Software Developer - PowerBuilder

HBITS

HBITS-08-15051

Expert, Software Developer

30 month contract

Interview

In Person

Work model

100% Office - Albany, NY

--- Project Description ---

ITS requires an Expert-level Software Developer to serve as lead

developer for NYS Homes and Community Renewal's (HCR) portfolio

of mission-critical PowerBuilder applications following the

unexpected loss of the agency's lead and only PowerBuilder

developer. The selected candidate will develop, enhance, and

support these 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.

--- Day-to-Day Tasks ---

• Serve as lead developer for HCR's 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 HCR 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.

--- Required Qualifications ---

• 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.

MVP Consulting Plus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process.