PLCB- TAS3 A4 SC1 (Java Developer)

***This requisition requires only a virtual interview via Teams with video enabled.***
***This requisition's current PO is funded through 12/31/26, so use that date in the RTR. Contract end date is dependent on the final schedule and projected needs. If the individual works out well, then the agency will most likely extend to 6/30/27. After that, they will need to again reevaluate.***
***Start date for this position is as soon as possible pending a compliant PATCH.***
***This position is fully remote.***

This position provides independent advanced analysis, design, development, enhancements, implementation, and support to ensure efficient and effective operation of complex software. This position acts as a subject matter expert for Oracle Commerce Cloud and the related subsystems to support the PLCB's (Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board) Fine Wine & Good Spirits (FWGS.com) website, Licensee Online Ordering Portal (LOOP), and Associate Portal (AP). They also provide daily operational support for the Oracle Commerce Cloud (OCC) and extranet environments. This includes configuration of the Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC). Development of other special projects is assigned as needed.

The primary responsibility of the employee in this position is development within the various Oracle systems utilized by the PLCB; this includes the Fine Wine and Good Spirits website (FWGS.com), the Licensee Online Ordering Portal (LOOP), and Associate Portal (AP). This development can be done individually or as part of a team, depending on the complexity of the project. Defects and requests from the business are taken by the team. The employee must analyze existing code, then plan and design solutions. They routinely develop and debug code. Testing is conducted by the developer or team before submitting to the business for UAT (User Acceptance Testing). Work done by the incumbent must be documented within the code and in the agency's change management system.

At times, new enhancements and integration into other systems are requested or mandated. The incumbent must research and evaluate the products and determine their viability. They must effectively communicate their observations to a variety of staff who differ in technical skill levels. In addition, they will need to integrate any new systems selected into the Oracle Suite, which may require programming changes.

Development is to be peer-reviewed. Code changes from all positions in the team are to be reviewed by a second position from within the team. This position will review code when necessary.

The guidelines set forth by the agency regarding Change Management must be adhered to. The position will document and be able to speak about changes to the system during reviews. The person selected for the position will also have the responsibility to make level of effort estimations for requests for service or enhancements from the business. The estimation activity is to be documented and presented to the heads of IT and the business for prioritization.

Testing of system changes from the team will be conducted within the team for accuracy before the code is moved to the next environment. Further testing is done by the business users after internal testing is complete. Defects found are documented and are the responsibility of the developer to fix and retest before progressing back to the business for additional user acceptance testing.

The position will support several nonproduction environments that are used for testing. They will progress the code and changes through the environments. The environments are to be kept in a clean state so as not to cause confusion. This is the responsibility of all developers in the PLCB.

The position will serve as a subject matter expert for the various systems owned and integrated with, in addition to development tools, processes, policies, and the code base. When called upon they are to give information on any of the topics.

Business requests to change packaged and customized application software (ex: Oracle Commerce Cloud, Fine Wine and Good Spirits website, Licensee Online Ordering Portal, etc.) are evaluated by the incumbent. They also advise on functional management of the most efficient technical solution.

Status reports are to be provided to the group manager. These reports include individual status, project status, performance, and training. Status reports are for project management and identify progress and/or deviations from objectives.

The position assists in the assessment of software products and makes recommendations for purchase to meet organizational and Commonwealth objectives. This can be done as a team or individually depending on the business need.

This position will also serve in advanced troubleshooting, investigating, and debugging of problems and defects found in the supported systems. Problems are found and logged by internal staff. This position will research the problems found, log input and findings into the ticket and theorize a solution.

At times this position will perform maintenance activities as needed. Updates to the various systems require the stopping jobs and restarting of certain jobs. This function is typically conducted off hours (after 5:00 PM and before 8:00 AM). Other maintenance activities include restarting integration between the systems and system monitoring.

System performance is to be monitored and operational deficiencies relative to program execution are to be identified by the incumbent. Recommendations, implementation of solutions, and remedial actions to ensure acceptable performance are the responsibility of the Senior Application Developer.

The position cooperates with other developers and IT staff to provide security and quality assurance measures. These activities include backup, recovery, data security, error handling, and system controls.

This position adheres to established bureau, commonwealth, and industry standards, policies, and procedures. These include proper testing documentation in all environments, security policies and procedures applied to development, PCI (Payment Card Industry) standards, and e-commerce team standards. These practices must be met to ensure the integrity and safety of the data and keep in compliance with the industry. The incumbent also assists in the establishment of standards, guidelines, and acceptable customer service levels relating to web applications for the PLCB.

Documentation of design decisions, requirements, level of effort estimations, and similar items are required by the incumbent. These documents are developed with other IT staff and the business end users.

Performs other related job duties as needed.

Question 1: If you elect to, please provide your candidate's e-mail address and phone number under Summary of Qualifications (seen in the Details tab). This should never be in the resume. Did you do that?

Question 2: Resume-wise, please do not include filler material (e.g., describing a company's core capabilities/description). Please only include relevant info (e.g. what was done at the job/project). Is this reflected in the resume?

Question 3: Inaccurate responses to the skills above will result in your company being omitted from future PLCB requisitions. The skills (and applicable experience) must also be explicitly referenced in the candidate's resume. Have you confirmed that the responses to the skills above are accurate and reflect the actual experience the candidate possesses?

Question 4: This position is 40 hours per week. The work schedule will be discussed during the interview. Is this understood?

Question 5: Where does your candidate currently reside (e.g., city, state)?

Question 6: This req features 1st round interviews via Teams with video enabled. In order to deter fake candidate scams, the candidate must present a valid photo ID to the camera at the start of the interview. They also must pan the camera 360 degrees in the fixed room for the panel to see to make sure they're the only person in the room during the interview. Do you accept these conditions?

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience
HTML/CSS	Required	2	Years
SQL	Required	2	Years
XML/JSON	Required	2	Years
JavaScript	Required	2	Years
Java	Required	2	Years
Open Storefront Framework	Required	2	Years
MongoDB	Required	2	Years
Oracle SQL Developer	Required
DevOps	Required
Visual Studio	Required