Cognos Reports Developer - Watford, United Kingdom - J D Wetherspoon plc

J D Wetherspoon plc

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Watford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

IBM Cognos reports developer - BI Analytics (Cognos version 11)

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, reporting to the business intelligence manager.

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 (C11)
- 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 reports run 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, Content Administration

- requirement-gathering, 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
- unit-testing and facilitating SIT and UAT
- documenting development, testing and deployment tasks

Tools and skills:

IBM Cognos BI Analytics

IBM Cognos BI Analytics (C11) reporting suites
MS SQL Server 2016 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 metadatamodelling

(CQM and DQM)

Report Studio advanced reportwriting

- dashboards and story development

Event Studio scheduling and triggers
Cognos administration and security, using active directory and Cognos

Desired skills:

- data warehouse and ETL processes

MS SSIS
ETL

MS SSAS

OLAP and tabular cubes

- business analysis skills
- version control and release management

MDX and DAX
TFS and DevOps for version control and deployment
MDS for master data management

Salary:
£55,000+ dependant on experience

Benefits: 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; free head-office parking