Senior Cognos Developer

Candidates have to pass a Cognos Reporting assignment as part of the client interview. Candidates should be ready/fine with that.

Client wants some one with solid experience in Cognos development and in using Cognos MDX to develop reports, with minimal training. Let us find a senior person.

Client suggestion was to have the candidate develop a report as an exercise

We are seeking a Cognos Developer who will be responsible for the production support, design, development and implementation of Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Monitor and troubleshoot existing Cognos BI Reports, including framework models and powerplay cubes and ensure the availability of Cognos reporting for the end-users.
  • Monitor the integrity and validity of the data.
  • Analyze BI requirements and enhance existing/ create new Cognos Reporting solutions to support standard reporting, Dashboard, Storyboard, and self-service environment.
  • Develop reports sourcing data from Planning Analytics (formerly TM1) and IBM Powerplay Cubes
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and document BI requirements.
  • Analyze BI requirements and design/develop Cognos Reporting solutions to support standard reporting, Dashboard, Storyboard, and self-service environment.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define the business and presentation layers of the BI model that is business-friendly and supports a self-service environment.
  • Perform Unit, smoke testing of the Cognos reports and validate the data between the report against the output from database.
  • Maintain/manage the security aspects of the BI Platform including user/group provisioning, security role maintenance, and integration with Active Directory.
  • Assist with testing platform upgrades.

Qualifications and skills:

  • Minimum 8 years of experience with bachelor’s degree or 5 years of advanced reporting experience. Most recent experience must be Business Intelligence/Data Analytics focused with at least 3 year of hands-on experience in advanced/complex report development using Cognos.
  •  Proficiency with Cognos Analytics (11. X) and its Product Suite (Report Studio, Framework Manager, Transformer)
  • Working knowledge of relational databases, SQL, and procedural SQL scripting languages
  • Experienced in Framework Manager Dimensional Modeling, Transformer cube design, and development.
  • People person, team player with a strong can-do mentality
  • Understanding of data warehousing, OLAP concepts
  • Must be an inquisitive learner and have a thirst for improvement.
  • Strong analytical skills, including experience, familiarity, and ease with analyzing large, multi-dimensional data sets.
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to engage with multiple stakeholders and different teams to deliver BI solutions efficiently.
  • Highly motivated, result-oriented self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. Proven ability to function well independently as well as in a team.

Preferred:

  • Experience with Java Scripting
  • Experience with MDX
  • Experience working with data sourced from JD Edwards
  • Experience working in a DevOps environment.
  • Understanding of SOX and project management principles and concepts

Additional Information:

  • Title:  Senior Cognos Developer
  • Location:  Hyderabad / Vizag / Remote
  • Experience:  9 – 11 years
  • Shift Time:  UK shift (3-12 AM IST)

Send Resumes To: raj@email.xtglobal.com