Oracle Apex & Forms Developer

Job Summary

The Pennsylvania Conservation and Environment Delivery Center (CEDC), supporting the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is seeking an experienced Oracle Developer. The role involves assisting in the modernization and migration of legacy Oracle Forms applications to Oracle APEX on Oracle Database 19c. This initiative aims to upgrade legacy systems to modern, secure, and maintainable Oracle APEX applications, supporting mission-critical environmental and regulatory systems.

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 the 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 a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience developing in Oracle PL/SQL, including stored procedures, functions, packages, and advanced queries.
• 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.
• Experience modernizing legacy Oracle Forms applications.
• Exposure to XML, HTML, Web Services, Java, PL/SQL APIs, SOA architecture, and Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Strong understanding of Oracle 19c database features.
• Experience supporting regulatory or mission-critical systems.
• Ability to produce clear, comprehensive technical and functional documentation.

Work Schedule

All positions adhere to a 37.5-hour work week (7.5 hours per day, 5 days a week). Additional hours require prior permission.

Join us in Pennsylvania, a state known for its rich history and beautiful landscapes, while contributing to essential environmental and regulatory systems.