Role: Oracle Batch Developer

Location: UK Remote but occasional client site visits in either Newcastle or Manchester

Duration: 6 Months

Day rate: £510 Umbrella Only

Candidates are required to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 5 years

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Batch Developer to support a major Government department operating a highly integrated, mission-critical Oracle 19c OLTP environment. This role supports backend workloads that underpin essential business processes across multiple government departments and local authorities.

You will play a key role in maintaining, optimising, and modernising the batch processing estate, ensuring the performance, reliability, and stability of a system that supports thousands of users and vital public services.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and optimise Pro*C, PL/SQL, and shell script-based batch processes.
Support a high-volume OLTP environment across custom Oracle applications and Oracle E-Business Suite.
Analyse and modernise legacy code, working within multi-disciplinary teams to understand requirements, propose technical options, and prototype solution approaches.
Deliver robust, performant code and conduct performance testing in high-volume, transaction-driven environments.
Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of a mission-critical platform used across numerous government functions.Essential Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience with:
Pro*C
PL/SQL
Shell scripting (bash/ksh)
Experience developing and supporting batch workloads and high-volume OLTP systems within Oracle custom or Oracle Apps/EBS environments.
Proven analytical capability, including:
Legacy code analysis
Working with multidisciplinary teams
Providing technical input into solution design
Rapid prototyping of solution approaches
Ability to deliver highly performant, resilient, and maintainable code.
Experience with performance testing in demanding, high-transaction environments.Desirable Skills

Experience with Oracle encryption, key management, and DBMS_CRYPTO.
Exposure to containerising workloads and migrating services to AWS EKS.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.
Knowledge of AWS services.
Operational experience with:
Autosys (job scheduling)
Dynatrace (observability)
Prometheus (monitoring)