Developer -IT Applications Job

1. JOB DETAILS:

Position Title: Developer -IT Applications

Reports to: Senior Manager IT & Data Management

Department: IT

Function: Application

Location Muscat

2. JOB PURPOSE:

• To develop, implement & support IT applications & insure systems availability to maintain smooth operation & enhance business efficiency

3. JOB DIMENSIONS:

• All existing systems & new systems as per the business needs

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To work closely with other departments in order to understand their needs and propose solutions to automations to improve operation efficiency.

• Establishes detailed program specifications through discussions with the end user including, meeting with user, documenting requirements and business process (written specification) to ensure there are no misunderstanding and reaching agreement of these written specifications.

• Clarifies the actions that programs are intended to perform including the intent of the specification, determines the actual needs and the process to handle.

• Provide the framework both to plan and to communicate what is required and then determines the complete set of tasks with the linking structure, to satisfy user’s needs.

• Breaks down program specifications into its simplest elements and translates this logic into a programming language including providing a clear understanding of the project, describing the project in terms of separate activities and then organizing the project towards achieving the desired results.

• Reacts to problems issued by system and corrects program as necessary to ensure the system availability.

• Enhances the application, including evaluating and increasing the program’s’ effectiveness to enhance process automation & improve users’ expectations.

• Conducts user acceptance testing to ensure the program can be used easily and accurately.

• Updates, repairs, modifies and develops existing software and generic applications, to enhance applications performance and improve business operations.

• To provide performance reports in monthly basis and on request basis to provide the status view and recommend recovery plan and required improvement actions in order to ensure achieving the plan.

• To review, identify and maintain continues improvement initiatives within the business functionality to ensure operation excellence.

6. HSEQ:

• To ensure compliance to all relevant health, safety, environment and quality management procedures and controls across the department and organization to ensure legislative compliance, employees safety as well as delivering high quality services.

6. JOB CONTEXT:

• The most important part of the job is establishing a detailed program specification through discussions with user.

• The most difficult part of the job is how to determine user needs and deliver the required services to them.

• Creativity is needed in breaking down program specifications into their simplest elements and translating this logic into a programming language

• Carries out a range of activities pertaining to applications development – not only applications which are available in OOMCO but can also include new applications.

7. INTERNAL / EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION

Internal:

• Frequent contacts with users from all departments to resolve the issues and requirements

• Frequent contacts with heads of department to understand their needs and to deliver services through to completion.

External:

• Contacts with vendors of products or applications, to seek support on existing applications.

8. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelors’ degree in computer science, software engineering or information technology.

Minimum Experience:

• 4 years’ applications engineering experience.

Skills and Knowledge:

• High level programming and related technical skills and analytical capabilities.

• Accepted level Programming and related technical skills and analytical capabilities.

• Oracle Certified Associate and Professional levels

• Experience working as Oracle E-business Techno Functional with more focus on technical.

• Strong experience in Oracle SQL, PLSQL, Report Builder and BI Publisher.

• Experience working on Oracle Application Express (APEX).

9. COMPETENCIES:

• Organizational Knowledge

• Customer experience

• HSE

• Project Management

• Creativity and Innovation

• Quality/Result oriented

• Problem Solving

• Mutual Support