Senior Software Developer – Oracle

Are you an Oracle Developer looking for your next long-term contract?

Your new company
Our state government client is a key revenue management agency responsible for administering a wide range of taxes, duties, levies, grants, and subsidies that support the Victorian community.

Your new role

As the Senior Oracle Developer, you’ll play a critical role in developing, maintaining, and supporting Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, APEX applications, and other Oracle-based solutions. This role is hands-on and spans the full Software Development Lifecycle—requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, testing, integration, deployment, and documentation.
You’ll work within an Agile environment, contributing to multiple concurrent projects while collaborating closely with software engineering, architecture, DevOps, release, business engagement, and product teams.
Key responsibilities include:
  • Designing and developing high-quality Oracle solutions aligned with business requirements.
  • Troubleshooting and resolving incidents, defects, and support requests.
  • Producing technical documentation, design artefacts, and knowledge base updates.
  • Providing technical leadership, mentoring, and thought leadership within the team.
  • Driving automation, process improvements, and adoption of modern engineering practices.


What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will bring:
  • Extensive experience in Oracle Forms & Reports and PL/SQL development (minimum 5 years).
  • Experience across the full SDLC in large and complex enterprise environments.
  • Knowledge of Oracle BI (OBIEE/ODI) is highly desirable.
  • Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps practices.
  • Advanced problem-solving, analytical, and conceptual thinking abilities.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated leadership in mentoring, quality assessment, and technical guidance.
  • Ability to estimate effort, produce architectural and design artefacts, and contribute to planning.
  • Oracle database concepts, data modelling, version control, XML, WebLogic, shell scripting.
  • Exposure to REST APIs, microservices, cloud technologies, CI/CD tools, JIRA.
  • Relevant certifications or a software engineering degree/diploma.


What you'll get in return

  • Long term contract
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support work–life balance.
  • Inclusive and diverse team structure


What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.


Hays appreciates the importance of workforce diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunities employer and have policies, procedures and relationships in place to promote our understanding of all forms of diversity.


LHS 297508

Summary

Job Type
Contract
Industry
Government & Public Services
Location
VIC - Melbourne CBD
Specialism
Software Development
Ref:
2989018

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Prachi KalyanArora, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Melbourne
1 Melbourne Quarter, Level 9/699 Collins St, Docklands,

Telephone: +61 3 8602 9830

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