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*Please forward resumes to manoj.patl...@techstratinc.com * ** * * *Title: Cognos Developer* * * *Location: OK* * * *Duration: Long term* *JOB DESCRIPTION* *The most important thing is that the candidate must have the business Acumen. * * * *Key Words: *Cognos, Report Studio, SQL Server, Framework Manager, Agile *Job Description:* The company is hiring a Cognos developer to come in and build new reports for them. They have a supply chain management system (called Ideal Food Cost). This system is what the franchise stores use to order their food. Only 70% of the stores currently use this system and leadership is wanting all of the stores to use this system. They are going to bring in a Cognos developer to come in and build 4-6 reports that give them data on this system. Candidates will be responsible for: gathering requirements, analyzing/looking at existing data sets, designing/architecting the reports and building them out. They do work in an agile environment so they meet every morning to discuss the daily tasks and have 2 week deliverables. Candidates must be able to function well in a team environment, they must be able to communicate with users and must be able to self manage. They do not have time to give someone direction so they want someone who is going to be able to determine which projects have the most ROI, set expectations with the customer and focus on the projects that are most important. They also need to have the ability to assess the political landscape and come up to speed quickly. We need a consultant for this position! The company is a Fortune 3000 company. They have a very unique environment. Their corporate headquarters is located in downtown OKC, on the canal and across the street from the bricktown ballpark. They build the facility a few years ago so it is fairly new. The environment is very open and colorful. For example, their CIO and other leadership sit in cubes with everyone else. It is also a fun environment. If you have ever seen the commercials or have looked at their website, that will give you a good idea of the company culture. *Additional Job Description: *They will primarily work independently but they will interface with other IT staff when necessary. ** *Top 3 skill sets:* 1. 7+ years of experience gathering requirements and analyze data. THIS PERSON MUST HAVE GOOD BUSINESS ACUMEN. 2. 5+ years of building Cognos Reports using Reports Studio. Including experience working with Complex Reports (please ask them how many query subjects are in the reports they are writing. Have they done Drill through’s, dashboards, bursting reports?) 3. Experience working with Cognos Framework Manager 4. 3+ years of SQL experience (writing queries, know how to navigate a database, etc.) Other SKills * 5+ years of consulting experience * They must have experience working with * Experience creating cubes (with Transformer) * Understanding the DW lifecycle (documentation, training, support, analysis, requirements gathering) * Experience working in an agile environment or knowledge of Agile and a good attitude towards * Experience working with any of the following: Powerplay, Crystal Reports, Proclarity experience, Informatica Powercenter, D series, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), knowledge of any additional reporting tools, Hyperion, experience working with reporting financials *Work Environment: *They have a very unique environment. They build the facility a few years ago so it is fairly new. The environment is very open and colorful. For example, their CIO and other leadership sit in cubes with everyone else. It is also a fun environment. If you have ever seen the commercials or have looked at their website, that will give you a good idea of the company culture. *Who is the Internal/External Customer? * The Ideal Food Costs – The internal customers are the supply chain business unit. * *The external customers are the franchisees (stores) *Project Stage/Lifecycle info: *They are starting from scratch with this part of the project so they need someone to start by gathering requirements and build the reports. *Technical Environment: *SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, Cognos* * *Non-technical Skills:* Good soft skills Team player Ability to handle change Ability to work at a rigorous pace The ability to solve complex problems Wants a solution provider, not an order taker *THIS PERSON MUST HAVE the desire to understand and help the business, as well as, the soft skills to interface with customers at all levels. Thanks and Regards *Manoj *Technical Strategies Inc., (*A Certified Small Minority Owned Business)* 774A Walker Road | Great Falls |VA - 22066 Office: 703-621-6869 Fax: 703-466-0585 Email: manoj.patl...@techstratinc.com IM : manojpatlola URL: www.techstratinc.com *If you wish not to receive any emails from us, please **click here<sandeep.p...@techstratinc.com?subject=remove_me_from_mailing_list> ** to send us an email to remove your Email ID from our mailing list.* *P **Please consider the environment before printing this email*** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAP BASIS" group. To post to this group, send email to sap-ba...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sap-basis+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sap-basis?hl=en.
