Description & Requirements
On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Oracle eBS) for a 12 month contract (Inside IR35) contract, hybrid working (Manchester / Blackpool / Leeds or Newcastle. Must be able to attend the office as required).
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.
Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:
Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation
Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now
Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society
Improve experience of our services while maximising value for money for the taxpayer.
Background:
As a Software, you will be a skilled Practitioner and a role model in Application operations. Responsible for ensuring best practices are adhered to across the department and guiding teams on how to deliver quality Applications. You will assist in the design of Application services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. With a focus on operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability and quality you will be accountable for Application solutions. Specifically, you will be working on the Central Payments System, a customised Oracle e-Business suite application that supports Payments and Accounting for the Departments Benefits systems, you will be required to maintain, support and develop some complex customisations and interfaces to the core Oracle system.
As Senior Software Engineer (Oracle eBS), your main responsibilities will be:
Lead the delivery of quality software which is easy to maintain and clean to operate
Provide technical support on a specific application
Provide SME input into systems integrations and architecture
Identify and support the resolution of infrastructure faults
Have ownership of technical documents and processes. you will develop and maintain software products that make up citizen services and contribute towards their design.
You will be responsible for the operational stability of the products you build, and be in a position to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.
Essential:
Oracle Developer with in-depth knowledge and experience (5+ years) in of E-Business Suite Financial modules, specifically General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payments, Sub-Ledger Accounting and Cash Management
Strong Experience of: Oracle RDBMS / SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader / SQL*Developer / Oracle E-Business Suite Technical Development and associated standards / Oracle Reports / Personalisation and extension of Oracle Application Framework (OAF) / Developing, maintaining and enhancing custom OAF based applications (using JDeveloper & OAF Framework) / Oracle API’s and open interfaces – especially Financials related / Developing, consuming web services in Oracle EBS environment / Performance tuning of code / Oracle Workflow Builder / XML Publisher
Strong skills in collaboration with others when necessary to review requirements and uses these along with agreed standards and tools to design, code, test, correct and document programmes or scripts of medium to high complexity
Able to co-ordinate build activities and understands how to support testing activities, including functional, integration and performance.
Excellent problem solving skills; able to quickly identify patterns across huge volumes of data to identify root cause analysis of high priority incidents/issues and propose appropriate resolution
Desirable:
Config Management
Oracle Advanced Queues (Streams)
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a Disability Confident employer, DWP encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
Armed Forces Covenant
As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, DWP welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.