Oracle Developer

Contract - Cape Town
Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, maintain, and support high-quality Oracle-based software solutions
• Implement solutions aligned with business strategies and requirements
• Enhance and optimise existing systems for performance and scalability
• Troubleshoot and debug complex codebases, ensuring root causes are resolved
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices
• Mentor and support junior developers
• Lead and contribute to technical design sessions
• Ensure development standards and best practices are followed
• Provide technical input into test plans
• Drive unit testing accuracy and automation
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, and IT Operations teams
• Participate in agile ceremonies and cross-functional sessions
• Document technical designs, requirements, and processes
• Support knowledge sharing across the development team
• Identify system and process improvement opportunities
• Propose and implement innovative technical solutions
• Contribute as a subject matter expert in technology forums
• Stay current with emerging technologies and development practices
Competencies:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• High attention to detail and quality focus
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Passion for technology and innovation
• Effective communication skills (technical and non-technical)
• Commitment to continuous learning and self-development
• Ability to mentor and guide others
Qualifications & Experience:
• Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification in Information Technology or related field
• Minimum 5+ years’ relevant software development experience
• Strong technical experience in:
 - Oracle Forms
 - Oracle PL/SQL
 - XML, SOAP, WCF, RESTful APIs
 - HTML5, Angular, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, PHP
 - Database development
 - Message Queues
 - Azure DevOps and Git
 - AWS Web Services
•  Solid RDBMS experience:
 - Oracle and PostgreSQL (required)
 - MS SQL Server and MySQL (advantageous)
• Experience working with Agile methodologies
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• FinTech industry experience (advantageous)
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