LRS Consulting Services is seeking an APEX Developer for a contract opportunity with our client in Topeka, KS.

LRS Consulting Services has been delivering the highest quality consultants to our clients since 1979. Weve built a solid reputation for dealing with our clients and our consultants with honesty, integrity, and respect. We work hard every day to maintain that reputation, and were very interested in candidates who can help us. If youre that candidate, this opportunity is made for you!

This position will be responsible for the maintenance and support of the KDADS IT developed APEX applications. This position will also participate in development and design for new or modified application software.

Duties:

• Define, plan and lead projects.
• Work independently and serve as senior technical consultant to other team members to support KDADS business applications.
• Perform technical work consistent with the agency’s strategic IT direction.
• Working closely with agency staff on identifying project resources (staff, equipment) and coordinating involvement by managers, stakeholders and users.
• Produce or document system additions or changes which meet project objectives and quality standards.
• Apply assigned resources to complete IT projects within schedule; produce required management reports and make project presentations.
• Develop requirements and specifications to meet project objectives and quality standards.
• Specify methodologies (formal processes) or develop plans to assure quality results from IT processes and the organizations information systems.
• Conduct or document quality reviews to monitor compliance with quality assurance plans.
• Conduct or document quality assurance processes for specific applications or projects.
• Work is reviewed by the Applications Supervisor for completeness, efficiency and accuracy prior to implementation in production.
• Define, document requirements and develop multiple complex systems.
• Develop a design for new or modified application software which conforms to KDADS system architecture and technical direction; validate with users and stakeholders; develop functional prototypes.
• Design or implement data structures and data manipulation processes to support application software designs, programs, testing and user instruction.
• Acquire or write custom program code (with documentation) for business applications which, meets objectives of design, cost and schedule; user and stakeholder requirements; and quality standards.
• Develop, test, debug, document and maintain application modules and object classes, using programming languages such as Oracle PL/SQL, SQL, XML, DHTML, Application Express (APEX) and JavaScript, in a complex and changing business environment that has multiple complex systems.
• Creates and updates user interfaces to allow logical, simplified data entry and reporting capabilities.
• Integrates third-party products such as development tools (specifically Oracle Application Express), documentation tools, query tools, application managers, communication managers, and security managers with developed software as necessary to meet system design objectives.
• Modify or document changes to existing program code and data structures to correct errors or change business functionality.
• Design, perform, or document unit and integration tests of new or modified program code and user procedures, coordinate involvement of users and stakeholders.
• Work is reviewed by the Applications Supervisor for completeness, efficiency and accuracy at the beginning of new projects and periodically during the development and when a project is completed.

Required skills/ experience:

• Application Express for Oracle (APEX), PL/SQL, SQL, HTML, XML
• Knowledge and ability to utilize the current versions of APEX, TOAD, Oracle
• Ability to work with users and business analysts to create technical specifications for new development and documentation for existing applications.
• 3 years’ experience coding, testing, and debugging APEX applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, and two years’ experience in information systems and analysis with APEX.

OR

• Three years’ experience in information systems and analysis with APEX.
• Additional experience in the areas listed above may be substituted for the required education as determined relevant by the agency.

LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.

About the Company:
Levi, Ray & Shoup