[Remote] Senior Oracle SQL/PL/SQL Developer (Remote)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nesco Resource is seeking a Senior Oracle SQL / PL/SQL Developer for a remote contract role. The position designs, develops, and optimizes enterprise Oracle database solutions, tunes SQL queries, implements performance improvements, and supports application performance monitoring across .NET, C#, Citrix, Starburst, and Trino environments.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and optimize high-performance PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions, and triggers for enterprise-scale Oracle databases
- Analyze, rewrite, and tune complex SQL queries to reduce CPU, I/O, and memory utilization while improving overall database performance
- Establish performance baselines, develop tuning hypotheses, execute controlled performance tests, and document measurable improvements
- Use Oracle diagnostic and performance analysis tools, including Explain Plan, TKPROF, SQL Trace, Autotrace, and AWR/ASH reports, to benchmark and optimize database workloads
- Implement and optimize Oracle indexing and storage strategies to maximize data retrieval efficiency and support application performance
- Support database provisioning activities and evaluate data access paths, including full table scans, index scans, and hash joins
- Perform application performance monitoring and tuning within .NET, C#, and Citrix environments
- Work with Starburst and Trino SQL technologies to support data access and performance objectives
Skills
- Bachelors and 8+ years or Masters' and 6+ years
- Extensive experience designing, developing, and maintaining Oracle PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions, and triggers in enterprise-scale database environments
- Expert-level SQL tuning and optimization experience, including performance analysis and query rewriting for complex Oracle workloads
- Strong proficiency with Oracle performance diagnostic tools, including Explain Plan, TKPROF, SQL Trace, Autotrace, and AWR/ASH reports
- Deep understanding of Oracle indexing strategies, including B-tree, Bitmap, Function-Based, and Covered Indexes
- Strong knowledge of Oracle data access methods and execution strategies, including full table scans, index scans, and hash joins
- Proven ability to establish performance baselines, measure query execution metrics, conduct iterative tuning cycles, and validate performance improvements
- Experience with application performance monitoring and tuning in .NET, C#, and Citrix environments
- Experience working with Starburst and Trino SQL
- Remote, full-time telework
- Work schedule: 4/10-A
- U.S. citizenship is required due to system data access requirements
Benefits
- Remote, full-time telework.
- A MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.
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