Cognos developer and Cognos manager

Friesland  ‐ Onsite
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Description

We are looking for a Cognos developer and a Cognos manager

Location: Friesland

Duration: 3 months with possible extension

COGNOS Developer

Must have 15+ years of experience in IT and should have at least 6-7 years of experience in Data Modeling on Oracle database

Must be well versed with Data Modeling tool and should have used it extensively in the Recent PROJECT

Must be proficient in relational (3rd normal form) and designing OLTP system on Oracle Database

Must have experience in defining, designing, integrating and re-engineering the OLTP SYSTEM

Must have 4- 5 years of Data Model design experience on Oracle database

Must be able to visualize a data architecture design from high level to low level, and design performance objects for each level

Ability to handle oracle DB activities like workflow management, data extraction, troubleshooting, indexing, performance tuning

Profile Description

1. Specific Technology Skills: Cognos - GPT CL

2. Business Process knowledge: Demand planning

3. Experience in requirements: 5 years +

4. Soft Skills: (make specific) see below

Cognos planning manager

Job specification - Development manager COGNOS Planning EP 10.1.1 Global Planning Tool

Tasks

2nd line support: root cause analyze and solve system and applications issues

Perform impact analyses for incidents and changes

Execute incidental service requests from the business

Escalate and follow up incidents to 3rd line support, IBM Cognos helpdesk

Development new functionality

o Make development planning

o Translate functional to technical specification and model design. Check sizing

o Build Analyst applications, Contributor applications, interfaces to and from external systems in the landscape, Scripts (including macros)

o Set up and coordinate test, implementation and roll-out of new models or changes

o Manage hand-over of the changes to support, validate support instructions

Maintain changes in business structures (geographical, products) planning nodes and related tables

Fast prototyping directly with business specialist and functions

Set-up and maintain test/development environment

Advice on and implement continuously model improvements (sizing, performance, set-up) and ensure implementation of optimized analyst and contributor models and interfaces to reduce complexity create agility and reduce batch throughput time.

Tuning Configuration of Cognos Planning

Participate in end-to-end projects

Prepare and execute year change

Prepare and implement release upgrades

Competencies

In-depth knowledge and experience in development role with Cognos Planning Analyst 10.1.1 and Cognos Contributor 10.1.1

Excellent communication skills on IT and CL business level

Able to support the business in optimized modelling set up and decision making in case of changes in landscape or new developments

Knowledge of Citrix technology, Servers, replication, SQL, oracle SQL and scripts for development

Excellent MS Access/Excel and VBA development knowledge

Knowledge of windows administrative tools

Knowledge of windows administrative tools and capable to monitor Servers, start and stop certain services

A team player, pro-active, cooperative

Awareness and understanding of impact development on integral system landscape

Service oriented, flexible

Structured way of working

Result driven

Analytical skills

Ability to identify correct priorities for incidents

Function specific requirements

Sustainable resource for Cognos planning development function for at least until end of 2017

2 different persons needed with these skills in order to safeguard continuous daily presence

Minimum 5 years of experience in a Cognos planning development role

Minimum 3 year of experience with Cognos ep 10.1.1

Proven experience with S&OP and Finance processes

Participate in on site team meetings, ability to travel

Start date
01/09/2015
Duration
1 year
From
Square One Resources
Published at
26.08.2015
Project ID:
972487
Contract type
Freelance
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