Hiring Urgent Requirement – Cognos Developer || Raleigh, NC – Day 1 (On-site)

Location – Raleigh, NC – Day 1 (On-site)

Start – ASAP

Duration – 6 months

Looking for people who have recent and solid experience working in Cubes and Transformers.

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.

·        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:

Requirements:

·        Minimum 2 years of experience with bachelor’s degree or 4 years of advanced reporting experience. Most recent experience must be Business Intelligence/Data Analytics focused with at least 1 year of hands-on experience in advanced 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 working with data sourced from JD Edwards

·        Experience working in a DevOps environment.

·        Understanding of SOX and project management principles and concepts