Cognos Analytics Developer

Role: Cognos Analytics Developer

• Assess the current IBM Cognos Analytics environment, including system architecture, usage patterns, report inventory, data volumes, usage metrics, security controls, and access management.
• Evaluate the existing infrastructure and IT landscape supporting Cognos, identifying dependencies, constraints, and optimization opportunities.
• Analyze reporting requirements, including report inventory and categorization, data source mapping, user access and security, dashboards, interactive features, and report distribution methods.
• Review compliance, governance, and security requirements related to reporting and analytics platforms.
• Identify pain points, gaps, and technical limitations in the current Cognos environment.
• Evaluate alignment of the existing Cognos platform with Microsoft Azure analytics solutions, identifying opportunities, constraints, and architectural considerations.
• Assess compatibility and integration potential with Microsoft Fabric components, including OneLake, Synapse Analytics, and Power BI.
• Translate assessment findings into actionable recommendations and develop a high-level migration strategy.
• Create a projected implementation timeline and a detailed roadmap outlining phases, milestones, and dependencies.
• Develop and present a training and knowledge transfer plan to enable internal staff to support the future-state analytics platform.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and reports summarizing findings, recommendations, and next steps to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with technical teams, business users, and leadership to ensure alignment with organizational goals and modernization initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in working with enterprise business intelligence and analytics platforms, including IBM Cognos Analytics.
• Proven experience assessing BI architectures, report inventories, data models, and analytics environments.
• Strong knowledge of data warehousing, reporting, dashboards, and analytics solutions.
• Experience evaluating security, access controls, governance, and compliance within enterprise reporting environments.
• Hands-on experience analyzing data sources, data volumes, usage metrics, and performance.
• Ability to identify gaps, risks, and modernization opportunities in legacy BI platforms.
• Experience developing actionable recommendations, assessment reports, and high-level migration plans.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience with Microsoft Azure analytics services, including Azure Synapse Analytics, Power BI, Azure Data Factory, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric components such as OneLake, Synapse, and Power BI.
• Experience planning or executing BI platform migrations (e.g., Cognos to Azure/Power BI).
• Knowledge of data governance, compliance, and security standards in government or regulated environments.
• Experience creating implementation roadmaps, timelines, and training plans.
• Prior experience supporting public-sector or government analytics initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile or iterative project delivery methodologies.