Expert Oracle Developer - Oracle Forms, PL/SQL & APEX
Summary
10-week contract (3 days/week) in Perth on a critical government technology project: an expert Oracle developer leads development on business-critical enterprise apps, working with Oracle Forms & Reports, SQL/PL/SQL and APEX, building PL/SQL APIs for JSON/XML, tuning performance, and supporting SIT, UAT and production deployment.
Salary: 800 >1100
Perth, WA | Contract | 3 Days per Week | 10 WeeksJoin a critical government technology project requiring an experienced Oracle Developer with strong technical leadership capabilities across Oracle Forms, PL/SQL and APEX.
We are seeking an Expert Oracle Developer to lead development activities, provide technical guidance and support the delivery of enhancements to business-critical enterprise applications.
This is a specialist contract opportunity working within a complex, secure operational environment, with key project deliverables scheduled for December 2026.
The Opportunity You will play a key role in designing, developing and supporting Oracle-based applications, working closely with technical teams and project stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure and high-performing solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Oracle development activities, including OneSource and Oracle APEX solutions.
- Design, develop and maintain Oracle applications using SQL, PL/SQL, Forms and Reports.
- Develop and optimise complex database queries, stored procedures and application components.
- Build APIs using Oracle PL/SQL to process and generate complex JSON and XML.
- Provide technical design input, development artefacts and implementation guidance.
- Support System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and production deployment.
- Troubleshoot application issues and optimise database performance.
- Maintain technical documentation and provide knowledge transfer to internal teams.
- Ensure solutions meet security, reliability and operational requirements.
- 8–10+ years of software development experience, including at least 5 years specialising in Oracle technologies.
- Mandatory experience with Oracle Forms & Reports 12c or 14c.
- Advanced SQL and PL/SQL development, including performance tuning and query optimisation.
- Mandatory experience developing Oracle PL/SQL APIs handling complex JSON and XML.
- Strong understanding of Oracle database architecture and schema design.
- Oracle APEX development experience, ideally version 24.
- Experience leading technical development and delivering enterprise application solutions.
- Experience supporting business-critical applications in complex operational environments.
- Previous experience in government, public safety or highly regulated environments will be highly regarded.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and stakeholder communication skills.
- Location: Perth, Western Australia
- Commencement: 19 October 2026 (anticipated)
- Duration: 10 weeks, concluding 18 December 2026
- Commitment: 3 days per week (30 working days)
- Engagement: Contrac