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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING |
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Position Number: 00063492 |
Description Activated On: 9/26/2025 10:38:29 AM |
Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively. The purpose of this position is to provide independent advanced analysis, design, development, enhancements, implementation, and support to ensure efficient and effective operation of complex software. This position acts as a subject matter expert for Oracle Commerce Cloud and the related subsystems. They also provide daily operational support of Oracle Commerce Cloud (OCC), Oracle Integration 3 (OIC), Oracle Server Side Extension (SSE) and extranet environments. This includes configuration of the Oracle Integration Cloud. Development on other special projects is assigned as needed. The following programming languages and development tools are used to support the above applications, HTML, CSS, SQL, XML, JavaScript, Java, C#, Oracle SQL Developer, Eclipse, DevOps, SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio Code (VSCode) and MongoDB. |
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Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor. Application Development The primary responsibility of the employee in this position is development within the various Oracle systems utilized by the PLCB. This development can be done individually or as part of a team, dependent on the complexity of the project in question. Defects and requests from the business are taken by the team. The employee will develop code as assigned and give input to aid in design solutions. They will routinely develop and debug code. Testing is conducted by the developer or team before passing on to UAT (User Acceptance Testing). Work done by the incumbent must be documented within the code and in the agency’s change management system. At times, new enhancements and integrations to other systems are requested or mandated. The incumbent must research and evaluate the products and determine their viability. They must effectively communicate their observations to a variety of staff which differ in technical skill levels. In addition, they will need to integrate any new systems selected into the Oracle Suite, which may require programming changes. Development within the team has a peer review component. Code changes from all positions in the team are to be reviewed by a second position from within the team. This position will adhere to the rule and review code when assigned. Change Management The incumbent will adhere to guidelines set forth by the agency regarding Change Management. They will document and be able to speak about changes to the system during reviews. Changes to the various environments are to be documented and approvals sought from the appropriate department heads. Testing of system changes implemented by the Application Developer 2 or any of the corresponding team are to be tested within the team for accuracy before the code is moved to the next environment for further testing from the business users. Defects found are documented and are the responsibility of the development team to fix and retest before progressing back to the business for another user acceptance test. The Application Developer 2 will support several nonproduction environments that are used for testing. They will progress the code and changes through the environments. The environments are to be kept in a clean state so as not to cause confusion. This is the responsibility of all developers in the PLCB. Status reports are to be provided to the group manager. These reports are individual status, project status, performance, and training. Status reports are for project management and identify progress and/or deviations from objectives. The position assists in the assessment of software products and makes recommendations for purchase to meet organizational and Commonwealth objectives. This can be done as a team or individually depending on the business need. Support and maintenance This position will also serve in advanced troubleshooting, investigating, and debugging of problems and defects found in the supported systems. Problems are found and logged by internal staff. This position will research the problems found, log input and findings into the ticket and theorize a solution. At times this position will perform maintenance activities as needed. Updates to the various systems require the stopping jobs and restarting of certain jobs. This function is typically conducted off hours (after 5:00 PM and before 8:00 AM). Other maintenance activities include restarting integrations between the systems and system monitoring. System performance is to be monitored and operational deficiencies relative to program execution are to be identified by the incumbent. This position makes recommendations about the implementation of solutions and remedial actions to ensure acceptable performance of the system. The position cooperates with other developers and IT staff to provide security and quality assurance measures. These activities include backup, recovery, data security, error handling, and system controls. Policy and Procedure This position adheres to established bureau, commonwealth and industry standards, policies and procedures. These include proper testing documentation in all environments, security policies and procedures applied to development, PCI (Payment Card Industry) standards, and ecommerce team standards. These practices must be met to ensure the integrity and safety of the data and keep in compliance with the industry. The incumbent also assists in the establishment of standards, guidelines, and acceptable customer service levels relating to web applications for the PLCB. The Application Developer 2 reviews relevant OA (Office of Administration) Information Technology Bulletins relating to operational practices, security practices and management directives regarding Internet/Intranet facing applications, ensuring that applications meet those requirements. Performs other related job duties as needed. |
Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature. Projects are assigned in somewhat detailed terms and the employee; A) Assesses the feasibility of assigned projects as necessary. B) Prioritizes assigned projects in coordination with management. C) Ensures that developed business solutions meet the full scope, requirements and purpose of the assignment. |
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Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License Experience: Licenses, registrations, or certifications: 1. N/A 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. 5. 6. |
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Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.
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