*Role: Cognos BI Architect* *Duration: 6+ Months *
*Work Location: Honolulu, HI* *Qualifications:* **Preferably local to the Los Angeles, CA or San Francisco, CA. Job Description: A Senior Cognos 10 BI architect and report author in a client-facing role, preferably local to the Los Angeles, CA or San Francisco, CA area. This resource will lead Cognos 10 BI assessment activities, scope implementations, lead installation and configuration activities, creation of metadata models, professionally authored reports and cubes. The resource will also conduct requirements gathering sessions with the business community and provide training to client administrators and end-users. Architect Level Expertise in Cognos 10 platform: - Installation/Configuration of the Cognos 10 BI software in multi-tiered environment - Must be able to create Framework Manager models to enable report authoring and analytics - Proficient in Powerplay/Transformer cube building - Expert level report author using the Business Insights Advanced platform and the underlying BI studios (e.g., Report Studio) - Will work closely with Data Warehouse Architect to ensure optimum performance of the reporting platform Management and Leadership - Must demonstrate expertise in formal processes, methodologies, and artifacts for executing BI development functions in a controlled and repeatable manner with minimum duplication of effort - Must coordinate the efforts of multiple BI developers for large-scale efforts - Must provide accurate assessments of time required to produce reports in the chosen BI toolset - Must be able to provide training/mentoring to other BI developers to increase their skill levels over time Business Intelligence Object Design and Development - Able to facilitate requirements gathering sessions via interviews with the business user or users that made the request - Documents reporting requirements in standard format - Analyzes reporting requirements to generate design documentation relevant to the chosen BI toolset - Creates BI artifacts (i.e. reports, alerts, visualizations, etc.) that satisfy reporting requirements - Works with business users to refine/adapt/maintain BI artifacts as business user needs change or the data environment changes - Works closely with information architect to extend multidimensional model when necessary to meet new business needs - Works closely with data stewards to validate data dictionaries and other metadata for reporting data sources Communication - Must be a very strong communicator both verbally and written - Excellent at documentation of requirements, communication of issues and contributions to project planning activities - Comfortable creating training materials and conducting training sessions for client end-user community Key Experience: - 5+ years of experience as a Cognos BI Architect - 5+ Years’ experience in SDLC implementation methodology - 3+ Years’ experience as a team lead or project lead in a Business Intelligence implementation Optional Experience: - Project Management experience is highly desired - Prior Consulting experience is highly desired - IBM Cognos Certifications in BI tools *Thanks,* *Komal Sr. IT Recruiter* *National Systems Consulting L.P *9545 Dallas Parkway Suite – 100, Plano Texas 75093 USA *Office **:* +1 *972 212 8735/Fax :972-212-7434* *Mail ID : **ko...@nsiamerica.com* <ko...@nsiamerica.com> *URL :* www.nsiamerica.com [image: Description: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CDE8C8.4D755210] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Citrix and Sap problems" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to citrix-and-sap-problems+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to citrix-and-sap-problems@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/citrix-and-sap-problems. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
