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* * *Requirement:* *Cognos Architect/BI specialist * *Location:* NYC *Duration* 6-12 months + * * *Required Skills:* - 5+ years experience independently developing *Cognos applications and Cognos reports* from the ground up. - 5-7 years management experience - Must have *EP (Enterprise Planning)* experience as well as some Business Intelligence (BI) - experience *authoring* Cognos EP & BI technical requirements and design documents for business applications. - work independently to develop Cognos EP & BI applications and Cognos 8 reports. - Must have 3+ years experience supporting Cognos business applications with *direct customer contact*. - Must possess analytical and critical thinking skills with technical problems of high complexity, i.e., ability to collect information to ascertain the root cause of a complex issue and make timely decisions when recommending corrective action. - Must have the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and assignments of moderate to high complexity, working tenaciously to meet or beat deadlines. - Must have knowledge of quality assurance and testing procedures, processes and techniques employed across various technical platforms and environments. - Must have effective oral and written communication skills. - BS in IT, BusMgmt, EE *Desired Skills:* Other Non-Cognos Toolset Skills o *SAP integration* o *Primavera P6 Scheduling* o Primavera Cost Manager o Primavera Expedition/Contract Manager o Oracle and MS-SQL Databases o Win2003 Enterprise OS o Working knowledge of SQL o IBM Websphere Application Server Java Software Development It will be required to provide: Detailed description of at least three (3) previously completed projects where the proposed candidate for this position was responsible for developing Cognos EP (or 2 EP and one BI) applications integrated with SAP and/or Primavera. References identifying an individual, telephone, and e-mail contact information must be provided for each reference. *Assignment Description:* The Cognos architect/BI specialist installs and configures Cognos 8.3 BI components (i.e., Web, application, database, etc.) within an IBM Websphere environment. This specialist analyzes World Trade Center construction-site business requirements, and designs, develops, installs, and maintains Cognos-based project-reporting applications that include such features as: · Score-carding and dashboards · Flexible reporting with detailed analysis and drill-down on various construction-project metrics · Portal components integrated with various data sources, such as: o SAP o Primavera P6 Scheduling o Primavera Cost Manager o Primavera Expedition/Contract Manager · Scheduled reports · Ad hoc report query capabilities This individual will also be responsible to transfer solution knowledge to production support and maintenance personnel. The incumbent will maintain expert knowledge of how Cognos-based applications integrate with such related source systems as SAP and Primavera. The individual will accommodate the World Trade Center construction site business reporting needs, resolve conflicting user demands, and maintain positive customer relations with strong communication and coordination. Full technical management of large projects, including developing project plans, is expected in order to ensure completion of projects on time and on budget. The incumbent shall be able to communicate technical concepts in non-technical terms when working with non-technical staff. The successful incumbent will address the following specific work requirements: · Identify and validate software and infrastructure components required to implement Cognos BI solutions. · Install and maintain such Cognos BI infrastructure components. · Develop new Cognos BI applications and Cognos 8 reports for the World Trade Center construction site. Typically, such BI applications will: o Deliver secure Web-based dashboards that draw on different data sources. o Deliver information from different sources in a single view or report. o Provide an at-a-glance snapshot of business performance. o Create personalized information centers to monitor performance. o Connect dashboard elements with underlying data for further analysis. · Develop procedures to administer Cognos BI applications. · Provide systems administration support for Cognos BI applications. · Write scheduled and ad hoc reports using Cognos and other corporate data sources, e.g., SAP, Primavera, etc. Thanks and Regards Pramod Kumar/Abhi Recruitment and Resource Management Virtusoft Inc [email protected] 617-264-0974 Tel 877-570-0923 Fax www.virtusoft.us * * --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DIRECT CLIENT IT NEED" group. 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