We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Oracle Database Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Oracle database design, development, and performance tuning. You will be responsible for leading the development of database solutions, translating complex business logic into efficient PL/SQL code, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and scalable data-driven applications. This role requires a hands-on expert who can guide best practices, conduct thorough code reviews, and contribute to our CI/CD pipeline for database deployments.
Key Responsibilities
- Database Design and Development: Lead the design, development, and implementation of database solutions, including schemas, tables, views, stored procedures, functions, and other database objects.
- Collaboration and Requirements Gathering: Actively participate in database design meetings, collaborating with application development teams, architects, and other stakeholders to define data requirements and architect effective solutions.
- Business Logic Implementation: Translate complex business logic from high-level languages like Java into efficient, scalable, and maintainable Oracle PL/SQL code.
- API Support: Design and create optimized data structures and database objects specifically to support API responses, ensuring fast and reliable data retrieval.
- Code Quality and Review: Conduct thorough code reviews for all database-related code (PL/SQL, SQL) to ensure adherence to best practices, performance standards, data quality, and security guidelines.
- Performance Tuning: Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in SQL queries and PL/SQL code. Optimize database performance through indexing, query optimization, and other tuning techniques.
- CI/CD and DevOps: Partner with the infrastructure and DevOps teams to design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for seamless, automated database deployments and updates.
- Data Modeling: Develop and maintain logical and physical data models to ensure data integrity and alignment with business requirements.
- Troubleshooting and Support: Provide expert-level support for database-related issues, including troubleshooting production problems, and ensuring data integrity and availability.
- Mentorship: Mentor junior developers and team members on database best practices, coding standards, and performance tuning.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience in Oracle database development, with a focus on PL/SQL.
- PL/SQL Expertise: Expert-level proficiency in writing and optimizing complex PL/SQL packages, procedures, and functions.
- SQL Proficiency: Strong command of advanced SQL, including analytical functions and complex joins.
- Database Design: Proven experience in database design, data modeling, and creating database objects from scratch.
- Performance Tuning: Demonstrated experience with Oracle performance tuning, including using execution plans, AWR reports, and other diagnostic tools.
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- CI/CD Experience: Hands-on experience with database CI/CD tools and concepts (e.g., Liquibase, Flyway, Jenkins, Git).
- High-Level Language Familiarity: Experience or familiarity with object-oriented programming languages such as Java or Python, particularly in how they interact with Oracle databases.
- Cloud Experience: Experience with Oracle databases in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS RDS, OCI).
- Agile Methodologies: Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
- Certifications: Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or other relevant certifications are a plus.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Applications Development
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Time Type:
Full time
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Most Relevant Skills
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