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What does an IFS technical consultant do?

What IFS technical consultants and developers build, the tools they use and current demand. Updated 10 October 2026.

Short answer. An IFS technical consultant builds what configuration alone cannot: customisations, integrations with other systems, data migration, reports and workflows. The core skills are PL/SQL on Oracle, the IFS development tooling and API-based integration.

What they build

  • Customisations and extensions to the standard application.
  • Integrations with other systems through REST and OData APIs and IFS Connect.
  • Data migration from legacy systems, including cleansing and load tooling.
  • Reports, lobbies and workflows that users work with every day.

What changed with IFS Cloud

IFS Cloud is updated on a regular release cycle, so heavy modification of core code has become a liability. Technical work has moved toward configuration, extensions and API integrations that survive updates.

Demand right now

There are 26 IFS technical consultant and developer jobs on the board, out of 155 open roles.

Questions people ask

Which programming language do IFS developers use?

PL/SQL is the core language, on an Oracle database. Integration and front-end work add API and web skills.

Can a technical consultant move into solution architecture?

Yes, it is a common path. There are 27 IFS solution architect roles open on the board today.

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