Oracle Database Developer-291

• 1 Year Contract- Possible Extensions
• 40 hrs/week, Standard Business Working Hours
• W2 Employee Only- NO CORP to CORP
• Can work 100% remote from the U.S. (If interested in full-time conversion down the road, candidate MUST reside in the state of Texas or relocate to Texas to be considered for this)
  
• Starting range $65+/hr, DOE
  
  

Job Description

ERCOT is seeking a talented developer with good communication skills to support and develop new code on Market Settlements application. Strong team environment with talented and supportive developers and business customers.

Summary of Responsibilities

Write code and programs for application software. Designs, codes, tests, implements, maintains and supports applications software. Works with customers, business analysts, and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of technical solutions. Ensures that products and solutions comply with the organization's architectural and coding standards. Involved in the full systems life cycle of software development.

• Write design documentation for major efforts.
• Develop code and support code changes related to defects and new requirements.
• Conduct and document unit tests.
• Complete and submit migration control documentation.
• Support Integration Testing and deployments.
• Provide impact analysis and estimates for changes requested by the Market.
• Assisting with additional Commercial Services needs as assigned.

Job Competencies

• Self-starter and capable of taking ownership of issues.
• Team-player with an ability to work collaboratively with other team members.
• Able to interact with customer to refine draft requirements to well-understood and executable final requirements
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Motivated to take on other development tasks (not limited to job duties or technical skills listed in this job description) per needs of business customers and development manager.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Work Experience

• Minimum five (5) years (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible information technology experience in developing, supporting, problem-solving/troubleshooting software applications and hardware products.

Functional/Technical Skills

• Prior experience as a developer in Electric or other utility industry preferred.
• Prior experience designing and developing database applications from the ground up highly preferred.
• 5+ years Oracle database developer experience required.
• 2+ years as a Java developer preferred.
• 2+ years as a developer with Perl preferred.
• Direct, Hands-on experience as an Oracle PL/SQL developer in Analysis, Design, Development and Testing of Business Applications.
• Experience in writing stored Procedures, PL/SQL Packages, Triggers, functions using various oracle utilities to implement the business logic.
• Experience in creating and maintaining Database objects like Tables, Indexes, Views, Synonyms, Object types and Collections.
• Experience in Performance Tuning & Optimization of SQL statements and PL/SQL packages/stored procedures.
• Extensively used joins and sub-queries for complex queries, where multiple tables are involved.
• Strong Background in implementation of RDBMS and OOPS concepts.
• Experience working with very large datasets on the order of several million rows/table preferred.
• Prior experience as a Lodestar developer is a plus.
• Prior experience as a SAS developer is a plus.

Preston-Hunter, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Preston-Hunter, Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Preston-Hunter, Inc. are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, qualified disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. Preston-Hunter, Inc. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. In the event you feel you have been harassed or discriminated against, immediately report the issue to Preston-Hunter, Inc. Human Resources. Preston-Hunter, Inc. encourages applicants of all ages, except for minors as federal law prohibits.
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