Job Type: Permanent
Work Mode: Remote
Job Purpose:
TESTQ Technologies is an ITServices and Solutions Company whose offerings span over a variety of industry sectors with strong technical, domain, and processexpertisehelping clients grow their businesses and decrease operational costs on a continuous basis in an ever-changing business environment.
We areseekinga highly experiencedOracle IntelligentAdvisor (OIA) Developer to lead the design, development, deployment, and integration of end-to-end IA solutions. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-onexpertisein Oracle Policy Modeling (OPM), integrations, deployment strategies, and secure, scalable delivery on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure. A strong understanding of Agile/WAgiledelivery practices, accessibility standards, and performance optimization is essential.
Job Description (Main Duties and Responsibilities):
* Design, develop, andmaintainOracle Intelligent Advisor (IA)rulebases, decision services, and interview forms aligned with business and policy requirements.
* Provide end-to-end ownership of IA solutions, including modelling, deployment, runtime support, upgrades, and fault resolution across IA and IA Hub environments.
* Lead and support Oracle WebLogic domain and cluster operations, includingAdminServer, Managed Servers,NodeManager, deployments, rolling restarts, and diagnostics.
* Manage and administer RHEL-based environments, including system configuration, patching, hardening,SELinux,firewall, and system housekeeping across all nodes.
* Configure and manage Apache HTTPD as a reverse proxy, including routing, TLS setup, certificate renewal, health checks, and traffic management.
* Develop and support Java-based integration services, including SOAP connectors, REST APIs, and batch processing systems, ensuring performance, resilience, and reliability.
* Implement secure integrations with external systems using REST/JSON, SOAP, OAuth2, OIDC, and mutual TLS (mTLS).
* Design and manage CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, including build automation, deployment sequencing, approvals, and rollback strategies.
* Ensure secure secret and certificate management using Azure Key Vault or equivalent technologies.
* Monitor system performance across all layers (ingress, application, integration, and data) andimplement performance tuning and capacity planning strategies.
* Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to support proactive issue detection and resolution.
* Support incident management, root cause analysis, and disaster recovery processes for production systems.
* Ensure compliance with security and assurance standards, including OWASP, CIS benchmarks, GDS guidelines, and ITHC requirements.
* Develop andmaintainSQL Server database components, including schema design, stored procedures, and audit data management.
* Support release management processes, including ServiceNow change requests, CAB approvals, and deployment coordination.
* Act as a technical lead or senior contributor, engaging with product owners, architects, security teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
* Mentor junior and senior developers, contribute to knowledge sharing, and promote continuous improvement across teams.
* The role requires collaboration with infrastructure and security teams to support RHEL‑based environments, including operational diagnostics, patch awareness, and security hardening considerations.
* Candidates should haveworkingknowledge of Apache HTTPD reverse proxy configurations, including TLS, routing, and health checks, to support secure ingress traffic.
* Experience supporting production Java services, with an understanding of JVM monitoring and performance tuning principles (heap management, garbage collection, large payload handling), is expected.
* The role involves contributing to security and assurance activities, including familiarity with OWASP principles, secure authentication mechanisms (OAuth2, OIDC,mTLS), and audit or health‑check processes.
* Candidates must be comfortable operating within enterprise change and release management frameworks, including ServiceNow workflows, CAB approvals, incident management, and disaster recovery readiness.
* Familiarity with Azure platform services such as Key Vault, API Management, and Azure SQL, including secure secret and certificate lifecycle management, is desirable.
Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience Needed [The candidate mustdemonstratethese in all stages of assessment]
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
* Proven experience in Oracle Intelligent Advisor (IA), includingrulebasedevelopment, policy modelling, deployment, and runtime support.
* Strongexpertisein IA Hub configuration and operations, with a deep understanding of IA runtime behavior and failure modes.
* Proficiencyin Java SE for building long-running services, batch processing, and integration components.
* Hands-on experience with SOAP and REST-based integrations, including contract management and API design.
* Strong understanding of security protocols and configurations, including OAuth2, OIDC, TLS,mTLS, keystores, andtruststores.
* Experience in JVM tuning, including heap management, garbage collection, and handling large data or BLOB processing.
* Solid knowledge of resilience engineering principles such as retries, timeouts, and idempotency.
* Experience administering Oracle WebLogic environments, including domain setup, clustering, scaling, and performance tuning.
* Strong Linux administration skills, particularly in RHEL environments (systemd,SELinux,firewalld,cron, patching).
* Experience configuring Apache HTTPD reverse proxy and managing ingress traffic.
* Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including repositories, pipelines, CI/CD implementation, and release automation.
* Familiarity with Azure services such as API Management, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, and Azure SQL.
* Experience in multi-componentdeployment strategies, including rollback and environment management.
* Strong understanding of data architecture, including data ingestion, transformation, lineage, and handling structured/unstructured data at scale.
* Experience working with SQL Server, including schema design and performance considerations.
* Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools and practices.
* Experience with ServiceNow or similar tools for change and release management.
* Strong understanding of OWASP security principles, CIS benchmarks, and vulnerability remediation processes.
* Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA) and implementation practices.
* Proven technical leadership of mission-critical IA or rules-based digital services particularly in a government setting
* Experience running production WebLogic estates on Linux
* Track recordmanaging Java integration services at scale
* Demonstrated accountability through security testing and assurance cycles
* Ownership of BAU operations as well as delivery
* Security Clearance: Must meet Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) requirements.
* Work Environment: Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, often engaging with other internal delivery teams.
* Willingness to travel to client sites whenrequired.
Other Key skills:
* Good analytical and Problem-solving skills
* A thorough approach and Self starter
* Focus on quality and delivery
* Working together in teams.
* Leadership and effective decision making.
Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or above in the UK or Equivalent.
Salary: GBP 55000 to GBP 65000 per annum
Published Date:18 March 2026
Closing Date:17 April 2026
Evaluation: CV Review, Technical Test, Personal and Technical Interview and References
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent [Part time and Fixed Term option is available]
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