Oracle PL/SQL Developer

Description

XO Communications is seeking a Sr. level Oracle PL/SQL developer to fulfill two primary project tasks by creating packages and stored procedures. The first projective is schedule to be a 4 week initiative helping take a third party software component and contributing with backend development so that they can rebuild that inhouse. The other project deals with more day to day data cleanup and maintenance for their 40+ provisioning applications. Candidate will expected to perform and follow full life cycle duties including requirements gathering, development, testing and production deployment. Responsibilities Develop advanced stored procedures, triggers and complex query to implement business logic and rules. Creation of complex table queries, joins, and packages. Comfortable creating all database components and familiar with the features of Oracle 11g database Practice using relational database theory, Oracle database architecture, and Oracle database features and tools and actual work experience in that domain Additional Job Info XO Communications, one of the largest Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) in the country, provides voice, data, and IP services to small and mediumsized businesses, large enterprises, cable companies, content providers, telecommunications companies, and wireless service providers in more than 75 major metropolitan markets across the US. Headquartered in Herndon, VA. XO employs more than 4,000 employees and had 1.48 billion in revenue in 2009. XO has more than 1 million miles of metro fiber 18,000route mile nationwide intercity network. In general, strong communication skills and an outgoing personality are important attributes for IT personnel, as development groups are often aligned with business groups. Top 3 Skills 7+ years of relational development experience1) Oracle 10G+ PL/SQL Development2) creating packages, procedures, triggers, joins, complex queries, etc.3) experience working on enterprise systems from a database development perspective Work Environment Fast paced, hectic environment with multiple projects going on at once. This person will be working with a very technical team under minimum supervision. This is one of the most high profile development groups in the organization that handle the Provisioning systems for their customer base.EVP (why would someone take this position) It will provide a challenge to deal with such complex, enterprise systems and test someone's multitasking and time management abilities. XO is a fast paced environment comprised of a diverse workforce in a collaborative setting environment. It is definitely an organization where you can build a career. Those who do well on contract are typically moved from project to project or brought back when more work becomes available. Most hiring managers prefer technical experience from large environments, in particular from other Telecom companies. Employees are encouraged to stay active throughout the day by leaving their cubes to walk around the building. They have an onsite break room with a ping pong table, couches, and tables and chairs for those that need to unwind away from their desks.Nontechnical Skills (i.e., communication, problem solving, etc. Demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills; excellence in crossgroup collaboration; ability to deal with ambiguity; strong drive for results. Self starter that does not need guidance.Pluses Unix Shell scripting Solaris OS experience SQL Plus TOAD XML