Defence Business Services - DBS- DBS DIT-CDSCivPers-Apex Application Develo

at  Ministry of Defence

JOB DESCRIPTION

As part of a team of APEX developers, the successful candidate will utilise Oracle development tools and integration tools (APEX) to design and build digital solutions to business requirements. Integrating where necessary with source data held on the internal and external systems.
Working interactively, providing prototypes and Minimum Viable Products and direct engagement with business stakeholders to obtain user acceptance, ensuring solutions are usable and accessible.
Live support and maintenance of the current APEX developed applications, liaising with colleagues in the DBS Digital, Information and Technology team, including other developers, Infrastructure Administrators and Information Assurance leads.
Once Apex developed applications are successfully deployed, they will be responsible for seeking continuous enhancement to extend the functionality and be responsible for identifying, analysing, and promoting further opportunities for exploitation in a wider capacity to meet business needs.
As SME for APEX developed tooling the post holder will be responsible for direct engagement with business leads at all levels and for coaching and mentoring other team members in the utilisation of the tooling. This will involve lead responsibility for managing the use of resources as the capability grows.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Lead on the analysis, design, and planning for the delivery of the POC and FOC for identified APEX development opportunities; managing associated resources to ensure the successful rollout to meet business needs
• Utilising Oracle Cloud development tools such as Application Express (APEX), Autonomous Database, REST Data Services (ORDS) and Visual Builder to build complex, practical, and resilient applications in response to a diverse range of business needs
• Designing and implementing creative solutions that avoid customisation of the core Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) HR, Payroll and Expenses Oracle HCM Fusion application (“MyHR”), instead extending functionality of the tool through the design of modular applications and REST API integration, consistent with microservices architecture
• Building applications through an iterative agile methodology, prioritising requirements, and developing prototypes or Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), working closely with business stakeholders to obtain user acceptance
• Integrating with existing data sources to avoid duplication of data where possible, ensuring “one source of the truth” data quality, as part of a wider focus on data integrity and information security
• Ensuring solutions are usable and accessible, complying with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and conforming to the Government Digital Service (GDS) design system and design principles
• Live support and maintenance of the portfolio of OCI applications, including developing additional functionality as required and seeking opportunities for innovation
• Direct engagement as a SME with stakeholders to maximise the exploitation of the tooling capabilities to improve business services
• Coaching and mentoring others in the utilisation of the tooling as the capability grows

EXPERIENCE:

• CV
• Personal Statement Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the job description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlines in the job advert.
  At interview you will be assessed against the following:

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Detailed Responsibilities

• Lead on the analysis, design, and planning for the delivery of the POC and FOC for identified APEX development opportunities; managing associated resources to ensure the successful rollout to meet business needs
• Utilising Oracle Cloud development tools such as Application Express (APEX), Autonomous Database, REST Data Services (ORDS) and Visual Builder to build complex, practical, and resilient applications in response to a diverse range of business needs
• Designing and implementing creative solutions that avoid customisation of the core Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) HR, Payroll and Expenses Oracle HCM Fusion application (“MyHR”), instead extending functionality of the tool through the design of modular applications and REST API integration, consistent with microservices architecture
• Building applications through an iterative agile methodology, prioritising requirements, and developing prototypes or Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), working closely with business stakeholders to obtain user acceptance
• Integrating with existing data sources to avoid duplication of data where possible, ensuring “one source of the truth” data quality, as part of a wider focus on data integrity and information security
• Ensuring solutions are usable and accessible, complying with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and conforming to the Government Digital Service (GDS) design system and design principles
• Live support and maintenance of the portfolio of OCI applications, including developing additional functionality as required and seeking opportunities for innovation
• Direct engagement as a SME with stakeholders to maximise the exploitation of the tooling capabilities to improve business services
• Coaching and mentoring others in the utilisation of the tooling as the capability grow