Our Dallas Fort Worth based client is has a need for an experienced Cognos Business Intelligence Developer to help be a part of the new Cognos 8 reporting initiatives project. The client is recognized as a leader in the area! As the principal Cognos Developer, you will be responsible for the analysis, design, and development of the Cognos 8 ReportNet business Intelligence environment and database structures for a large-scale Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).
The Cognos 8 Developer will be responsible for the full life cycle development, implementation, production support, and performance tuning of the Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Mart, and Cognos Reporting environments. You will interact with various development teams, project manager, senior management, and external vendors.
You should be experienced in analyzing, defining, and documenting data requirements, and reporting needs from existing OLTP applications. You should also be able to identify and define data sourcing, business rules, and transformation logic for next phases of the Project.
Key Objectives:
-- Perform day-to-day Business Intelligence analysis, design, and programming functions.
-- Implement the strategic plan for support of future company information requirements.
-- Create reports and reporting environments of data from legacy applications into the EDW environment.
-- Programming in Oracle SQL to perform the data query functions.
-- Perform the day-to-day monitoring, apply upgrades, and system patches to the enterprise data warehouse environment.
-- Support effective and efficient business processes in partnership with other software and reporting development teams.
-- Identify ownership and accountability for enterprise reporting information.
-- Refine and validate logical data models that reflect concepts/structures in the EDW and serve as the basis for relational database design.
-- Ensure that information needs and business rules are in compliance with enterprise policies and standards.
-- Participate in evaluating new technologies to ensure the continuity and advancement of data and technology architecture within company information needs.
-- Build a framework for accurately capturing, sharing, distributing, securing, and leveraging company data resources.
-- Provide enterprise metadata repository services.
Minimum Technical Requirements:
-- 7+ years Information Technology experience.
-- 4+ years experience in as a Cognos Developer, preferably with Cognos 8.
-- Skilled using Cognos ReportNet, Framework Manager, as part of the Cognos Suite;
-- Strong background in structured systems and data analysis.
-- Demonstrated ability with JAD and RAD methodologies.
-- Expertise in relational database design (normalized and dimensional).
Required:
-- Strong ability to work with business units to formulate business and data requirements.
-- Ability to work with other database administrators to complete database designs and models.
-- Experience with data modeling tools such as ERwin, S-Designor, or equivalent.
-- Knowledge of Unix.
-- Highly motivated individual with very good analytical skills dedicated to completing tasks on schedule.
Desired:
-- Experience with other Business Intelligence software (Business Objects, MicroStrategies) applications.
-- Experienced working with Enterprise Integration project(s).
-- Skilled with one or more data modeling CASE tools (e.g., ERwin, SilverRun, LBMS, S-Designor).
Education:
-- BS or BA, desirable.
If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please forward your resume and indicate job title. Presently our client is only accepting U.S. citizens and permanent residents. You must pass a criminal background check, credit check, security check, and drug test before entering the assignment.
We would like to thank everyone who submits their resume for this position. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. r2 Technologies offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits, is an equal opportunity employer, and promotes a smoke-free and drug-free workplace.
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