Job Description:

Our client is currently looking to recruit a Business Intelligence Developer (APEX) on a permanent basis.

Business Intelligence Developer
Home based
£45,000 – £65,000

We are looking for a talented Business Intelligence Developer to join our Software team and play a key role in the development and evolution of our reporting solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong Oracle APEX and SQL expertise who enjoys building modern, data-driven applications and influencing the future direction of reporting technologies.
Working closely with internal software teams and clients, you will develop high-quality reporting solutions, optimise database performance, and help drive innovation through the evaluation and adoption of new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust SQL queries, views, and stored procedures to support reporting applications.
• Design, build, and enhance reporting solutions using Oracle APEX and related technologies.
• Lead the future growth of reporting tools by researching, evaluating, and recommending new technologies.
• Apply database administration expertise to optimise query performance and maintain database stability.
• Support database design, indexing strategies, data quality, and data integrity controls.
• Lead capacity planning, monitoring, and performance tuning activities for reporting databases.
• Challenge existing designs and propose improved technical solutions where appropriate.
• Deliver software development tasks within agreed timescales, providing early visibility of risks or delays.
• Record and track changes, enhancements, and defects using issue management tools such as Jira.
• Assist with software deployments to test and production environments.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients to ensure successful project outcomes.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ commercial experience developing applications using Oracle APEX (version 18 or above).
• Strong Oracle SQL and PL/SQL development skills.
• Experience managing web page layouts using APEX templates and themes.
• Ability to create modern, user-friendly reporting and dashboard applications.
• Strong understanding of relational data modelling.
• Knowledge of web application usability principles and reporting best practices.
• HTML5 and CSS experience.
• Experience working successfully within distributed or remote development teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.

Desirable Skills While not essential, experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous:

• Oracle Database performance tuning and optimisation.
• Integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) and natural language technologies.
• APEX Universal Theme.
• APEX Plug-in development.
• REST API integration within APEX applications.
• Web application security and data security best practices.

If you’re looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact on the evolution of reporting and business intelligence solutions, we’d love to hear from you.