New Cognos Job

Senior Data Warehouse/BI Developer
Beacon Mutual Insurance
Warwick, RI

Beacon Mutual is currently redesigning its data warehouse and migrating from Cognos Series 7 to Cognos 8.4 BI tools. This initiative includes data integration and the development of dashboards, scorecards and other types of reports. Beacon is recruiting a Senior Data Warehouse/BI Developer with hands on experience with Cognos 8.4 and Data Manager to join our IS team that includes an additional BI developer and a business analyst.

The Senior Data Warehouse/BI Developer is a technical lead position, responsible for assessing requirements, defining strategy, technical architecture, development, delivery and support of Cognos 8 reporting, data integration and data warehouse projects for the enterprise. Candidate will be responsible for creating maintainable BI and DI solutions by conducting cost/benefit analysis for alternative technical approaches; assessing technical risk and incorporating flexibility in anticipation of future business needs. Candidate will participate in all aspects of  the project lifecycle, serving as the subject matter expert on Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing and will mentor and train less experienced developers.  

The ideal candidate will be a self starter with a strong work ethic and work experience that includes all aspects of the above duties.  

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree in a computer or technical discipline.
• 7 plus years of development/analysis experience with Cognos BI and data warehouse technologies including Data Manager ETL, dashboard, Cognos 8.4 Framework Manger and report and cube development tools, Cognos Connection, Event Studio and Metric Studio (desired).  
• Oracle 10g database experience with strong SQL and PL/SQL skills.
• Data/dimensional modeling and technical design and documentation.   
• Strong analytic, problem solving and collaborative skills.
• Ability to envision and design solutions that will ensure technical architecture is consistent and compatible with Company's technology direction.
• Strong written/oral communication skills.  
• Insurance or Financial Services application development a plus.  

At Beacon Mutual Insurance, an essential focus of our company is to remain "the workers' compensation insurer of choice" in Rhode Island.  Known for our outstanding service, we have built our reputation on improving the well being of RI's employees in the workplace. To achieve this distinction we invest in the development and welfare of our employees, who are the foundation of our success. We provide a healthy work life balance, excellent benefits, challenging assignments and projects, and the opportunity to make a difference.

For more information about Beacon Mutual Insurance, and to apply for this position on line, please visit us at www.beaconmutual.com.  

Beacon is an EEO/AA Employer.



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New BI Resource Available 20100919-001

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C8 job in san diego

BI Analyst – Cognos in San Diego, CA

3- 5 yrs experience with Cognos 8x. Must have extensive Report Studio development experience with some experience modeling with Cognos Framework Manager, building & refresh cubes in Cognos Transformer, SQL & MDX concepts.

Experience with Cognos SDK (using Java, C# or VB.net) / Oracle Apps/ Oracle Discoverer/ ETL (OWB)/ PL/ SQL and gathering user requirements a plus.

Email: businessintelligencecentre@gmail.com to learn more.

Cognos report developer

Runding Corporation is looking for a contract relationship with an experienced Cognos report developer. There is potential for this to be a full time employee relationship if interested. Initially work would not be full time. Limited travel may be required with all expenses being paid by Runding.

Runding is a small consulting firm that implements and maintains Meridian Systems Proliance application. This software from Meridian is the Infrastructure Lifecycle Management (ILM) solution that allows infrastructure-intensive organizations to optimize the Plan-Build-Operate project lifecycle for complex capital projects, construction and real estate programs, and extensive facility portfolios.

Job will include

-Design, implement, and deploy data models to support multiple clients
- Develop, publish, and deploy analysis cubes according to business requirements.
- Develop and deploy reports according to user requirements.
- Identify inefficiencies in current reports and data model
- Develop and maintain client and internal documentation
- Provide user support for client in the development and maintenance reports.

Requirements:
- At least 4 years experience in design and development using Cognos BI platform, Business Intelligence tools, Framework Manager, Report Studio, Query studio, etc.
- Experience in data architecture and modeling
- Excellent technical support documentation skills
- Experience working in a collaborative environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skill

Forrester Research is hiring for a Data Warehouse Developer/Architect.

