Description: My Dublin based client currently requires an Application Support Engineer to join their existing team in a permanent position.

Qualification and Experience Required

• A third level degree in Computer Science, or equivalent working experience
• Minimum of four year’s experience in an application or systems support role.
• Experience of front line application support and implementing fixes to existing systems
• Experience of deploying software upgrades into product environments
• Experience of batch monitoring and back up administration
• Experience supporting applications in C#, PL SQL or SQL, Java
• Experience of supporting Databases, ideally Oracle but not essential.
• Has worked in financial services, utilities or equivalent.


Duties and Responsibilities

The person will be keen to develop within the role, and open to learning new disciplines and new skill sets.
• Day to day support and monitoring of our business systems
• Front line support to trouble shoot, diagnose and fix software issues on our business systems.
• Incident management, resolution and escalation of issues on all environments both internally and with our IT partners.
• Maintaining and updating the monitoring systems, running scripts and batch processes
• Managing the deployment process to ensure successful deployment of new systems, software and upgrades.
• Maintaining and managing test, development and production environments.
• Maintaining the documentation set on all applications and systems
Diagnosing system and application software problems.
• Testing of offsite backup solution
• Training on upgrades to our systems and applications to teams within the business
• Maintaining and updating password and access security levels for users
• Working closely with the IT Manager to determine how applications can be developed and supported to meet the business needs





Interpersonal Skills

• A motivated, team player, action, and results oriented, ability to work under tight deadlines
• Great problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly, take on additional work and systems that might be outside your comfort zone
• Enjoy working in environments where one is encouraged to use own initiative
• Keen to develop within the role and open to learning new disciplines and skill sets
• Must have excellent communication skills and must be able to present diagnostic, troubleshooting steps and conclusions to a non-technical audience

Technical Skills
• Experience supporting applications in PL SQL or SQL, C#, Java.
• Experience of supporting Databases, ideally Oracle but not essential.
• Good knowledge of Relational Databases
• Strong scripting skills
• Database development query skills or aptitude
• Working knowledge of Windows Server environments
• Understanding of internet related technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SSL;
• Basic network and desktop troubleshooting
• Good working knowledge of Excel and setting up ODBC connections
Overview:
This is an excellent role with a market leading client offering a strong salary and benefits package for the right candidate. The client is eager to interview ASAP so please contact me on 01 2866666 or email me on katie@eolas.ie for immediate consideration.


Skillset: Application Support

Description: Excellent Permanent opportunity with a top Financial Services Company based in Dublin City Centre.
My Client is looking for a software engineer with 2-3 years database developmwnt skills, SQL, PL/SQL.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is interested in taking their career to the next level.
Working initially in the areas of database, reporting and data integration technologies, the ideal candidate will have a mix of skills suited for the development and maintenance of applications. Depending on the particular project, development tasks will have a mixture of business and technical deliverables. Training will be provided to the right candidate where required.

The role covers all aspects of the software development lifecycle from new applications development to system enhancement, maintenance and support.

Development Environment

The range of technologies in use presents opportunities to develop skills and knowledge. Our delivery platform is a distributed architecture comprised of the following:

• A Database Layer using PL/SQL stored procedures in an enterprise Oracle database.

• A Data Integration platform used to develop interfaces to integrate both internal and third party systems using an Extract-Transform-and-Load (ETL) tool. Together with scheduling, and monitoring utilities, it forms the basis for our business critical overnight batch infrastructure.

• Reports implemented as a mix of Crystal, Business Objects XI, and Web Intelligence deployed on a Business Objects XI server. Data retrieval for reports is implemented using pipelined stored procedures with communications over the ODBC and OCI protocols.

• The server environments run on Windows Server in a mixture of physical and virtual machines.

• Distributed-object architecture with in-house developed middle layer components for business logic and front end GUI applications.

• Commercial line-of-business systems and packages integrated with in-house applications, databases and reporting platforms.


The Person:

Suitable candidates will have:

• A degree in a computing or science related discipline
• Sound knowledge of software engineering principles and theory
• A natural interest in technology
• An inquisitive nature to query other team members on specific technology or business issues
• High levels of dependability, flexibility, enthusiasm, supportiveness, involvement, openness and clarity
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with business clients
• Drive & resilience to take initiative
• Ability to focus on the customer and deliver to deadlines
• Discipline & rigor combined with strong commitment to quality & standards
• Good problem solving skills


In addition to that mentioned above, familiarity with some or all of the following technologies or tools, whilst not essential, would be useful:

• SQL, PL/SQL
• Crystal Reports, Business Objects XI, Web Intelligence
• ETL/data integration tools
• Source/Revision Control tools
• Object-oriented theory & concepts
Ant or other scripting tools/languages

Apply to nollaig@eolas.ie for more details on the Role.
Eolas are a preferred Supplier.

Description: Oracle Application Developer

General Role Overview
The primary job responsibility is to analyze business and/or systems requirements specifications and develop Oracle PL/SQL code to meet those requirements. This encompasses Oracle triggers, stored procedures, package headers/bodies, and SQL*Plus reports in a number of enterprise systems.
This position is a true developer position, and will require a level of independence in analyzing any number of business requirements specifications. Based upon these specifications, provide development services to meet these specifications for our customers. This development process encompasses new development as well as existing system processes, procedures, and reports.
As a developer, a critical role will be to provide coding services as well as engage in the role of providing end user community support where and when required.
The ideal candidate will possess strong application system design skills, must be able to work independently, and possess good organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities:
 Assume role in the design, development, and support of mission critical applications
 Will be responsible for programming and testing new application modules as well as modifications to existing application modules.
 Design, develop, and conduct unit test plans for ensuring application code is functioning correctly
 Development of design and support documentation
 Responsibilities also include internal customer interaction, project estimating, application problem analysis and performance testing
 Participate in peer design and code reviews.

Minimal Required – Skills / Experience / Qualifications
 5+ years experience with database application design
 Oracle PL/SQL with 5+ years relevant experience
 Strong knowledge and use of development methodologies, standards and procedures.
 Designing and Developing Oracle Stored Procedures, Triggers
 Understanding of and ability to apply Oracle database environment performance tuning principles
 Expertise in SQL tuning of large database environments (1+ terabytes)
 Experience programming PL/SQL batch environment utilizing large tables and high transaction throughput requirements.
 Demonstrated experience using Oracle Collections, bulking techniques, partition utilization to increase performance.
 Ability to test to requirements and document results
 Ability to work in the UNIX environment

Desired – Skills / Experience / Qualifications
• Financial sector industry experience.
o Enterprise project development experience.
o Technical certifications in relevant areas are a plus, but not required.

For further information and to apply please send an updated CV to peter@eolas.ie or call 01 2866666