Cognos Platform Architect/ Administrator

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for
Cognos Platform Architect/ Administrator

Position type: Contract (Hybrid)

Job Role: Cognos Platform Architect/ Administrator

Duration: 12 months (with high possibilities of extension)

Location: Charlotte, NC or Jersey City, NJ

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Busing Intelligence Technology (EBIT) team is seeking a Lead Cognos Platform Architect /Administrator to manage Cognos Analytics Enterprise Shared environment on legacy and containerized environment. This role is responsible for designing go-live strategy, capacity planning, performance monitoring, diagnosing complex issues, performing complex upgrades, and carrying out deployments. You will be part of high performing team responsible for supporting platform for 9K+users.

Responsibilities

• As Cognos Analytics Architect, you will design, implement and oversee efficient operating strategy for Cognos Center of Excellence with focus on long term scalability collaborating with other architects.

• As IBM Cognos Analytics subject matter expert, you will advise/educate internal stakeholders about Cognos, Architecture blueprints and best practices.

• Investigate/Troubleshoot complex platform and tenant issues independently or as part of team to provide resolution including production issues.

• Identify areas of opportunities and create project plans to accomplish team objectives with team collaboration.

• Monitor/ maintain/plan platform usage metrics using Python frameworks.

• Automate Cognos Administration with Cognos APIs or Python.

• Analyzing usage patterns and anticipate workload to plan capacity.

• Assist and provide guidance to migrate reports from other platforms such as SSRS, Tableau, Cognos, MicroStrategy, Excel.

• Mentor junior team members and Cognos Analytics developers.

• Keep abreast of recent changes in Cognos Analytics.

-PMP Certification and proven experience with managing large infrastructure projects is desired.

Primary Skill

RedHat OpenShift

Secondary Skill

Kubernetes

Tertiary Skill

COGNOS

Required Qualifications

• Experience in Data Analysis, IBM Cognos development, Modelling, ETL concepts, SQL, Oracle, Containers, Cube s Cognos Administration on V12.

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience with Cognos Analytics.

• 3+ years of Platform Administration and Automation experience.

• Experience with Hybrid and multi-cloud Cognos Analytics deployments.

• RedHat OpenShift Certification and IBM Certified Administrator V12x.

• Experience using Cognos Analytics APIs for Administration/Automation.

• Advance understanding of Databases such as SQL Server, Oracle. DB2 and PostgreSQL.

• Familiar with monitoring/logging tools such as OpenShift Monitoring, Splunk, Dynatrace.

• Experience with tuning Cognos performance within a containerized environment/high availability

• Experience connecting Cognos Analytics to wide variety of files, relational and bigdata based data sources.

• Self-starter with innovative edge with strong communication

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with Dynamic Cubes, Data Modules, Framework Manager and Report Server configuration

• Proven experience with deploying Cognos Analytics on OpenShift or Kubernetes(Red Hat OpenShift preferred).

• Experience with customization and versioning of Cognos container images.

• Experienced with CI/CD pipelines.

• Knowledge of networking, TLS/SSL configuration, load balancing, and reverse proxies.

COGNOS

Oracle

Python

The ideal candidate will have:
Congnos, Oracle and Python

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PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*:
Pay Range*:$
68/HR – $73/HR.

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits:
Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Prepaid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

• Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List,
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

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Innova Solutions
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