Cognos Administrator

Senior Cognos BI Administrator

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Cognos BI Administrator to manage and support complex multi-host environments with high-performance configurations. This role focuses heavily on administration, system optimization, and troubleshooting to ensure the stability and efficiency of the Cognos BI platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and support IBM Cognos BI environments across multiple hosts, ensuring optimal system performance and uptime.
• Configure and maintain Cognos environments, including server installations, upgrades, patches, and security settings.
• Monitor and manage system performance, resource allocation, and capacity planning in large distributed environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Cognos BI servers, services, and applications in a timely manner.
• Manage deployments and migrations of Cognos content across environments.
• Collaborate with IT infrastructure teams to optimize server configurations, including load balancing and clustering.
• Perform regular system health checks, backups, and disaster recovery planning to ensure data integrity and system reliability.
• Document and implement administrative best practices, standards, and guidelines for Cognos BI environments.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in administering and supporting IBM Cognos BI environments with large-scale, multi-host configurations.
• Strong expertise in performance tuning and capacity planning for systems with high core counts
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in Cognos environments, including server and application-level problems.
• Hands-on experience with deployments, migrations, and maintaining environments across multiple tiers.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure components, including load balancing, clustering, and network configurations.
• Familiarity with Cognos security, user management, and role-based access.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with automation and scripting for administrative tasks (e.g., PowerShell, shell scripting).
• Knowledge of enterprise-scale reporting and analytics best practices.
• Exposure to related BI tools and platforms.

This version highlights administrative responsibilities, scalability, and multi-host management, aligning more closely with the heavy administration focus you need. Let me know if further adjustments are required