Senior oracle APEX developer

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Position details:
Position:                      Senior Oracle APEX Developer
Job Location:               Palo Alto, CA 94303
Duration:                     6+ Months Contract
Interview: Phone+F2F (Or Direct FTF) interview…….Need locals
Oracle Apex Developer 
Position Summary:
The Oracle Application Express senior developer is a senior information technology professional within the Datacenter Optimization Practice (DCOP) who analyzes, designs, codes, implements, tests and supports Oracle Application Express custom built application environments. The APEX developer designs new or complementary solutions for transformed environments, implements solutions, and troubleshoots any residual issues post implementation. The APEX developer will concentrate on detailed APEX development related duties such as application architecture, application design and extraneous dependencies. The APEX developer performs application design reviews managing towards best practices and standards and may help develop detailed logical data models and application frameworks for internal and customer facing APEX applications. APEX developer must have the ability to architect, design, install, and configure large, complex APEX applications with replication and high-availability on several Oracle versions and APEX versions (5X and 4X). APEX developer must have the ability to migrate existing applications, pages and code modules thru dev/qa/prod instances and experience migrating entire applications to new APEX environments. Support activities include analyzing, testing, and implementing application designs to support various business applications of DCOP and its customers. Familiarity with Hardware and Operating Systems is needed to complete this job function.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•              Independently manage all aspects related to Oracle APEX development and support.
•              Develop application in an Oracle Apex 5X environment
•              Customize generic Apex applications for customer facing and modify as necessary
•              Maintain best practice development standards and maximize reusable code
•              Work with DCOP and when appropriate it’s customers to define detailed technical requirements for custom applications
•              Participate in Application owner and Business User interviews to identify system functions and architectural and network related dependencies
•              Consult on complex business issues and design considerations, data models and technical application framework
•              Responsible for the identification and documentation of system requirements to enable the Technical Team to deliver the appropriate solution for successful transformation
•              Participate in the development and execution of the user acceptance test plans, as well as schedule testing of APEX apps and upgrades/new code implementations
•              Create new documentation and processes as needed to help refine, optimize, and/or to establish best practice APEX development standards
Requirements
 Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
•              Bachelors Degree in an Information Technology Discipline and 6 or more years professional experience
•              5 years Oracle database experience including database design, upgrades and performance tuning
•              3 years' experience supporting Oracle Databases, with upgrade experience a plus
•              3 years experience with Oracle APEX (prefer version 5X )
•              Experience migrating code/pages/objects from dev/qa/production Apex environments
•              Significant experience migrating entire APEX applications to new environments
•              Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices
•              Oracle database experience with versions 9i, 10g and 11i
•              Database design, optimization, and tuning
•              3 years of experience with SQL
•              3 years of experience with PL/SQL
•              Experience with APEX 5x features (jquery, declarative actions, etc)
•              Ability to design for Industry Best Practice Design in Oracle APEX
•              Database security and compliance and integration of APEX with SSO
•              Knowledge of writing custom Authentication and Authorization security modules
•              Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a 24 x 7 production environment, with multiple priorities
•              Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and effective problem-solving skills
•              Excellent written and oral communications skills
•              Proficient SQL scripting skills including stored procedure, functions, and ddl
•              Mid-level knowledge of Hardware in general, and hardware knowledge as it pertains to Oracle APEX
•              Display a good understanding of both the RDBMS and the underlying operating system including but not limited to:
•                     Database performance tuning, replication, monitoring tools and tuning procedures
•                     Strong database management skills including backup and recovery best practices in a high-availability environment.
•                     Solid skills in productivity factors and the ability to understand impact of problem on overall database performance
•                     Knowledge of fault detection and resolution processes
•                     Strong skills in maintenance tools and best practices processes.
•                     Ability to work well with customers of varying levels of technical expertise
•                     Successful experience as a member of a project group
•                     Demonstrated initiative, good judgment, and the ability to work in a team or independently in rapid environment
•                     Ability to independently provide time estimates for APEX related tasks
•                     Data modeling, data entity analysis, and database design skills may be required
•                     Use of a data modeling tool such as Erwin, ER/Studio or Designer/2000 a plus

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