Cognos Reports Developer - V.12

IBM Cognos Reports Developer - BI Analytics (Cognos v12)

We are looking for an IBM Cognos Reports Developer, with design, development and support experience and skills. The applicant must have extensive experience in working in a business-facing support and development function.

This is a permanent position, based at head office in Watford in Hertfordshire, reporting to the business intelligence manager. FIVE DAYS A WEEK IN THE OFFICE IS MANDATORY.

No sponsorship available.

Essential experience/skills

• bachelor's degree, preferably in computer science, business, management information systems and/or related fields
• extensive experience in Cognos reports suite, using IBM Cognos BI Analytics (v12)
• metadata-modelling, using Cognos Framework Manager
• skills in advanced report-writing, dashboard development, adding data module, building story using the functionalities of Cognos BI Analytics
• automating, bursting, creating reports view and using Event Studio to trigger report-running and distribution
• performance-tuning for speed of reports' delivery, troubleshooting and resolving issues
• security model using Active Directory, Kerberos and Cognos
• Cognos connection/portal, Cognos administration and content administration
• requirement-gathering with business users, writing functional and technical specification, gap analysis and proof-of-concept
• providing day-to-day support to the business and effectively managing support requests to meet business expectations
• working with third parties for application and software support
• unit-testing and facilitating SIT and UAT
• documenting development, testing and deployment tasks

Tools and skills

IBM Cognos BI Analytics

• IBM Cognos BI Analytics (v12) reporting suites
• MS SQL Server 2018 and above for queries

• life cycle of reports' development, using IBM Cognos BI Analytics
• BI methodologies, best practices on BI architecture
• Cognos Framework Manager and data module - metadata-modelling
  (CQM and DQM)

Desired skills

• some understanding of data warehouse and ETL processes using SSIS, OLAP and tabular cubes using SSAS

• using MDX and DAX for reporting off cubes as the source
• using DevOps for version control and deployment
• some understanding of master data services (MDS) for master data management

Salary and benefits

• competitive salary - £55k to £60k per year - but a max. of £65k might be available
• 25 days' paid holiday (plus bank holidays) pro rata; head-office bonus scheme; free shares (after 18 months with the company); private medical insurance; contributory pension scheme

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.