Lead Cognos Developer

Cognos Developer LEAD

Location: Hybrid 1x/ week in Jersey City

Length 4 months

Must be on your W2 or 1099 no further subcontracting

Notes:

Will interview early next week

Manager will be out on leave end of June so want to have cross over before he leaves

Manager oversees the PowerBI Alteryx and Cognos team (team of 13 total)

***Must have heavy Cognos expeirrence mostly experience as support and reporting focused***

o Ideally if they have been involved in GL Financial reports Fixed Assets Reporting or AP Reporting

o Noteix experience is a big plus

o Alteryx experience is a big pus

Preferred: 75% Cognos with 25% Alteryx and PowerBI

this group oversee Cognos Tableau and PowerBI. We put the PowerBI Developer on the team and

Role Objectives:

Collaborate with various stakeholders to understand the business requirements and develop Cognos Planning Analytics applications.

Assume accountability for the integrity accuracy and timeliness of reporting generated from these applications.

Experience in handling large datasets relational databases and distributed systems.

Ability to write complex SQLs to perform data analysis activities.

Experience using analytical skills tools and techniques to investigate information and to draw conclusions.

Analyze data across disparate data sources to support requirements identify data integration requirements to support the build.

Ability to perform datalineage/traceability/reconciliation activities as required to support user inquiries.

Prepare runbooks methods of procedures documents and present the same to business teams.

Ability to comprehend and define the scope of the project initiate test plan and execution of testing initiatives as it relates to the project as well as mitigate any associated risk as it relates to the testing event.

Ability to define a project plan and adhere to target dates.

Address production defects if any on time.

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelors degree in computer science finance accounting or information systems.

5 7 years of Cognos TM1/Planning Analytics and Cognos BI experience.

Build/Modify TM1 Models TI Processes Rules and Feeders.

Build/Modify Cognos TM1/Planning Analytics active forms reports.

Strong proficiency in SQL.

Strong analytical design debugging problem solving and investigative skills.

Understanding of business requirements analysis user acceptance testing and change management techniques.

Tableau / Power BI/ Alteryx experience preferred.

Ability to work independently or with a group.