Our Client is a leader in transforming the business side of healthcare with their web based tools for practitioners in the industry. With their continued growth they are currently looking for a Senior Cognos Developer.
The ideal candidate will work with the existing DB2 data warehouse staff and other teams to support the implementation, use and design of the Cognos reporting infrastructure. They will use their Cognos knowledge and experience to assist the Client and its customers in the areas of data mining, analysis and reporting to improve business processes, activities and performance. The Cognos Senior Developer will be responsible for creating and maintaining various Cognos reporting environments in support of internal and external business requirements.
The following are the duties and requirements:
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design and implement scalable Cognos 8 architecture to meet current and future needs
Engineer Cognos Framework Manager models and packages
Prepare and review technical and logical design and artifacts
Responsible for developing, implementing Analytics and Reporting deliverables with multiple report pages, prompts, calculations, nested queries, nested objects, and variables working with applications and data
Develop Cognos related process flows and methodology to support both internal and external use of the Cognos
Evaluate, install and implement Cognos Series solutions for entire enterprise
Roll-out and train internal staff on the use of Cognos to support Analytics and Reporting
Install and configure Cognos software for clients and server
Perform detailed analysis of organizations current Cognos related requirements
Develop detailed architecture documentation and make recommendations to senior management addressing the use of Cognos to meet our ever growing BI requirements
REQUIRED SKILLS:
Minimum of 5 years experience in working with Cognos Framework Manager, creating and maintaining packages, design and maintenance of the meta-model and developing reports
Experience with planning, estimating and coordinating report development activities
Experience in leading and working as part of Cognos development teams
Train junior developers to develop Cognos related deliverables
Ability to transform business requirements into Cognos enabled reports, dashboards and use of both drill down and drill through alternatives
Experience with design of business intelligence application solutions using relational database design ( i.e. STAR and/or SNOWFLAKE Schemas), and ETL tools
Analyze Cognos new releases and provide recommendations for upgrades
Strong verbal and written communications
Strong organizational skills
Can-do attitude
Ability to work self-directed
Systems Analysis background
For more information and to be considered for this opportunity, please use the following contact information:
Howard Kaplin, Senior Business Manager, Teknetex
howard.kaplin@teknetex.com
615-750-3425 ext 108
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