Application Developer - Cognos

Job ID GBS-0601455 Job type Full-time Regular Work country Canada Position type Professional Work city - Any Posted 11-Nov-2013 Travel Up to 4 days a week (home on weekends-based on project requirements) Job area Consulting & Services Business group Global Business Services Job category IT Specialist Business unit AS Job role Application Developer Job role skillset COGNOS.BI Commissionable/Sales-Incentive jobs only No

Job description

IBM Global Business Services: Join a Leader. Consult with us. IBM Global Business Services helps top-tier clients solve their most complex business and technical issues. With access to resources that only a global leader can provide, as a Cognos Developer, you will learn valuable skills, gain access to a vast and diverse network of talented professionals, and enjoy unparalleled career, training, and educational opportunities. IBM Global Business Services is currently seeking Application Developer-Cognos. Candidates will use in-depth consulting skills, business knowledge, and packaged solution expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into the clients’ business environments in order to achieve client expected business results. Candidates may serve as team members or team leads and be able to work independently on client sites. We are looking for consultants that can build credibility and trust. Responsibilities Manages expectations of business and communicates progress Documents and maintains reporting processes, code, requirements and maintains compliance and governance procedures Fulfills audit and data provision requirements to support various programs Promote BI solutions /capabilities to the business user community Oversees and / or develops BI solutions including: Reports Ad-hoc queries Cubes Analytical views ETL scripts Metadata definitions Queries Reports Analysis and design of business requirements Report generation, relational and dimensional modeling and ETL Design Review the applicability of developed functionality and organize user acceptance tests Interactions with the "business experts" to assist them in the preparation and analysis of user requirements Provide problem solving capabilities to the team helping with the analysis & resolution of defects. Creates and maintains reports using the Cognos development framework. Develops and contributes to plans and schedules for BI deliverables Scopes deliverables and manages scope changes along with the business partners Prioritizes requirements in conjunction with business priorities Other Requirements: A combination of a post-secondary technical diploma with a data management focus and significant related experience will be considered Experience with Cognos 8.x or higher; version 10 preferred. Sound knowledge of common data warehousing best practices and common data warehouse models including the use of enterprise reporting tools. Sound knowledge of user requirements analysis and application Knowledge of PL/SQL running against a data warehousing environment. Excellent Cognos development skills; specifically around framework manager, report studio and transformer Experience creating visually appealing reports Strong understanding of SDLC best practices with an emphasis on DW/BI practices Good working knowledge of common code construction and code management practices. Good interpersonal and communication skills and a strong team player Experience working in a project-based environment Experience with multi-tier technologies Experience working within SQL Server and Oracle SQL Good understanding of application development methodologies Experience with AS 400 will be considered an asset Other Skills: Need individual with strong work ethic who can self-manage multiple concurrent tasks and deadlines. The ideal candidate will have experience in supporting in a client oriented environment and be able to research and troubleshoot problems reasonably independently. A high degree of initiative and self-development is expected. • Team leadership and project management • Excellent skills in oral and written business communications in English • Project execution using development methodologies • Experience working in global delivery environment (e.g. teaming with resources from India.) • Negotiation and structured problem determination skills.

Required Bachelor's Degree At least 3 years experience in with Cognos 8.x or higher; version 10 English: Fluent

Preferred Information Technology

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