We have an outstanding Contract position for aPrincipal Programmer Analystto join a leading Company. This is a remote position.
Pay Range: $57.03 – $63.55
US Citizenship is required.
The successful candidate will be a part of the team that is responsible for Enterprise Business Intelligence. This position requires that the candidate understands, uses, and applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques and provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate to high scope and complexity. The candidate will be responsible for a complete setup and management of the Cognos environment – reports/dashboard development, administration/configuration, customization, security, etc. The candidate will regularly interact with the customers to perform requirements analysis, document and confirm the requirements with the customers, and develop and deliver solutions as per the requirements. The candidate will also contribute to the development and delivery of user training and documentation. The candidate will follow established procedures, contribute to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects, and keep up-to-date with the technology shifts through training and development.
Basic Hiring Criteria :
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar
- Minimum 5-10 years of experience working in information technology industry
- Minimum 5 years of experience developing reports and dashboards using IBM Cognos 10.2 or higher (experience with other BI tools – Power BI, Tableau, Business Objects, etc a plus)
- Minimum 5 years of experience managing clustered Cognos environments – Server administration (install, upgrade, troubleshoot Cognos environments), performing health checks, content administration (reports/package promotion, user security)Desired Qualifications :
- Experience with Deltek CostPoint, Deltek Time Collection, and Deltek GovWin a plus
- Strong knowledge of data warehousing – Dimensional (Kimball methodology) as well as Relational (Inmon methodology)
- Intermediate to advanced SQL and PL/SQL experience (Oracle) – development as well as query tuning
- Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Proficient with MS Visio or similar diagramming/vector programming tools – be able to develop and maintain architecture diagrams of the BI environments
- Virtual team collaboration tools such as Zoom, etc
- Strong requirements analysis experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Experience developing user documentation and training material
- Experience with JavaScript, XML, and Java
- Experience with Cognos SDK
- Work individually and in a matrix environment
- Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Communicate (written and oral) effectively and demonstrate professional interpersonal skills
- Interact professionally with clients and vendors
- Build positive working relationships with employees at all levels within the organization
- Meet deadlines as necessary
- Effectively work with minimal supervision
- “Can-do” attitude, pro-active and resourceful
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
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