Remote Oracle APEX Developer – Forms Migration, 19c

1 Alpha Consulting; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

1 Alpha Consulting LLC is seeking an experienced Oracle Developer to modernize and migrate legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX on Oracle Database 19c. You will design modern UIs, implement security models, and contribute to performance improvements across mission-critical environmental systems.

The role requires five years with PL/SQL and APEX, strong SQL/DB skills, and the ability to work remotely within a two-hour radius of Harrisburg, PA, with a 37.5-hour workweek.

Qualifications

• 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, with Oracle Database 19c experience 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.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment while residing within a two-hour radius of the Harrisburg region.
• Ability to adhere to a 37.5-hour workweek, with no additional hours worked unless prior permission is received from the Chief Information Officer.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the architecture, data structures, integrations, and functionality of existing Oracle Forms applications.
• Support the migration and conversion of Oracle Forms-based applications to Oracle APEX.
• Design and develop modern Oracle APEX user interfaces in collaboration with the technical lead.
• Assist with establishing UI/UX design standards for future Oracle APEX applications.
• Develop and maintain PL/SQL stored procedures, functions, packages, and advanced queries.
• Perform data pulls, data analysis, and scripting to support reporting needs 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.
• Perform debugging and testing of SQL queries, views, and stored procedures in Oracle and SQL Server environments.
• Create clear and comprehensive 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 within 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.

Skills

Oracle PL/SQL

Oracle APEX

SQL Developer

TOAD

Data modeling

Web services

Performance tuning

Debugging SQL

Agile/Scrum

Remote work

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

SQL Developer

TOAD

Job description

1 Alpha Consulting LLC is seeking an experienced Oracle Developer to modernize and migrate legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX on Oracle Database 19c. You will design modern UIs, implement security models, and contribute to performance improvements across mission-critical environmental systems.

The role requires five years with PL/SQL and APEX, strong SQL/DB skills, and the ability to work remotely within a two-hour radius of Harrisburg, PA, with a 37.5-hour workweek.