Oracle Developer

We're SSCL, the go-to team for critical support services in Government, Police, and Defence circles. Our passion lies in cooking up digital solutions and dreaming up innovations that make life easier for our clients.

We're actively seeking talented Oracle Developers with expertise in Oracle E-Business Suite (eBS) and PL/SQL API Development to join our dynamic AMO team as Subject Matter Experts, where you'll lead API design and development, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and security. Your role includes creating seamless System APIs connecting Oracle eEBS (using ORDS), API Gateway, and user-friendly web portals.

Embrace the flexibility of our hybrid work model, where you have the freedom to work from any location across the UK. With occasional travel to SSCL UK sites, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds. Join us in shaping the future of technology and making a meaningful impact in Defence innovation. Let's build together and create something remarkable

This is a hybrid working role, where you can be based anywhere in the UK with occasional travel to one of our UK SSCL offices.

What you'll be doing:

• Technical design and development of secure and efficient eBS System APIs using, PL/SQL
• Liaising with Portal and eEBS product owners to translate requirements into API technical components and advising on technical complexity and viability
• Estimating of product backlog technical components and delivery scope for fixed timeboxes
• Management of development activity during timeboxes and highlighting potential scope creep and backlog completion issues
• Ensure that developed products are compliant with any agreed design standards and principles, including security and Prototype demonstration to key stakeholders and prototype feedback assessment, recommending suitable technical solutions
• Input into test plans and execution of code reviews, testing and bug fixing
• Production and review of technical design collateral
• Design and configuration of ORDS dev/test environments and production of build/configuration/backup/recovery guides for IT Operations teams

What you'll bring:

• Oracle E-Business Suite (eBS) experience
• Web services, REST API and Enterprise Integration experience
• Track record of developing production APIs in a senior developer role
• Programming in languages such as PL/SQL, SQL, Core Java skills, Python and file or message formats such as XML and JSON
• Understanding of eBusiness Suite workflows, APIs and database structure
• Product development using Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
• Prototype delivery and demonstration to stakeholders
• Test management & execution experience
• Management of development work packages
• Experience in working with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
• Experience of on premise and cloud-based infrastructures

It would be great if you had:

• Knowledge of Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS)
• Agile issue and development tracking techniques and tools
• Experience of on premise and cloud-based infrastructures
• Test management & execution experience

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent or Fixed Term Contract
Location: UK anywhere with occasional travel to one of the SSCL UK Sites
Security Clearance Level: DV - Must hold active DV Clearance or be eligible to undergo the DV vetting process
Internal Recruiter: Carolyne
Salary: £60,000
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

SSCL is the market leader in critical business support services for the UK public sector. Operating at size and scale since 2013, SSCL has delivered over £750 million of savings - providing more funds for front line public services. We transform services using digital solutions and innovative technology, developing platforms that enable flexibility to meet the changing needs of our Government, Defence and Police clients.

We employ around 3,000 people who sit at the heart of our business strategy. Their passion and connection to our values and our purpose is what sets us apart and puts SSCL in the Top 20 of GPTW large workplaces. 'Living SSCL' means we deliver social value within our services and work with our clients and community partners to support programmes such as education and employability initiatives across the UK.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.

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