COGNOS DEVELOPER

About this Position:

Job Title: COGNOS DEVELOPER

Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of software development best practices.

• At least five years of experience in Cognos methodologies and development.

• Degree from an accredited college with a bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Management Information Services Business Management Engineering Project Management Business or Public Administration Communications or a related field. May be substituted with relevant software development experience of 5 or more years.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Cognos dashboards reports and cubes based on business and technology requirements and industry standard best practices.

• Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems.

• Follows all required software development standards change control procedures and security requirements.

• Develop high quality deliverables.

• Ensure that the deliverables meet organization and performance requirements.

• Assists in the formulation of business and testing requirements.

• Coordinates and performs required unit system and performance testing. Works with other team members on User Acceptance testing and issue resolution.

• Ability to work both independently and participate as a member of a crossfunctional team.

• Ability to build relationships with project sponsors stakeholders other technical staff vendors and end users.

• Participates in continuous improvement activities by identifying and analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of existing processes and develops strategies for improvements.

• Produces status reports and communications on a regular basis.

Required Skills:

• Experience with Cognos 11.

• Working knowledge of Self-service modeling dashboarding Framework Manager and Content Explorer.

• Skill in relational modeling.

• Experience with Data Visualization.

• Experience working with Sql Server 2016.

• Skill in the operation of computers and peripheral equipment.

• Skill in creative and analytic problem solving.

• Understanding of Data Warehousing principals concepts and architecture.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project delivery dates.

• Ability to effectively analyze and manage requirements.

• Ability to visualize complex issues.

• Knowledge of personal computers Microsoft Office suite of tools including; Word Excel PowerPoint Visio and MS Project.

• Knowledge of programming concepts and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

• Ability to coordinate the work of a team with the work of other units within the Research Department Assessment and Accountability and other offices and departments.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of users and team members.