CLOSED - Cognos Architect Contractor/Consultant – Atlanta based position

[ZenithSourcing]

Cognos Architect Contractor/Consultant – Atlanta based position

This is a strategic consulting opportunity to move a global enterprise toward an Enterprise Data Warehouse which involves a consolidated enterprise-wide Cognos environment. 
This Cognos Architect would be responsible for assessing requirements, affirming and/or making revision recommendations to the current strategy, architecture and implementation plan.  Candidate must have prior experience leading successful large-scale Cognos implementations as well as a broad background and experience with IT application development.  This person must have strong professional consulting skills, project management skills, and the ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization.

Roles & Responsibilities
•   Based upon business and operational requirements, identify inefficiencies and gaps in proposed Cognos infrastructure
•   Evaluate existing consolidation plan/strategy and recommend improvements
•   Review and finalize implementation plan
•   Install, configure and optimize Cognos 8.4 BI application suite on distributed environment
•   Perform migration (including upgrade) of BI applications from the two existing BI environments onto new enterprise environment
•   Upgrade multiple Cognos Transformer cubes/models utilizing 8.4 functionality
•   Identify metrics for measuring performance of the Cognos infrastructure 
•   Mentor personnel who will be supporting the environment
•   Perform any other tasks necessary to implementation of new environment

Knowledge & Experience required
•   Experience in leading successful large-scale global enterprise Cognos efforts
•   Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring, and supporting Cognos BI Suite
•   Hands-on experience of upgrading Cognos 8 BI suite from versions 8.2 and 8.3 to 8.4, including both relational and multi-dimensional data sources and reporting
•   Strong technical skills with Cognos administration
•   Strong background in cube builds against dimensional data as well as relational
•   Strong understanding of large-scale enterprise data warehousing environments, theories, principles, and practices
•   Background with InfoSphere Warehouse a plus
•   Knowledge and experience of integrating Cognos BI and Enterprise Planning preferred

Must be able to travel internationally (approximately 20%); have strong business and communication skills and work in a geographically diverse team environment.  If you possess the required skills and experience please contact Tamara Garbers on 303.256.6990 or email your resume to tamara@zenithsourcing.com for immediate confidential consideration.