong SQL skills, plus familiarity with SDLC, CI/CD, and version control.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive hands-on PLSQL experience with Oracle databases.
• Strong knowledge of Actimize AIS and relational databases.
• Advanced SQL skills including performance tuning and data extraction.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions, and triggers for trade data processing.
• Build scalable data pipelines to support Trade Surveillance use cases.
• Develop and optimize high-volume batch processing jobs.
• Write complex SQL queries for data extraction and reporting.
• Collaborate with compliance and surveillance teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Skills

Oracle PLSQL

Actimize AIS

SQL

Relational databases

CI/CD

Version control

Job description

Akkodis is seeking PLSQL Developer for a Contract job with a client in Jersey City, NJ/Plano, TX - Hybrid (3 days on site in a Week). Ideally looking for applicants with a solid background in the financial services industry.

Pay: $65-68/hour – All Inclusive; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Must Have-

• PLSQL

Daily Responsibilities / Priorities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions, and triggers for trade data processing
• Build scalable data pipelines to support Trade Surveillance use cases (e.g., market abuse detection, alerts generation)
• Develop and optimize high-volume batch processing jobs
• Write complex SQL queries for data extraction, reconciliation, and reporting
• Collaborate with compliance and surveillance teams to translate surveillance scenarios into technical solutions
• Support alert generation frameworks and case management data structures
• Ensure data lineage, traceability, and auditability of trade data

Regular Points of Contact

• Enterprise Risk & Finance Technology team
• Global Compliance & Operational Risk partners
• Audit and Regulatory stakeholders

Client Interaction

• Regular engagement with internal business and compliance stakeholders

Example Projects & Expected End Result

• Build and enhance trade surveillance Data Quality controls
• Investigate and remediate data quality issues impacting surveillance outcomes
• Review and understand the code implemented in Actimize AIS, then re-engineer the underlying logic into PL/SQL.
• Perform query tuning, indexing, and execution plan optimization for large datasets
• Deliver regulatorready solutions with measurable improvements in alert quality, coverage, and control effectiveness

What Project They Are Working On

• Enterprise trade surveillance and compliance applications within Enterprise Risk & Finance Technology
• Regulatory driven initiatives delivered through the Oracle DB and CSDR platform
• Surveillance and monitoring solutions covering Front Office and Global Markets activity

Selling Points

• High impact role supporting regulatory compliance and risk reduction
• Strong ownership and visibility across senior technology and compliance stakeholders
• Opportunity to work on complex datasets, surveillance logic.
• Hands on senior developer role with end to end accountability

Hard Skills

• 10+ years of hands on software development experience
• Strong, production level Oracle PLSQL and Actimize AIS knowledge.
• Experience with relational and object databases
• Advanced SQL skills, including performance tuning and strong understanding of Database internals
• Solid understanding of SDLC, CI/CD, and version control

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to data accuracy and control effectiveness
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a regulatory-driven environment
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
• Proactive mindset with ownership and accountability

Preferred Skills / Experience

• Working knowledge of Python or Shell scripting for automation
• Familiarity with trade lifecycle (orders, executions, etc)
• Exposure to Trade Surveillance, Market Misconduct, Global Markets Compliance

Characteristics of a Top Performer

• Lead design discussions and document design details
• Partner with data engineers, architects, compliance, and business stakeholders
• Drive best practices for database development, code quality, and documentation
• Contribute to strategic initiatives (e.g., platform modernization, surveillance re-write programs)
• Comfortable working in fast paced, regulatory driven environments
• Produces high quality, well tested, and scalable code

Specific Industry Terms Useful for the Search

• Enterprise Risk Technology

For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, please contact Aditya Singh at [e-mail]

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers