Senior Software Engineer (Oracle)

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Oracle) to own and modernize Oracle-based enterprise systems for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role focuses on Oracle Forms and Reports development, PL/SQL database architecture and performance tuning, and administration of Oracle WebLogic environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, maintain, and modernize enterprise-level business systems
• Serve as the core technical owner of the Oracle legacy and modern cloud environments
• Design interactive user interfaces with Oracle Forms
• Build comprehensive operational documentation with Oracle Reports
• Optimize enterprise application deployments on Oracle WebLogic Server
• Design, test, and implement robust, user-friendly client-server applications using Oracle Forms (19c) and high-performance business layouts using Oracle Reports
• Write, optimize, and maintain complex backend database architectures including Procedural Language Structured Query Language (PL/SQL) packages, stored procedures, functions, custom schemas, and database triggers
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Oracle WebLogic Server environments hosting the Forms and Reports services
• Conduct extensive application database performance tuning, refactoring slow queries, optimizing execution paths, and restructuring large indexes/data loads

Requirements:

• Deep experience in advanced backend PL/SQL development, performance tuning, and application migration pipelines
• Extensive hands-on experience building, modifying, and debugging complex screens, master-detail blocks, and high-volume data reports
• Deep knowledge of bulk collections, analytical functions, error-handling frameworks, and secure relational database design
• Strong familiarity with Oracle WebLogic Server Administration, deployment architectures, and environment configuration profiles
• Master of management tools such as Oracle SQL Developer, Tool for Oracle Application Developers (TOAD), and SQL*Loader
• Experience with Bash/shell scripting, Cron jobs, configuration management, system logs, and deployments in Linux/Unix environments
• Demonstrated experience navigating code version control systems (e.g. Git and SVN) and managing enterprise software development lifecycles (SDLC)
• Exceptional problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate efficiently with cross-functional business analyst teams and end users
• Experience modernizing legacy systems into low-code platforms like Oracle Application Express (APEX)
• Active professional certifications in Oracle Database SQL, PL/SQL Developer, or WebLogic Server Administration
• Eight (8) or more years of direct professional software engineering experience centered on Oracle Developer suites and database architecture
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a closely related technical field
• U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity
• Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
• Deep experience in Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Transactions Standards involving key X12 workflows involving the following transactions: * X.12 medical claims (837, 834, 835, 277, etc) * 270/271 and 278 transactions * 999 transactions