Cognos developer

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support DOS Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) sustainment efforts, with a focus on the scoping of Cognos report solution sessions with business lines to capture business objectives and prioritize opportunities.
• This position will play a primary role in the sustainment of the existing Cognos reporting solutions under the management of the DOS EAM Department, with a focus on availability and maintenance as needs arise.
• Under the direction of the Report Development Lead, extract transform and load data, using SQL.
• Support the scoping of the Cognos reporting solution sessions with business lines to capture business objectives and prioritize opportunities.

• Create mock-up reports for proof-of-concept reviews.
• Support and develop activities related to end-to-end data lifecycle management, including the review of data loads for accuracy and completeness
. • Support DOS Business lead in developing system reporting solutions based on business needs.
• Support DOS Business lead in creating, validating, executing and documenting test cases.
• Assist in the development of end-user training and reference materials.
• Perform or assist in end-user training.
• Assist in implementation go-live and post-go-live activities.
• Support requests from users to research system problems or errors, and to assist in their resolution.

DELIVERABLES & DUE DATES 

1. Support HxGN integration with Power BI solutions. 
2. Configure Cognos reports to communicate valuable information to business lines.

QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Minimum 5 years HxGN EAM (or other EAM/enterprise data management software) experience. 
• Minimum 5 years of IT related experience 
• Minimum of 2 years of experience developing and implementing Cognos reporting solutions, including modelling, design, development and testing of data visualization or paginated report solutions 3 Version 5/12/23 
• A thorough understanding of the Cognos architecture and development best practices.
• Experience of the full project development lifecycle with Cognos Products, Cognos 8.2 Framework Manager, Query Studio and Report Studio, Analysis Studio and Metrics Studio. 
• Understanding of SDK and the use of java script and HTML in Cognos8 
• Strong ability to work on multiple initiatives simultaneously and work within tight deadlines.
• Experience working in an Agile project delivery model is an asset. 
• Understanding of complex relational database organization, design, and functionality.
• Ability to communicate clearly in conversation and in presentations to both technical and non-technical staff and to provide updates to all levels of management and stakeholders.