PL/SQL Software Engineer (Contract)

The Role

My Clients has a vacancy for a PL/SQL Software Engineers to work within a multi-disciplined team of software developers.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience developing PL/SQL solutions with a track record of high quality delivery, combined with a keen appetite for all aspects of software development.

The role covers all stages of the software development lifecycle from new applications development to system enhancement, maintenance, and support. Depending on the particular project, development tasks will have a mixture of business and technical deliverables.  We also currently have a strong agenda for latest technical innovation (e.g. AI/robotics) and Cyber Security protection for our systems with associated project content.

All development will require a high degree of co-operation with other team areas within the IT unit, In particular the individual will work closely with senior software developers and architects to ensure compliance with standards & conventions, and co-operate with business analysts to understand the business requirements for systems being delivered.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years PLSQL programming experience
• Sound knowledge of software engineering principles and theory
• Understanding of Agile Methodologies such as Scrum
• Source Code Control Tools

Other Skills/Knowledge of Interest

• Analysis Skills
• SOA Principles
• JAVA 8 and JAVA 6
• Design Patterns
• REST web services.
• Maven, Ant, Subversion, JIRA
• Test Automation techniques/TDD, Continuous Integration (Jenkins)
• JMeter and Jetty
• Web application development in JavaScript

Personal Characteristics

• A natural interest in technology.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• High levels of dependability, flexibility, enthusiasm, supportiveness, involvement, openness, clarity, drive & resilience.
• Discipline & rigor combined with strong commitment to Quality & Standards.

Education

• A degree in a computer related discipline.