Contract Cognos Lead Developer | Chicago, IL (Onsite)

Job Role: Cognos Lead Developer

Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)

Contract

A Cognos developer will be responsible for developing and enhancing Cognos frameworks. Should be able to create reports/dashboards/scorecards in Cognos (Query Studio, Analysis Studio and Framework Manager)

Responsibilities

• Ability to discuss these solutions with both technical and business community.
• Create ad hoc reports for internal Business Intelligence team and external customers.
• Work with the Data Warehouse Architect to perform source system analysis, identification of key data issues, data profiling and development of normalized and star-snowflake physical schemas.
• Communicate with all levels of management regarding information needs.
• Collaborate with national and regional IT teams on any issues involving architecture and design of data repositories, including development of new tables and Cognos frameworks.
• Creates or contributes to an information library or similar format/forum which promotes sharing of information with analysts/users within and outside the department.
• Develops/maintains appropriate documentation on reports/dashboards/scorecards, during the development lifecycle.

Skills Required

• Extensive experience in the use of analytics including analytic applications, databases, and data access/programming tools such as SAS, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, or Cognos.
• Strong oral written and interpersonal skills for interacting and collaborating with analysts, physicians, and business staff throughout all levels of the organization; ability to clearly communicate complex business problems and technical solutions.

• Education/Qualification and Certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in computer information systems, computer science, business, or related area.
• Minimum of five years of experience with Business Intelligence, Cognos and database technologies.