Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Cognos Developer Needed for Dallas Company in Dallas, TX

Robert Half Technology, the world's leader in specialized technology staffing is currently seeking a Cognos Developer for a high profile client located in Dallas, TX. This is a contract to hire role in a growth focused company. In the role, the candidate will be responsible for collaborating with business units to design reporting and analytical solutions for our enterprise users. The Cognos Developer will work with database teams to design and develop query models and required data marts to support tactical and strategic reporting needs for the company. Additional Responsibilities: * Firm understanding and experience with the Cognos suite of products (Reportnet, PowerPlay, PowerPlay Web, Transformer) in an enterprise data warehouse *Capture requirements, design, create, manage, and fulfill requests for report and cube creation and development * Work with business analysts and end users to understand business rules and interpret data * Working knowledge of database queries to improve system performance and data retrieval * Experience installing, upgrading, configuring and administrating Cognos products * Fluent in the use of Microsoft Windows technology, Microsoft Office Suite, SQL and the Internet

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada. Experience: Required Skills - Demonstrated ability to design reports creatively and roll out successful reporting systems. - Cognos ReportNet Framework Manager and Report Studio and related OLAP experience. - Experience using Cognos PowerPlay, Impromptu and Visualizer. - Experience using Minitab; Oracle; SAS - Familiar with Structured Query Language (SQL) and its concepts. - Familiarity with data warehouse and reporting concepts such as dimensional analysis. - Client facing/consulting skills such as the ability to work with the business partners to translate business requirements into potentially complex technical solutions that meet or exceed those business needs. - Capability to provide short-term solutions that align with long-term goals, directions and objectives. - Ability to communicate and work effectively with business partners, management. For position consideration, please email resumes to: or apply online at www.rht.com. Please reference "Cognos Developer" in the subject line of your correspondence. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer. Will not consider 3rd Party candidates. Unable to sponsor H-1 candidates or consider corp-to-corp at this time. Equal Opportunity Employer. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here