The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is looking to solve the problem of protecting children, elderly, and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by employing an Oracle PL/SQL Developer to support the Batch Interfaces team for on-going support of applications used by DFPS staff.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the software development life cycle and project management life cycle.
- Knowledge of Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL), batch or data processing in an automated scheduled environment is desired but not required.
- Knowledge of Java platform or similar developer platforms is desired but not required
- Knowledge of technical and functional requirements of financial applications is highly desired but not required.
- Skill with development and maintenance using Oracle SQL and/or PL-SQL or similar developer tools
- Skill with Microsoft Office Suite productivity tools is preferred.
- Skill in providing effective customer service.
Responsibilities
- Designs and codes computer programs, subroutines, triggers, stored procedures, objects, classes, and scripts in support of one or more applications associated with the Agency.
- Performs verification and validation of code, test results, customer acceptance, and documentation at all established levels of testing in SDLC and PMLC guidelines.
- Practices current software development methods/techniques and establishes development standards to ensure the quality and maintainability of one or more application.
- Participates in peer-code walk-throughs to ensure the integrity of the solution and its data; and ensures compliance with the Agency development standards and system-business requirements.
- Performs analysis, research, and interpretation of business requirements to document technical requirements and develop technical specifications.
- Works with trainers, technical support staff, network specialists and contract staff to perform modifications and/or updates to existing systems or to implement new systems.
- Participates in project and team technical and functional design, requirement meetings.
Other
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems, or related field is also required.
- Five years full-time programming using Oracle, SQL, PL-SQL, or similar programming languages, systems analysis, systems design, other relevant information technology experience or PRS experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively in a technical environment, including on-the-job training with coworkers, project team members, and IT management.
- Ability to document issues, risks, and defects.
- Applicants selected for hire must pass a background check and if applicable a driver’s record check.
