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OPEN POSITION 03  |  3-6 months Cognos Developer/Reporter|  REMOTE

POSTED SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  •   Can effectively blend strong business acumen with exceptional technical      and problem-solving skills
  •   Have demonstrated success in managing sophisticated clients, complex engagements, and multi-member project teams
  •   Ability to produce sophisticated Cognos Reports
  •   Possess expert SQL skills
  •   Passionate about helping clients create value

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • 5+ years of professional experience in business intelligence and data warehousing  
  • 5+ years of current Cognos Report development experience is a must (client environment is Cognos 10).
  • Deep knowledge of Oracle and SQL is a must.
  • Development of List, cross tab, drill through, master-detail, chart, Active reports andcomplex reports with multiple Prompts in Report Studio.
  • Design, Develop, Test and Deploy Report
  • Cognos 10 / Cognos Analytics Report Studio
  • Cascading prompts
  • Report Views
  • Scheduling & email distribution
  • File System distribution
  • Excel & PDF report formatting
  • Drill-down / drill-through report development
  • Impromptu Reporting Writing
  • Oracle SQL
  • Report Validation & Unit Testing
  • Report tuning (review of SQL for optimization)
  • Ability to communicate with the end users to review the new Cognos output or review the existing reports

Additional Qualifications

  • Advanced SQL skills
  • Advanced knowledge of relational database concepts 
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills and presentation skills
  • Strong skills in analysis, problem solving, communication, documentation and critical thinking
  • Self-starter, ability to project manage work and work of others