Oracle PL/SQL Developer

BackgroundDigital innovation is reshaping the insurance industry - We’re making it happen.Charles Taylor InsureTech was established to help insurance businesses drive change through the delivery of technology enabled solutions. We don’t have a one-size-fits-all approach or prescriptive methodology. We work consultatively with our clients to revitalise their operations, reinvent established processes and implement future-ready solutions that deliver measurable benefit and improve data-driven decision making.Charles Taylor is a global provider of professional services and technology solutions dedicated to enabling the global insurance market to do its business fundamentally better. Dating back to 1884, Charles Taylor now is currently in more than 120 locations spread across 30 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.Charles Taylor believes that it holds a distinctive position in its markets in that it is able to provide professional services and technology solutions in order to support every stage of the insurance lifecycle and every aspect of the insurance operating model. Charles Taylor serves a diversified blue-chip international customer base that includes national and international insurance companies, mutuals, captives, MGAs, Lloyd's syndicates and reinsurers, along with brokers, distributors and corporate insureds.Charles Taylor has three distinct business areas – Claims Services, InsureTech and Insurance Management.Charles Taylor was recently acquired by an investment company managed and controlled by Lovell Minnick Partners LLC. Lovell Minnick is a US Private Equity firm that invests in the global financial services industry, including related technology and business services companies, with a focus on helping to build long term value for clients, employees and shareholders.The acquisition will support the continuation of Charles Taylor's successful growth strategy, with a focus on expanding client relationships, broadening specialist capabilities and the range of services and technology solutions, deepening geographic coverage, and reinvesting in quality of service and technology.For more information, please visit RoleInsureTech is looking for a Senior Oracle PL/SQL Developer to provide programming leadership and support for application systems development and maintenance projects. In this role, you will provide strategic tools to all levels of Charles Taylor business and other clients to enable them to perform their jobs efficiently and accurately. You will be recommending, developing and implementing technology solutions to support our 100% Customer Satisfaction mission.Key ResponsibilitiesDemonstrate and role model the Charles Taylor six Values by ensuring a Supportive Environment, upholding Excellence in People, focusing on Partnership with Clients, delivering High quality Work, promoting Group-wide Entrepreneurship and having an Appetite for Change.Responsible for high-level technical specifications and detail program specifications for Data Migration.Responsible for database scripts development in adherence with Data Migration standards and best practices.Responsible for building and maintaining database pl/sql scripts.Responsible for unit test cases and unit testing of database scripts.Responsible for coding standards and programming techniques and ensure adherence by holding technical reviews.Support and guide junior developers in the delivery of the target solutions.Assist in the definition of user requirements and in the development of functional specifications.Provide systems design relative to functionality, architecture and databases for complex information systems.Provide an expert knowledge of the technical aspects of systems development, including data bases, application architecture and Oracle Database technologies.Provide programming and technical design task estimates and contribute to project planning activities.Monitor technology upgrades, corrections and new releases.Ensure that the most technically and functionally appropriate version is installed. Communicate new features and training opportunities with the business users to promote effective use of each application.Required SkillsBachelor’s Degree or equivalent.Proven commercial experience in software engineering, preferably in enterprise-scale applications, using TDD.5+ years’ experience in developing applications using PL/SQL and SQL in Oracle 11g/12c environment.Sound development experience of packages, triggers, procedures and materialised views.Sound knowledge of RDBMS concepts, designing databases in Oracle 11g/12c environment.Experience to review and tune SQL and PL/SQL code to improve system performance.Good understanding of Unix or Windows scripting.Experience working in an Agile development environment.Preference will be given to candidates who are Oracle certified.Good interpersonal skills to interact with clients and team members.Good analytical and problem-solving skills.Desirable – Insurance industry knowledge.Desirable – Experience in Oracle Data Integrator (ODI).Why join Charles Taylor InsureTech?The Charles Taylor InsureTech team blends hands-on insurance expertise with fresh thinking from the worlds of technology consulting, financial services, ecommerce and beyond.As a newly established business which is part of Charles Taylor, we combine the agility of a start up with the security and scale of a corporate. The result is a pragmatic-yet-pioneering approach that we’ve used to help clients reimagine central market systems, launch self-service digital insurance products, automate regulatory reporting requirements and more.We are very proud of the fact that nine out of ten of our people recommend Charles Taylor as a place to work. We pride ourselves on having a positive work environment where our people are empowered to make the best decisions and where learning is valued highly and shared across our business.We are very committed to ensuring our people are given continuous learning and development. As well as structured induction programmes and job training, we provide study support for relevant professional qualifications and have a Core Learning & Development Curriculum.Charles Taylor is a fun and inclusive place to work where people are truly valued and encouraged to enjoy a host of social and sporting activities available. Quiz nights, tennis tournaments, football matches and a range of other events take place throughout the yearEqual Opportunity EmployerHere at Charles Taylor we are proud to be an Inclusive Employer. We provide an environment of mutual respect with zero tolerance to discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.Our external partnerships and the dedicated work we do in promoting a transparent and fair recruitment and selection process all contribute to the successful, inclusive and diverse culture and environment which we are proud to be a part of at Charles Taylor.