Senior BI Architect

Nevada  ‐ Onsite
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Link Technologies is currently looking for a Senior BI Architect for a contract position in Las Vegas, Nevada.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Directly responsible for providing leadership in the areas of technical and database direction, standardization, project management, systems analysis, system design and programming to solve complex business problems. Support multiple interfaces to diverse in-house developed applications based on a Cognos 7.x and Cognos 8 environment. Provide expertise in Cognos Administration, Framework Manager, Impromptu, Powerplay and best practices.

Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to the following:

  • The position will focus on the day to day aspects of supporting our Cognos and other BI implementations, as well as be a part of an on-call rotation.
  • Provide technical data stewardship for the data coming into the Datawarehouse, where it is stored, and how it is used.
  • Provide expertise and mentoring in Cognos 7 & 8 Administration, Framework Manager, Impromptu, Powerplay and best practices.
  • Assume technical leadership role supporting entire development staff through coaching on technical skills, influencing product interface direction, managing standards and approving system modifications.
  • Manage concurrent Development & Support issues while multiple projects are modifying the same program.
  • Formulate systems scope and objectives by devising procedures to solve technical problems using information systems.
  • Design, code and test complex systems analysis projects.
  • Prepare detailed specifications from which programmers use to write, design, code, test and debug the most complex programs.
  • Demonstrate complex problem-solving skills by defining the presenting technical system solutions for identified technical issues.
  • Demonstrate project management skills by managing large, complex development projects that require large technical modifications.
  • Document activities from design to completion to assist future analysts in understanding work solutions. Ensure documentation completion for overall project.
  • Review support incidents for technical problems. Ensure technical guidelines/requirements and department standards are followed by team members in testing, development, controls and documentation.
  • Participate in feasibility and conceptual design studies, functional designs and system analysis involving automated and non-automated solutions.
  • Maintain and develop relationship with clients, users and other IT. employees, company-wide. Act as a liaison between IT. and user/client areas.
  • Recommend overall project management, business priorities, and development standards to others up and including complex projects.
  • Ensure project scope remains in alignment with stated departmental objectives, clients business needs, and budgetary measures.
  • Maintain frequent high quality communications with clients and all other affected individuals/areas of projects and support, including project meetings, project plans, financial performance, project scope and key assumptions, dates, etc.
  • Establish and maintain good working relationship with clients, users, service providers, product managers and engineering team members.
  • Develop high level cost estimates, prepare cost/benefit analyses, develop and monitor budget for operating location, report variances.
  • Create and communicate a long-term vision, balancing short and long-term goals.
  • Create and adjust strategic plans based on industry/external trends and inputs.
  • Lead the overall vision, planning, orchestration, and execution of all aspects of the workshop/meeting. Serve as the key stakeholders' primary point of contact for delivery of the workshop/meeting results. Can play the facilitator role during the actual running of large group sessions - including leading the interviews/discussion, sharing outputs/next steps, etc.
  • Ensure proper test scope definition and scheduling, improving testing productivity without compromising coverage.
  • Architect testing solutions for each phase of the testing cycle and tools to mitigate risks and issues; is able to innovate and integrate testing processes.
  • Present cost-benefit of implementing functional modules and their phasing.
  • Ensure integration with overall system delivery and deployment.
  • Facilitate large group requirement gathering sessions and provide strategic context for stakeholder feedback. Ensure synchronization with overall business objectives.
  • Play the lead role and manage large testing teams in the Design/Development/Deployment phases. Perform status reporting to other teams.
  • Take part in an on-call rotation, providing 24-7 support for the Datawarehouse and applications which run in the environment.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

  • 8 to 12 years Cognos or other BI tool experience preferred, with an additional 3 years of project leadership, systems design/analysis and user management.
  • Must be competent in all aspects of programming and design with minimal direction. Must possess expertise in Cognos 7.x and Cognos 8 Administration, Framework Manager, Impromptu, Powerplay and best practices. Strong understanding of Data Warehousing, ETL, OLAP, MOLAP, ROLAP and HOLAP principles is required. Knowledge of other BI tools and the Unica CRM tool is desirable but not required.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or technical training equivalent.

To apply, please send your Resume in MS Word format and reference Job ID # 5296. We look forward to working with you!

Start date
n.a
From
Link Technologies
Published at
09.08.2012
Project ID:
405008
Contract type
Freelance
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