CA - Top Financial Firm - Senior Oracle Developer - long term contract

[mparker]

My client, a top financial firm, located in the LA area of California, is currently seeking an outstanding Senior Oracle Developer for a long term contract opening. The job description is as follows:

Senior Oracle Developer

• Develops detailed system design and programming specifications on assigned project(s).
• Implements other tasks required for the development, implementation and continuing operation of various systems.
• Programs supported range from above average complexity to very complex.
• Supports the daily activity of the Business Areas by creating and maintaining custom reports and programs and by providing technical support for system and software issues.
• Regularly meets with the supervisor to review progress and problems related to the job.

Responsibilities and Duties
 Under minimal supervision, works with business partners and systems personnel to identify and develop new processes and/or systems, change current processes to enhance their effectiveness, or eliminate processes that are no justified
 In support of this, coordinates computers system changes and development processes.
 Produces project documentation involving formal proposals and schedules, system requirements and testing plans
 Communicates system changes and processes to appropriate personnel, documenting any processes as necessary
 Trouble shoots a system failures and discrepancies.
 Recovery solutions are evaluated, selected and implemented
 Communicates discrepancies determined in testing to impacted areas and monitors resolution
 Designs and tests systems and/or system changes accurately to insure system efficiency, integrity, productivity and maintainability
 Sets appropriate goals and priorities that coordinate with the Business Areas and other organizational units and resources

Competencies
 Has business and technical knowledge of investment processes
 Uses solid business knowledge to develop rapid proactive solutions for significant business issues
 Clearly understands purposes, objectives, practices, and procedures of the department and business units
 Maintains proficiency in systems analysis of business requirements
 Has advanced written and oral communication skills to make technical or non-technical material understandable to the business units, to make presentations to management and other personnel, and to conduct meetings and training sessions
 Superior knowledge of Oracle and Sybase database systems with 5 + years experience
 Superior knowledge of relational database environment, Oracle and Sybase preferred
 Knowledge of Client-server concepts, (3 tier architecture concepts preferred), and GUI development concepts required
 Experience with XML desirable
 Knowledge of UNIX environment, Solaris required
 Experience with MS Windows NT/2000/XP, HTML, word processing and spreadsheet applications required
 Trade Flow Manager (TFM)
 Autoturn

Academic Qualifications (Minimum requirements)
Five + years of related experience desirable, College degree in Information Systems and related discipline highly desired.

For consideration, please send resume to Mike Parker to sendresume@clarityjobs.com