Job Listing Information

PowerBuilder Developer
  • 23-Sep-2026 to 07-Oct-2026 (UTC)
  • Dover, DE, USA
  • Full Time
  • Long Term Contract Length
  • 37.5 Weekly Hours

Responsibilities

- Investigate and resolve application incidents and support tickets.

- Diagnose issues involving PowerBuilder, DataWindows, PowerScript, SQL, Oracle, and related application interfaces.

- Analyze existing application code, object inheritance, business logic, and data flows.

- Create and maintain basic technical documentation as system knowledge is developed.

- Communicate clearly about findings, risks, effort estimates, and recommended next steps.

- Support application builds and deployments when required.

- Respond to routine and priority issues within established support timeframes.

- Also Provide support to other applications that are written in .Net.

 

Required Qualifications

- Five or more years of hands-on PowerBuilder development experience, including production support of legacy applications.

- Strong experience maintaining and troubleshooting existing PowerBuilder applications.

- Advanced knowledge of DataWindows, including: Retrieval and update logic, Computed columns, Nested and composite DataWindows

- Strong PowerScript skills, including event-driven logic and object inheritance involving windows, menus, and user objects.

- Demonstrated ability to debug undocumented or unfamiliar codebases and determine system behavior directly from existing code.

- Proficiency with PowerBuilder tools such as Object Browser, Find in PBLs, and cross-reference or dependency reports.

- Strong SQL skills, including the ability to analyze and tune queries embedded in DataWindows.

- Experience working with Oracle databases or the ability to quickly become proficient with the application’s database environment.

- Experience troubleshooting application interfaces and data-processing issues.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to clearly document technical findings, changes, risks, and deployment procedures.

 

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience developing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise applications using C# and Microsoft .NET.

- Experience with the application’s applicable web framework, such as ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, or ASP.NET Core.

- Experience with financial applications, particularly fund management, budgeting, or capital-program funding.

- Experience creating technical documentation for legacy applications.

- Familiarity with source-control, backup, build, and release-management practices for PowerBuilder applications.

 

Work Environment

- Standard schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.

- Occasional extended hours on Wednesdays may be required for system support.

- 37.5-hour workweek promoting work-life balance.

- Flexible work environment with hybrid/remote options available.

- Collaborative and forward-thinking team focused on innovation and public service impact.

 

Required Skills

- Five or more years of hands-on PowerBuilder development experience, including production support of legacy applications.

- Advanced knowledge of Data Windows, including: Retrieval and update logic, Computed columns, Nested and composite Data Windows

- Strong PowerScript skills, including event-driven logic and object inheritance involving windows, menus, and user objects.