Job Title	Data Warehouse Developer/Architect
Primary Location	Cambridge, MA
Employment Type	Regular Full Time

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) is an independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology. Forrester works with professionals in 19 key roles at major companies providing proprietary research, consumer insight, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive programs. For more than 25 years, Forrester has been making IT, marketing, and technology industry leaders successful every day. For more information, visit www.forrester.com. Data Warehouse Developer/Architect FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Cambridge, MA Job description: This position is part of the business applications group in the corporate information technology department and reports to the data warehouse manager. The Data Warehouse Architect’s role is to design and implement data warehouse solutions while ensuring high levels of data availability and accuracy. This individual is also responsible for defining data standards and models for warehouse architectures. The ideal candidate is a service-oriented team player who thrives in a fast paced, fluid environment. Responsibilities: - Design, implement, and deploy complex data models (relational and dimensional) to support business initiatives using Cognos Framework Manager. - Develop, publish, and deploy analysis cubes according to business requirements. - Develop and deploy reports according to user requirements. - Identify inefficiencies and gaps in current data warehouses, and leverage solutions. - Identify data discrepancies and data quality issues, and work to ensure data consistency and integrity. - Diagnose and resolve Cognos application access and performance issues, including individual reports. - Develop and maintain relevant documentation to ensure consistent and up-to-date content. - Coordinate and work with other technical staff to develop and enforce quality assurance policies and procedures. - Contribute to the research and selection of data warehouse products, services, protocols, and standards in support of development efforts. - Provide second-tier user support for business authors and report consumers. - Assist with the scheduling, distribution, bursting, and refreshing of corporate reports. Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required - At least six years experience in design and development using Cognos BI platform, Business Intelligence Series 8 tools, Framework Manager, Report Studio, Query studio, etc. - Four or more years experience in data architecture and modeling -- dimensional databases, normalized versus denormalized data, trending data capture techniques, etc. - Experience with Cognos Analysis Studio required - Experience with Metric Studio and Event Studio desirable. - Strong SQL/PLSQL knowledge required - Excellent technical support documentation skills - Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment - Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment - Excellent verbal and written communication skill Forrester Research is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer; M/F/D/V are especially encouraged to apply. contact BI Centre for more information

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BI Architect

No third party submittals
US citizen or permanent resident only.

Position Description:

Work as part of an agile Datawarehouse team. Responsible for the design and development of reporting and analytics capabilities utilizing the Cognos reporting suite.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to understand and articulate complex business BI requirements
• Experience building complex reports, dashboards, and scorecards
• Experience analyzing data and interpreting results
• Knowledge of OLAP analysis and cube development
• Ability to analyze and develop reporting systems architecture
• Logical data modeling experience
• General database knowledge and expertise in SQL

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Expertise in developing Cognos 8 Framework Manager models
• Expertise in developing complex Cognos 8 reports and dashboards in Report Studio and Analysis Studio

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience in ETL development and scripting.
• Experience with Teradata.
• Cognos Advanced or Master level certification preferred.

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Cognos Lead

DESCRIPTION

A Cognos Lead is needed to join a Datawarehouse project team to for administration, support and enhancement of the Datawarehouse Cognos 7.3 environment. Duties will include administration, analysis, troubleshooting, and enhancing existing reports, cubes and catalogs or developing new ones on Cognos. The Systems Analyst will work with the rest of the technical team to understand the current Cognos 7 objects, administer and support them on a daily basis, and prepare and develop any required enhancements. An upgrade to Cognos 8 may happen during the course of the assignment and this Cognos Lead may become the support person for the Cognos 8 environment.

Qualifications:

• Experience on Impromptu, Powerplay, Access Manager and IWR and PPES server administration tools, are MUST
• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of formal IT development/systems configuration experience
• Experience with Datawarehouse report definition and distribution, cube generation, bursting and security processes
• Experience with Cognos series 7 server configuration including Transformer, Powerplay Enterprise Server and Access Manager
• Experience with report development using Powerplay and Impromptu
• Experience with Cognos 7 Server Administration tools
• Experience on multi-server Cognos install preferred
• Knowledge of VBA scripting, Cognos script and C# preferred
• Experience writing complex queries on Oracle database
• Knowledge of Data warehouse interface tools including Informatica
• Knowledge of Access database preferred
• Ability to follow the documented instructions and work/resolve independently
• Change management experience required - IT control practices, organizational change, technology adoption

SKILLS

Cognos Series 7 Server, Transformer, Impromptu, Powerplay, Access Manager, IWR, PPES, Oracle Database, VBA Script, Cognos Script, C#, MS Access

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New BI Resource Available 20100427-001

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IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Consultant Bistech Pty Ltd

Position:

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Consultant Bistech Pty Ltd

Bistech Pty Ltd – www.bistech.com.au

Position Summary:

Experienced with IBM Cognos? Focused on successful solutions? Interested in working on great Cognos projects with well known brands and organisations?

