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Position title                                  Lead Application Developer – Oracle              

Location                                        Enfield, CT

Duration                                        FULLTIME

Start date                                      ASAP

Salary                                           $90 – 100K.             

Visa - USC / GC or Any                  US Citizens or GC’s

Mode of interview                         Phone then F2F

Client Origination  Email attached     Y          

Project description       

The Lead Application Developer – Oracle is the technical owner of the STR Oracle Financials global system.  They will partner with the business unit owner and constituents to define, design, develop, and implement, maintenance and support plans, as well as enhancements and new capabilities.  They will own all components of initiatives that involve Reports, Integrations, Conversions, and Extensions to the Oracle system at STR. The incumbent will also serve as the internal liaison to the outsourced Oracle DBA support team.

Required skills (Mandatory)    

Technical skills

• PL/SQL programming knowledge.  (2+ years minimum)
• Knowledge of Oracle Applications database tables, views, and schemas.
• Oracle Reports development experience with Oracle Applications reports.
• Solid experience in the use of Oracle interface tables and ETL processes to integration data to/from the Oracle environment.
• Knowledge of best practices and experience in designing and developing extensions to the Oracle Financials system.
• Oracle applications system administration and scheduler experience.
• Experience logging and managing the resolution of SRs (Service Requests) with Oracle Support.
• Experience with Oracle Discoverer - both administration and reporting.
• Experience with Oracle Developer Suite (6i, 9i, 10g), and/or TOAD are essential.
• Analyze and apply patches and upgrades, to various modules, DBMS, and operating systems, for applicability and impact to the Oracle system. 

Functional skills

• Functional knowledge of Oracle 11i business suite version 11.5.10, specifically the G/L, AP, AR, Projects, and Expense modules is preferred.
• Functional knowledge of the CRM and TCA modules is beneficial.
• Oracle Applications global implementation experience is preferred (multi language/country).

Requirements Gathering, Customer Skills, Leadership

·         Ability to work independently and possess problem-solving skills and be able to lead a small team.

• Works with QA to develop test plans for the Oracle system.
• Work closely with business unit functional owners, technical peers, and other application project teams to capture and analyze business needs and customers’ functional requirements, and then define optimum systems requirements to meet them.
• Works with Data Stewards to ensure that entry processes and standards are established and followed, to ensure data integrity and consistency.

• Keep customers informed when new data and functionality become available.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to present and explain technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding.
• Ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence in the enterprise financial team’s knowledge of and concern for customers’ business needs.
• Collaborates in the development and implementation of training programs for users (internal and external) of the Oracle financials system to make them more productive and self sufficient.