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Cognos Developer Location: Schaumburg, IL
Cognos Developer
Schaumburg, IL
Long Term contract
Job Responsibilities:
â?¢ Architect, design and develop Cognos reports (cubes, dashboards, reports, drill-through, etc) according to user requirements.
â?¢ Design and develop any data transformation processes for reports that require aggregations or any activity requiring background processing. â?¢ Complete assigned project deliverables within business / audit control requirements.
â?¢ Perform unit, system and integration testing and provide UAT/Production support as needed.
â?¢ Train and support Cognos end users.
â?¢ Adhere to security and control policies throughout design, development and testing.
â?¢ Identify, troubleshoot and resolve reporting issues and code defects.
â?¢ Understand and execute release management and change management processes for changes to reporting applications.
â?¢ Provide off hours support as required.
Technical Skills Required:
â?¢ A strong architectural background with Databases and Reporting.
â?¢ 5+ experience with Cognos 8.4/10 such as Framework Manager, Cube Development, Report Studio and Analysis Studio
â?¢ Experience in SAS is a plus.
â?¢ 5+ experience with databases specifically Oracle and writing sql.
â?¢ Strong background with Data Warehouse and Data Marts.
â?¢ Experience with ETL like Informatica, SSIS, etc is a plus
â?¢ Experience with scripting languages like VBScript, Unix, perl, etc.
â?¢ Knowledge of BI/Data Warehouse concepts, including star schema
â?¢ Experience with formal software development processes and methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, RUP, SCRUM, or MSF
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