Oracle Developer

Computershare Technology Services Ltd ,
Milton Bridge, Midlothian

Overview

Oracle Developer Edinburgh Competitive Salary Realistic Progression Opportunities Technical Training & Development Award Winning Employee Share Plan Company Pension Flexible Working Hours 25 Days Holiday Excellent Working Culture Computershare is looking for an Oracle Developer to join our agile development team based in Edinburgh. Computershare recently acquired a leading European employee share plan business with an innovative range of client solutions. We are now making a long-term investment to enhance these applications and migrate Computershare’s existing and new clients onto the platform. You will work within our cross-functional agile teams and be involved throughout the full development lifecycle from requirements elicitation to the delivery of high-quality solutions. Our development team in Edinburgh will be formed of existing staff with bags of knowledge of our domain and new employees who will bring additional technology expertise and experience. Your role As an Oracle Developer, you will work within a cross-functional team to deliver new capabilities across a portfolio of applications and supporting frameworks. You will work with employees across the globe to design, build and deploy high quality solutions that deliver value. We are looking for you to be a champion in coding standards, sharing knowledge with peers and coming up with innovative ideas to support improvements in technologies and practices. Required Experience Apply knowledge and expertise to design, build, test and deploy database solutions for applications and underlying frameworks to deliver business value, meet stakeholder expectations and avoid creating technical debt. Use knowledge of industry standards, policies, best practice and organisational structure so that you can work both independently and collaboratively within your team and with key stakeholders. Provide guidance and share knowledge with colleagues to enable them to contribute to the team’s objectives. Ensure the quality of tasks, services and information provided by your team – through the quality of your own work and the support you provide to others - to help your team deliver high-quality, maintainable software which adheres to internal standards and policies. Support the evaluation and resolution of technical challenges and blockers to minimise their impact on the team’s delivery and/or supported products. Embrace and support improvements and innovation in technologies/practices within your team that would benefit the business e.g. efficiency in the software development process or improved customer experience. Communicate effectively with a variety of technical and non-technical audiences to: share knowledge and ideas; provide updates; influence; challenge; and take on feedback. Experience and Competencies Experience of designing and implementing database solutions – Oracle and PL/SQL - including data definition, complex queries and performance tuning. Experience of query analysis and optimisation. Experience of managing day-to-day operations of database environments within development. Exposure to Java development desirable but not essential. Experience in an Agile or DevOps environment, embracing the adoption of practices including (but not limited to) automation, continuous integration and continuous delivery. Understands and is committed to the principles of software craftsmanship and clean code. Experience of financial services share registry or employee share plans is desirable. Collaborates and communicates well, builds great working relationships, influences others, challenges effectively and responds well to challenge from others, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills. Has a strong work ethic and is able to deal with sometimes conflicting priorities. Curious and continuous learner – investigates, interprets and grasps new concepts. Self-motivated and can use own initiative to work with limited guidance to implement innovative solutions. Pays attention to detail, finds root cause and takes a rigorous approach to problem solving. A Truly Diverse Place to Work Computershare celebrates the diversity of our people and we welcome applications from everyone. At Computershare, we believe that having a culture of inclusion is essential in delivering good results. Attracting, retaining and developing a diverse workforce where employees feel valued, respected and empowered allows people to reach their full potential. As a business this diversity helps us to better reflect and understand our customers’ needs to allow us to drive better outcomes. As a global organisation, with an increasingly agile workforce, we're happy to consider flexible working arrangements. All successful candidates will be required to undergo the Computershare Pre-Employment Screening Process before commencing employment. Employment will be subject to satisfactory clearance on background checks including Identification, Passport Validation, Finance, Qualification, Employment / Personal referencing and Criminal Record Basic Disclosure checks. Computershare Technology Services (UK) Ltd is registered in England & Wales, Company No. 03199675. Registered Office: The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS13 8AE Computershare Investor Services plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Computershare Investor Services plc is registered in England and Wales No 3498808 and the registered office address is: The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS13 8AE. This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/89879027