State of PA - Oracle Apex & Forms Developer

AiQualTest LLC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

State of PA is seeking an experienced Oracle Apex & Forms Developer in Harrisburg to modernize legacy Oracle Forms to Oracle APEX on Oracle Database 19c. The role supports mission-critical environmental systems within the Commonwealth and requires strong PL/SQL and APEX skills.

You will design secure, maintainable interfaces, perform data-driven analysis, and participate in all SDLC phases while mentoring Commonwealth IT staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in Oracle PL/SQL including stored procedures, functions, packages.
• 5–7 years of experience developing with Oracle APEX.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle RDBMS (Oracle 19c preferred).
• Experience with SQL Developer and TOAD.
• Understanding of data modeling principles.
• Experience with performance tuning, debugging, and testing SQL queries, views, and procedures in Oracle and SQL Server.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze architecture, data structures, and integrations of existing Oracle Forms applications.
• Support migration and conversion of Oracle Forms-based apps to Oracle APEX.
• Design and develop modern APEX user interfaces with the technical lead.
• Assist in establishing UI/UX design standards for future APEX apps.
• Develop and maintain PL/SQL stored procedures, functions, packages, and advanced queries.
• Perform data pulls, data analysis, and scripting to support reporting and enhancements.
• Review documentation to understand requirements, architecture, reporting, and functionality.
• Implement and support application security, roles, and authorization models.
• Conduct performance profiling and tuning to improve maintainability and responsiveness.
• Generate technical, business functional, and system documentation.
• Participate in all phases of SDLC including requirements, 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

SQL Developer

TOAD

Data modeling

Performance tuning

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TOAD

SQL Developer

Job description

State of PA - Oracle Apex & Forms Developer

Harrisburg, United States | Posted on 10/26/2026

State of PA - Oracle Apex & Forms Developer

Submission DueDate: 10/30/2026

Client - State of PA

Remote position - Candidate must reside within 2-hour radius of Harrisburg region.

TIME POLICY: All positions are 37.5-hour work weeks (7.5 hour days, 5 days a week). Additional hours are not permitted without prior permission from the Delivery Center Chief Information Officer, Ryan Morgan.

Description:

The Pennsylvania Conservation and Environment Delivery Center (CEDC), supporting the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is seeking an experienced Oracle Developer to assist in the modernization and migration of legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX running on Oracle Database 19c. As part of an enterprise modernization initiative, legacy systems built on older Oracle Forms technology are being upgraded to modern, secure, and maintainable Oracle APEX applications. This effort supports mission-critical environmental and regulatory systems and ensures long‑term sustainability, improved performance, and alignment with current BIT standards. The selected candidate will play a key role in converting Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX, enhancing system performance and security, and ensuring alignment with modern development practices. This position requires strong Oracle PL/SQL development skills, deep knowledge of Oracle RDBMS, and experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

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 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.
• Experience with 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.