Location:

Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Summary:

The Cognos Developer will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-wide reporting solutions using Cognos. This position will work primarily with end users, data modelers, and analysts to design business intelligence and operational reporting solutions.

Responsibilities:

Key Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deliver self-service infrastructure and business intelligence (BI) content including reports and dashboards to business professionals using the IBM Cognos BI toolset
• Develop best practices for solutions that help end users access and analyze data in data warehouse, data marts, and operational systems
• Perform early stage analysis of reporting requests to formulate high level approach and estimates
• Analyze end user requirements to design report mock-ups specifications and production reports
• Assist business users with Cognos ad hoc reporting and troubleshooting post-production issues
• Articulate data sourcing and data model requirements to ETL and database resources and collaborate on development
• Analyze report SQL and implement changes to optimize query performance
• Gather requirements from business users, communicate status updates, and coordinate user acceptance testing and issue management
• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of BI reporting processes and standards

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field
• 5-7 years of experience in Cognos BI reporting toolkit
• Experience in Cognos 10.x / 11: report studio, query studio, framework manager, analysis studio
• Advanced knowledge and expertise with SQL and data warehousing concepts

Skills and Behaviors:

• Proficient in all Cognos suits, Cognos Framework Manager etc.
• Proficient in DB2 and Netezza
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work either independently or collaboratively in a team
• Ability to communicate in technical and non-technical terms
• Experience in Cognos Administration and production support tasks
• Experience with more than one BI tool is a plus, such as (Tableau, Micro Strategy, etc.)