*Job Title*
*Senior Cognos Administrator*
*Project Location*
*Berkeley Heights, NJ*
*Duration*
*6+ Months Contract*
*Interview Process: phone + Skype*
*Visa:* *Any*
*Job Description**:*
*The Company:* Our client is a Fortune 100 international insurance
organization serving customers in more than 100 countries.
*Operational Responsibilities: *
- Responsible for the oversight, engineering and operational support an
organization's Visualization and Cognos reporting infrastructure systems.
- Must be able to design, implement, and upgrade the appropriate
infrastructure to support the enterprise used platform.
- Configure and support the Cognos, QlikView/Tableau Web & Application
server environments for non-prod through to Production via SLDC.
- Perform the product upgrades and patching as well as the deployment of
application code and the required security within the 3 platforms features
and functions.
- Configuring Windows IIS and IBM HTTP web services.
- Should be capable to work alone as well as with others to perform
performance analysis, environment diagnostics and product / code
diagnostics.
- Interface with both the application teams and vendor to gather and
present the required details pertaining to requirements, problems and
diagnostics for root cause analysis to peers, partners, coworkers, vendors,
and management.
- Identify pros and cons to solutions.
- Identify risk impact and provide proactive plans to ensure platform
and host performance.
- Perform maintenance and support of the availability and functionality
of these systems. Maintenance (includes OS Patching and platform upgrades),
implementation rollouts of new systems, application deployments, L1, 2&3
break fix and troubleshooting skills.
- Be a team lead to sustain a 24x7 support model.
- Available for routine production support duties during off-hours and
weekends.
*Major Knowledge Requirement:*
- O/S :
- UNIX
- zLinux
- Windows 2003, 2008, 2012
- BI Tools/Packages:
- Major - Cognos 10.x, Cognos 8, Cognos 7 BI Suite
- Cognos Administrator with a solid background in Cognos 8/10 BI
Platform Design and Administration on Windows Server OS and
Linux on System
Z. 5+ years of Enterprise Environment experience.
- Minor - QlikView 11.20 SR10, Tableau Version 8.2.2
- Administrator with a solid background in QV/Tableau Platform
Design and Administration on Windows Server OS.
*Minor Knowledge Requirement:*
VMware, IIS, Proactivenet, Nimsoft, Scripting, LDAP, SSO, IDM, Cognos 11,
SQL, Service Now, Lync, PVCS, PPM, Metamanager, Chargeback experience,
Scripting capabilities, SDK abilities
*Required Skills/Experience:*
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other
related field and 6+ years of relevant enterprise network work experience.
- Experience in Service provisioning and implementing the Cognos
authentication/authorization model for Users, Groups, Roles, and
Capabilities.
- Experience in Service provisioning and implementing the SSO
authentication/authorization model for Users, Groups, Roles, and
Capabilities.
- Experience implementing security in the Cognos Connection Portal for
Public folders, Configuration, Security, Status, etc.
- Hands on experience creating objects throughout the full spectrum of
the Cognos Connection Portal.
- Knowledge of the Cognos 8-10 cube building processes and its
deployment features.
- Experience working with product vendors to provide application support
and resolving multiple PMR tickets simultaneously.
- Working knowledge of the various monitoring features and metrics
incorporated in the Cognos Connection Portal
- Experienced with Change Control procedures and software version
control.
- Basic knowledge of LDAP design and experience with LDAP
administration.
- Ability to work on simultaneous projects and capable of rapidly
responding to production related issues, daily tasks and responsibilities.
- Working knowledge of how to perform the integration of the software
components into a working environment being considerate of the
desktop/server components as well as surrounding systems that utilize
Cognos.
- Experienced with Cognos tools and diagnostics to assist the
application teams as needed.
- Experienced with performing these functions on both a windows and UNIX
platform.
- Must have excellent technical skills as well as excellent verbal and
written communication skills.
- Some project management skills are required to help outline tasks and
timelines.
- Must be process oriented, organized and capable of proper time
management within a team of on and offshore resources to support 24x7
platforms.
- Demonstrates specific technological expertise in highly utilized
application packages including but not limited to (Cognos, QlikView and
Tableau)
- Must be capable of working and troubleshooting with multiple
application teams as well as respective data center and infrastructure team
members.
- Technical and human resource management skills are required as
candidate will be a team lead to sustain a 24x7 support model.
*Desired Skills/Experience:*
- 3-5+ years of Enterprise Environment experience preferred.
- Having experience in QlikView and Tableau is a plus.
- Project Management skills are a plus.
Thanks & Regards,
Udbhav Mathur
Talent Acquisition Specialist
*TEKshapers inc.*
Ph:248-565-4747 *130
Email:- [email protected] <[email protected]>
Gtalk: udbhav.intime
*Tekshapers Inc. – WMBE Firm*
*1441 E. Maple Rd, Suite # 301, Troy, MI 48083 *
http://www.tekshapers.com
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