Powerbuilder Developer

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

PowerBuilder
PFC
Legacy Systems
PL/SQL

Job Details

Job Summary

  • Seeking a PowerBuilder Developer/Programmer on legacy desktop applications utilized by the client.
  • The resource will assist with application enhancements and defect fixes for legacy PowerBuilder applications within various sections of the client, including Drinking Water Protection and Well Management.
  • The legacy applications are the client; Accreditation, Certification, and Enforcement System (ACES); Wells Legacy Desktop Application, County Well Index, and Water Chemistry.
  • The resource will work closely with the client Environmental Health Team, client Environmental Health Division Business Leads, and client Project Management Office to perform a review/update of the current state, scope clarification, requirements review, testing, code review, change management/release management, source code management, sprint review, sprint planning, and estimation of effort.
  • The resource may also be called upon to work on future state Java migrations/applications.
  • The ideal resource will have extensive PowerBuilder experience and will be able to quickly understand the technology, frameworks, strengths, and weaknesses of legacy systems.

Responsibilities

Sample Tasks

• Work with client staff and business partners on bugs and defect fixes, maintenance, and enhancements for PowerBuilder applications, as tracked through Jira
• Troubleshoot legacy PowerBuilder application issues and work with Technical Lead(s), client App Dev Lead(s), and Business to resolve
• Perform unit/code testing following industry standards and client standard procedures
• Support QA Testing and UAT testing following industry standards and client standard procedures
• Perform source code management, change management, and release management following client processes
• Perform development tasks to support Drinking Water Protection modernization efforts
• Participate in team meetings, project planning meetings, and stand-up meetings
• Participate in requirements review, code review, sprint planning/review activities, and current state analysis as assigned
• Estimate effort/duration for tasks
• Communicate status, issues, and roadblocks, and work with Technical Lead(s) and SME(s) to resolve
• Work on future state Java migrations/applications as requested
• Provide knowledge transfer to State staff
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualification:

  • Bachelors Degree
  • Experience in PowerBuilder application development role(s)
  • Experience writing PL/SQL database procedures
  • Experience using PFC class libraries
  • Experience with Client Server (VB, Delphi, or PowerBuilder)
  • Experience with the Git source code management tool
  • Experience with SQL as relates to CRUD Operations and/or View creation
  • Experience with Oracle Relational Database
  • Experience picking up legacy technology and updating code or fixing errors in code
  • Experience with JavaScript and related frameworks (Angular, React, or Vue)
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