Join Queensland's most awarded IBM Cognos Partner as a Senior Consultant. Contact us NOW...

· IBM Cognos Accredited Consulting Partner & Reseller

· Diverse role working with top shelf client-base

· Position in beautiful Queensland, Australia (close to Gold coast & Sunshine Coast).

· Brisbane based (some travel required)

Position Details:

Business Intelligence Consultant

• Specialised BI & DW consultancy
• Diverse & exciting role working with top shelf client-base
• IBM Cognos Accredited Consulting Partner
• Brisbane based (some travel req’d)

Want to be part of the best Business Intelligence team in Queensland, Australia? This is it…
An excellent opportunity exists for a BI Consultant to join Brisbane's multi-award winning IBM Cognos partner.
Our success and continued growth has led to an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Senior Consultant to join our team.
We are looking for an individual who possesses a mixture of the following skills:

Essential Skills Include
• Excellent understanding of bus. systems & gen. business acumen
• Analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Customer focused, Pro-active, Team player
• Excellent oral and written communication

Highly Desirable Skills Include
• Cognos experience or similar (Cognos 8, TM1, ReportNet, PowerPlay, Transformer, Impromptu, Metrics Mgr…)
• Relational Database knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2…)
• Knowledge of Data Warehouse best practices and ETL skills
• Web based technologies will also be viewed favourably (XML, Java …)

To be successful you will possess degree qualifications or equivalent in I.T, Business or Accounting.

Please note, this is a hands-on role working closely with both large and medium sized organisations to implement their Business Intelligence solutions. On offer is a friendly team based culture, great working environment and excellent remuneration package.

Please submit a C.V. and covering letter to recruitment@bistech.com.au


Bistech Pty Ltd
www.bistech.com.au

Thanks,

Justin

Justin Hoareau Services Director 'Cognos Partner of the Year 2007' Bistech Pty Ltd Level 20 300 Queen Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia justin.hoareau@bistech.com.au www.bistech.com.au

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Banking Sector

We are looking for strong Cognos Business Intelligence professionals experienced in Banking sector.



1. Cognos Sr Developers.

2. Cognos BI banking Implementer

3. Senior Cognos BI specialist

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Senior Technical Specialist

Apply at website: www.cambridgeworldwide.com

Currently, we have an excellent opportunity available for a Senior Technical Specialist - Reporting to join our rapidly growing company. This position is located in our Carrollton, Texas office and the requisition number is RT9347.

The Senior Technical Specialist (Reporting) will work closely with the data warehouse team, internal Xchanging personnel, and external customers to deliver information solutions. This individual will define standards and implement processes for the reporting function within Xchanging.

Primary responsibilities for this position include:

Lead the support, development and implementation of front end products (reports, tools, cubes, etc.) to deliver leading edge value to Xchanging and our customer information needs

Develop processes, procedures, and strategy for moving the business intelligence delivery forward

Work with and lead technical resources to build an information delivery process and technical infrastructure to support the Xchanging data warehouse and the information needs of Xchanging and our customers

Lead the migration from Cognos 7 to Cognos 8

Other duties as assigned

The individual who fills this position will function as both a team lead (30%) and an individual performer (70%).

Qualified candidates will have:

Bachelor's Degree (preferably in IS)

Experience in a lead role as an Information Technology Manager with a track record of on-time, quality delivery

EXCELLENT VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

Solid background in technology:

software development

experience with software life cycle methodologies

software/code maintenance

infrastructure development

Ability to work effectively with diverse group of individuals from users to developers

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Excellent time management and project management skills

Self starter who can take general direction and direct a team to create solutions for users/customers

Excellent team player who can maximize team output and quality.

Technical:

Cognos 7.x and 8.x experience (BOTH REQUIRED)

Oracle RDBMS

Ralph Kimball dimensional modeling

Corporate web portals

Claims industry experience (worker's compensation) a plus.

Michael Mediterraneo

Xchanging

1501 Luna Road, Suite 102

Carrollton, TX 75006

Direct Line: (469) 546-2599

Email: mike.mediterraneo@us.xchanging.com

Web: www.xchanging.com

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