Cognos Developer-------------------------------Need GC and USC--------Need Locals
Businesses face challenges every day building responsive and agile IT capabilities to grow and stay ahead. Since everyone has access to the same tools, your competitive advantage directly depends on how you apply technology – on the people leading, supporting and optimizing your IT initiatives. USM Business Systems, established in 1999, is an industry-leading private talent management firm, specializing in providing unique IT turnkey solutions, IT staffing solutions, and Talent management insights, enabling you to sustain a truly competitive advantage in this fast-moving environment. USM has offices throughout the US and offshore delivery centers in India. USM is a certified Minority Business Enterprise and is a CMMi Level 3 Organization.
USM is recognized as one of the fastest growing IT Temporary Staffing firms in the US and most recently was ranked #3 on the list of the Top Temporary Staffing firms in the DC Metro Area – Washington Business Journal (2016).
Job DescriptionPosition Title: Cognos Developer
Location: Vienna, VA
Duration: 3 Months+
Need GC and USC
Need Locals
Cognos Developer Detailed Job Description:
Design, development, implementation and support of Cognos reports including Cognos active reports/dashboards.
Gather requirements and design, develop, test and implement Cognos packages and reports/ dashboards.
Provide assistance to maintain Cognos system and existing packages/reports.
Responsibilities:
Translate business requirements into specifications that will be used to implement reports and dashboards.
Provide support as required to ensure the availability and performance of developed reports/dashboards.
Ensure proper configuration management and change controls are implemented
Provide technical assistance and cross training to other team members.
Provide training and assistance to users for generation of adhoc reports
Design and implement technology best practices, guidelines and repeatable processes
Required Qualifications:
7+ years’ experience developing and implementing enterprise-scale reports and dashboards
. 5+ years’ experience using Framework Manager, experienced with dimensional modeling and data warehouse.
Proficiency with Cognos Report Studio.
Performance tuning experience related to reporting queries required.
Understanding of data integration issues (validation and cleaning), familiarity with complex data and structures.
Excellent interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills.
Programming / scripting experience and knowledge of software development life cycle.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, and assess and adjust quickly to changing priorities.
Education Required: BA/BS in Computer Science or related field is preferable.
Equivalent combination of experience, education and training will be considered
Certifications Required: Cognos certifications desirable
Additional InformationIf you are interested in the below position please forward your profile to preethib@usmsystems(dot)com or call me on 703 468 0398.
Skills Required
- 7+ years' experience developing and implementing enterprise-scale reports and dashboards
- 5+ years' experience using Framework Manager
- Proficiency with Cognos Report Studio
- Performance tuning experience related to reporting queries
- Understanding of data integration issues
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Programming / scripting experience
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered acceptable to good overall, with market-competitive figures evident in certain technical roles. Payroll is described as on time with straightforward arrangements, supporting baseline confidence in compensation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is characterized as solid in some contexts, including earlier mentions of free employer-paid insurance and a recent note of comprehensive benefits for certain employees. These experiences indicate pockets of strong medical coverage within the organization.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access to paid time off and some work-from-home flexibility is cited, contributing to a workable balance in select situations. These elements add practical lifestyle support even when other benefits are average.
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What We Do
USM is helping companies change existing business paradigms by bringing tomorrow’s AI and Automation solutions to today’s businesses. Disruptive new technologies are helping corporations become more agile, competitive and profitable. Predictive algorithms are provisioning customer orders more accurately than ever before. Cognitive technologies are enhancing the customer experience at every touch point and open-ledger validation methods are improving the accuracy of complex, global financial transactions. Automation is no longer a choice, it is the engine that drives business growth. Established in 1999 as an IT Consulting services company in the Washington DC metro area, the USM group of companies today consists of 1000+ employees across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, providing a range of services such as * Automation & Innovation * Architecture & Consulting * Maintenance & Support * Contingent Workforce. Our experts are SMEs in the following critical business areas – data sources (internet devices), mobile commerce strategies, customer acquisition & retention and ultimately, leveraging enterprise data management to drive competitiveness. We have the resources that can help you design your enterprise architecture, build & deploy your applications, as well as manage your IT operations 24x7. Our focus areas include AI, Data science, RPA, Connected cars & devices, Natural language processing, Computer vision, Virtual agents, Blockchain, IoT, Mobile commerce, Retention programs, AR, VR, Gaming, and Enterprise data management.
