Oracle Application Express (APEX) Developer (100% Remote)

Unclassified - Silver Spring, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Silver Spring, MD

About the position

Vanguard DevOps is seeking an Oracle Application Express (APEX) Developer to develop and maintain APEX-based software applications for a long-term federal government project. This remote position requires a U.S. Citizen or green card holder with a minimum of five years of continuous residency in the U.S. The role involves capturing business requirements, designing solutions, troubleshooting, and modernizing existing applications while collaborating with project leadership and technical experts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain APEX-based software applications.
• Elicit and capture business requirements for application development.
• Design and implement efficient solutions using the APEX tool suite.
• Troubleshoot and modernize existing applications.
• Communicate effectively with project leadership and staff.
• Support the development and application of best practices and program standards.
• Analyze and refactor existing code to enhance performance and maintainability.
• Support all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or green card holder having lived in the U.S. continuously for more than 5 years.
• 4+ years of work experience developing Oracle Application Express (APEX) applications.
• Strong background in Oracle APEX development (Version 19+).
• Demonstrable proficiency with Oracle 19+ databases, PL/SQL packages, functions, and stored procedures.
• Experience with JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, XML, HTML5, CSS, and REST-based Web Services.
• Understanding of Oracle application configuration, SQL, and database object modeling.
• Ability to analyze and refactor existing code for performance and functionality.

Nice-to-haves

• Agile Project Management experience.
• Scrum certification.
• Oracle and/or APEX certifications.
• Experience with frontend web development tools with APEX.
• Experience with version control systems (SVN, Git).
• Experience with Jira.

Benefits

• 100% remote work opportunity.
• Long-term contract with a federal government project.