Cognos BI

Role- Cognos BI / TM1 developer

Location- Pleasanton, CA (Remote)

Type-Contract

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• A minimum of 8 years of IT industry experience including experience in the relevant areas - planning model building, managing planning cycles and providing production support.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience working with IBM Cognos BI
• Responsible for report development and analytics for all areas of the business.
• Cognos reports development, dashboards development, framework maintenance and development.
• Involves effective understanding of business needs combined with a knowledge of pertinent data to design reporting solutions that are meaningful and well thought out based on business requirements, standards, and best practices.
• Experience working with budget and forecast planning applications.
• Must possess organizational proficiencies to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment under limited supervision.
• Must be highly motivated, self-starting, and committed to achieving results and have a strong sense of ownership and follow-through to resolution
• Must have strong problem-solving skills
• Familiarity/experience with the following Technologies:

o IBM Analytics / Cognos BI

o IBM Planning Analytics / Cognos TM1

o Oracle

o Microsoft office products

Roles & Responsibilities• Code delivery
• Delivery reviews, ensuing defect free deliverables from team following SDLC/Agile process and client standards
• Assistance with prioritization of incoming business requests
• Respond to ad hoc report requests and issues from the enterprise
• Communicate with stakeholders regarding information needs
• Assistance with some aspects of Cognos and Tableau Administration
• Develop reporting solutions for all business areas based on business needs
• Develop dashboards within the IBM Cognos suite
• Create, enhance, and maintain Framework Manager Models
• Collaborate with business users and members of IT, including business analysts, database administrators, and managers, to design and develop Cognos reporting capability
• Exhibit a commitment to data quality by validating results against sources specified in the requirements
• Develop and maintain stored procedures
• Write and support queries against databases to be used for reporting and for validation/unit testing
• Provide production support for Reporting issues during and outside of business hours as needed
• Provide occasional training of Cognos software, environment, and configuration to other report writers and consumers
• The job function will be responsible for functional and technical solution delivery for new Cognos projects in addition to production support activities after go-live.
• The job function involves working with the business to understand the business problem and solution requirements, transforming the requirements into a planning solution (using IBM Planning Analytics - formerly known as Cognos TM1) and supporting and enhancing the delivered product on an ongoing basis.
• The job function requires a combination of skills, including but not limited to an in-depth knowledge and demonstrated experience with TM1, general financial planning experience, exposure to FP&A functions, knowledge of Cognos BI tools, project experience and excellent client relationship and communication skills.

Generic Managerial Skills• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in Agile/DevOps
• Project Coordination
• Working with senior leadership team

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.

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