Senior Software Applications Support Developer

About the position

Our client in Sandton, is looking for an office based Senior Software Support Developer to join their team. You need at least 6 years experience as a Software / Application Support Developer. You need experience with Oracle, UNIX Shell Scrips, PL/SQL, OLAP, ETL and BI Publisher.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION(S): 

• University degree in Information Technology

Qualifications Preferred:

• ITIL Advanced
• Certification on Web Development

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 

• 6 years + in Software/Application support role and development

Experience Preferred:

• Experience in working with developers in a support environment
• Experience on online lottery and gaming
• Professional Certifications

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: 

• Perform design and development of Oracle applications according to project requirements
• Design, code, and maintain the Oracle systems based on established standards
• Understand project requirements and develop design specifications
• Perform initial design reviews and recommend improvements
• Write clear codes and prepare coding documentations
• Provide technical assistance to other Developers as needed
• Analyze and troubleshoot system issues in a timely manner
• Develop Oracle reports, database procedures and UNIX shell scripts
• Modify existing codes to optimize Oracle custom applications
• Assist in system integration and acceptance testing and perform bug fixes less experienced staffs on programming guidelines
• Monitor and recommend changes if required to all PL/ SQL packages and provide stored procedures and design and develop various relational database.
• In-depth understanding of database management systems, online analytical processing (OLAP) and ETL (Extract, transform, load) framework
• Experience in developing XML data templates in BI Publisher
• Develop custom application Using Oracle Forms, Reports 11g and Oracle APEX
• Develop Reports and analytical dashboard using Oracle Business Enterprise

Desired Skills:

• Oracle
• PL/SQL
• UNIX Shell Scripting
• ETL
• BI Publisher