Working Title: APEX – PL/SQL Developer
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 3
Agency: Minnesota IT Services
- Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
- Date Posted: 04/12/2024
- Closing Date: 04/25/2024
- Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
- Division/Unit: Department of Human Services / Microsoft Application Development
- Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
- Days of Work: Monday – Friday
- Travel Required: No
- Salary Range: $31.47 – $51.73 / hourly; $65,709 – $108,012 / annually
- Job Class Option: Object Oriented
- Classified Status: Unclassified
- Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 – MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
- FLSA Status: Nonexempt
- Telework Eligible: Yes
- Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: No
Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.
The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.
Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at Minnesota’s largest state agency, the Department of Human Services (DHS). The MNIT DHS team supports complex and varied technical needs, including systems that provide health care coverage, deliver child protection and welfare services, and provide support for Minnesotans with special needs including mental illness, chemical dependencies, and physical or developmental disabilities.
Job Summary
As an APEX – PL/SQL Developer, you will provide programming knowledge and skills in database development, problem identification, analysis and resolution; provide requirements analysis and design for maintenance or development change proposals and to thoroughly test and document all programming or procedural changes to PL/SQL used within the division; perform systems and program modifications to meet customer objectives as well as optimize system performance. You will work independently or with other developers to create and support program applications within the division, and you will work with the supervisor, technical architects, other technical leads, and various business units and analysts to ensure that organizational goals and requirements are met.
This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:
- Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
- Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.
Additional position details:
- The position is temporary and includes full state fringe benefits; the position is anticipated to last up to three (3) years.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume:
Position requires a minimum of three (3) years of IT related experience in a PL/SQL Developer role.
Experience must include:
- Designing, developing, testing, and debugging database modules using Oracle Application Express (APEX) and PL/SQL.
- Use of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and/or Agile development methodology.
- Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding amongst all parties.
- Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.
A master’s degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- Advanced Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) development.
- Advanced PL/SQL and effective query strategies using methods and techniques of systems analysis and design.
- Relational databases such as Oracle.
- Advanced APEX features to consume data from web services.
Skill in:
- Object oriented programming and principles to include information management, file structures, and data representation and modeling.
Ability to:
- Lead IT projects with limited supervision and communicate effectively with business partners, technical, and non-technical teams.
- Understand and apply data integrity fundamentals.
Additional Requirements
It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:
- SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
- Criminal History Check
- Reference Check
- Social Security and Address Verification
- Education Verification
- Other legally required checks
Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
