Cognos Developers needed / Washington, DC

Cognos Developers / Washington, DC
4 months contract with possibility to extend
(6-10 yrs of experience)
Respond to careers@iormyx.com / 703 880 9800
Responsibilities:
These individuals will carry out the following business analysis and technical
responsibilities for the Project:
* Facilitation of user requirement gathering sessions.
* Validation of documented user requirements.
* Develop working prototypes of conceptual solutions.
* Prepare technical specifications from user requirements
* Develop working prototypes of conceptual solutions.
* Develop cost and schedule estimations for BI solutions.
* Design, Develop and maintain Cognos Framework models and packages.
* Design, Develop and maintain reports using Report Studio and Query
Studio.
* Design new or additional Cognos Transformer cube models such as
dimensions and measures using specs modeled after user needs.
* Design, Develop analytical reports using Analysis Studio.
* Design, Develop and maintain Cognos Impromptu catalogue
structures.
* Design, Develop and format Impromptu queries for reporting
purposes.
* Design and develop the Cognos Impromptu query (.iqd) files that
will feed Cognos cubes.
* Trouble-shoot cube and query build issues and errors.
* Validate cube and query data from the reporting system back to the
source system.
* Develop an in-depth understanding of the business processes and
data in the corporation
Requirements:
* The candidate should have combined business analysis and
OLAP/Relational Database technical background, a proven record of
accomplishment, and a minimum 8 years of workplace experience.
* The candidate should have an understanding of the development and
documentation of user requirements. The candidate should have strong oral
and written communication skills.
* The candidate should have an excellent understanding of the Cognos
OLAP tool, particularly of Cognos Series 8 (Framework Manager, Report
Studio, Query studio, Event Studio, Analysis Studio, and Connection). The
candidate will also potentially carry out development in a relational
database/data warehouse environment; therefore, he or she should have a
background in designing tables and views in relational databases and be able
to use PL/SQL proficiently. Knowledge of Oracle databases is a must.
The candidate should have:
* In-depth theoretical understanding and practical expertise with
regards to data warehousing architecture and methodology
* Min. 7 years of hands-on data warehousing expertise covering all
aspects of software project life-cycle, i.e. business and data modeling,
data analysis, system design, development, etc.
* Experience in working with the large-scale (100+ entities)
relational data models
* Thorough understanding of relational and dimensional data modeling
techniques
* Min. 5 years of hands-on expertise with Oracle databases,
especially 9i/10g
* Strong knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning techniques for
working with the large volume tables
* Familiarity with data modeling tools such as ERWIN (3.5 and 4.1)
* Familiarity with various process modeling techniques (activity
hierarchy diagrams, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, workflow
diagrams, system interface diagrams)
* Excellent communication and facilitation skills
* Excellent understanding of the Cognos OLAP tool, particularly of
Cognos Series 7 and Cognos Series 8(Framework Manager, Report Studio, Query
studio, Event Studio, Analysis Studio, and Connection)
* This position requires flexibility, creativity and initiative.
Candidates should be self-starters who enjoy working with an international
team of people. Candidates must be able to multi-task their workload
assignments. Candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English, have
strong writing and communication skills, and be team players.

Thanks,
Chandra Atholi |703 880 6063|iORMYX inc.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/atholi
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