Oracle PL/SQL Developer

Location: 3 days onsite / 2 days remote - Downtown Houston Open to candidates who would need to relocate (1-2 months to relocate but onsite for the first couple weeks)Project Details: This senior Developer will be primarily responsible for design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of IT applications utilizing Oracle PL/SQL. Interfaces with clients at all organizational levels and takes business requirements and delivers technical work to yield productive products for end users. Must Have Skills:5 + years of hands on Oracle Database Experience Versions 11g and 12c TOAD/SQL Developer experience (tool to log into the database) Experience with Java and hands on experience in advanced PL/SQL, developing PL/SQL Operating Systems experience such as Linux, Unix and Windows Familiar with SDLC Process Ability to participate in multiple projects at the same time Soft Skills:Ability to work and communicate across various teams, both upstream and downstream - Great communication is importantTeam playerAbility and want to participate in every life cycle of the development Nice to have skills:Oracle Fusion - HUGE PLUSUtilities Industry Knowledge/ExperienceEducation/Certification Requirements: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred Training or certification on Java Application servers, cloud solutions and Oracle PL/SQL language - PLUS Day to Day Responsibilities:Performs planning, design, development, testing, migration to production, and the maintenance of applications using Oracle and third-party tools.Experience writing complex queries, using advanced PL/SQL concepts and performance tuning. Assist in defect triage, impact analysis, resolution planning and implementationAnalyzing and converting business requirements to technical requirements, followed by designing and implementing the solutionsExperience in reviewing the Oracle ADDM and AWR reports and recommending query optimization based on the analysisLeverage Oracle 12C features to their fullest on a large-scale multi-terabyte systemAssist Decision Support team members including DBAs, database developers, requirements analysts, and others, in understanding data and meeting user requirementsParticipate in project work groups with Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders to understand data specific needsParticipate in performance tuning activitiesProvide production deployment and production support as neededInvolved in all aspects of the software development life cycle; demonstrate abilities to learn both the business processes as well as new and existing technologiesWork on sprint team in agile, rapid development and deployment environment.Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skillsAbility to conduct research into software-related issues and products.Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.Department: Preferred VendorsThis is a contract position