Sr. Cognos Developer

Position: Senior Cognos Developer

Duration: 6 Months

 Location: Irving, TX

  Job responsibilities:

• Design and develop Training data metadata models catalogs, transformer model and packages using transformer and Framework Manager respectively. 

• Develop High Level Designs, Low-level Designs, Test Cases and finally the code for every module involved in a project.

• Develop High Level Designs, Low-level Designs, Test Cases and finally the code for every module involved in a project.

• Create new reports and enhance existing reports using Business Intelligence, Power Play, Analysis Studio and Report Studio.

• Deploy Cognos content from Development environment to Production environment.

• Develop multi-dimensional cubes for using Power Play applications for analysis.

• Responsible for run time performance and tuning of the queries.

• Provide Tier 3 support for other report developers with less proficiency.

• Support production deployments & production support for applications.

Responsible for understanding and addressing customer and user requirements, their strategies, and their goals. 

Skills Required: 

• Senior level Cognos 10.2.2 Developer – expert proficiency with Workspace, Framework Manager, Transformer, Business Intelligence, Report Studio, Analysis Studio, and Query Studio.

• Expertise with data modelling required - relational and multi-dimensional 

• Proficient with SQL 

• Strong understanding of Oracle hardware architectures 

• Experience with Linux or UNIX 

• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel 

• Experience with Data Warehouse applications is a plus 

• Experience with Oracle PeopleSoft HRMS and/or LMS software is a plus 

• Strong mathematical, analytical, and statistical skills 

• Professional, friendly, and courteous demeanor to work well with teammates and business partners both at headquarters and cross-Market 

• Works with a strong sense of urgency, is proactive and flexible, strategic thinking, and self-motivated 

• Acts with a high degree of integrity to maintain confidentiality and ability to exercise sound judgment 

• Ability to work well both independently and in diverse teams 

• Ability to learn quickly and act with agility in a fast-paced and virtual working environment

Education: 

Minimum education requirement is BA/BS degree