Cognos Developer
Our Client is a leading technology centre in Glasgow is expanding there Cognos Team
Role Overview:
A suitable BI Cognos developer will be proficient with the Cognos 10 toolset, having a solid understanding of relational and dimensional reporting models. The person will be responsible for implementing BI reporting solutions and framework/cube modelling to business requirement specifications.
Job Description:
- Develop simple and complex reports including list, crosstabs and charts with drill-thru capabilities
- Build dashboards using traditional and active reporting techniques
- Update and enhance existing framework manager & OLAP models
- Enhance existing reports based on new requirements
- Performance tuning of reports, models and infrastructure
- Assist in gathering requirements and author supporting documentation
- Interact with business sponsors to plan scope and timescales for projects
Requirements:Technical
- Minimum 3 years experience in a Cognos development role
- Proficient with reporting toolsets such as Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Event Studio and Business Insights Advanced
- Proficient in SQL and relational databases such as Oracle
- Understand datawarehouse design theory
- Experience with Cognos best practices & methodologies
Personal:
- Proven ability to work well in a fast paced and challenging technical environment, with ability to multitask whilst delivering high quality solutions
- Ability to quickly understand issues and think through solutions
- Highly motivated with an ability to work independently
- Ability to perform data analysis and troubleshoot data integrity issues
- Able to communicate effectively with other team members and business
Any of the following skills will be advantageous:
- TM1
- Agile methodologies - Jira, Kanban, Scrum
- Knowledge of columnar databases, particularly Vertica
- Understand Cognos server architecture and environment administration
- Dynamic Cubes
- Knowledge in Cognos SDK using Java or .Net