Cognos Reports Developer - V.12
9 days ago
Watford
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). Please note - 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, • 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, • 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, • competitive salary - £55k to £60k per year - but a max. of £65k might be available Morgan Philips Group is a global talent solutions business that disrupts conventional thinking in executive search, recruitment and talent consulting. We operate in over 18 markets in Europe, North & South America, Asia, and the Middle East & Africa. We understand that the future is digital and social, so we embrace the latest technology, including video ads and CVs, as well as social recruiting. Our innovative services are tailored to the new world of work yet we do not lose sight of the fact that employees be they existing and potential are ultimately human beings. 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.