Cognos Developer

ADV TECHMINDS; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ADV TECHMINDS in Hyderabad is seeking a Cognos migration specialist to work with internal resources to backup and restore Cognos 10.2.2 databases and directories, and to install and configure Cognos Analytics 11.2.x.

You will provision servers and access, validate security migrations, migrate user base settings, and develop test cases to verify reports across both systems, ensuring smooth migration and user guidance.

Qualifications

• Migration experience from Cognos 10.2.2 to Cognos Analytics 11.2.x.
• Proficiency in backup/restore of Cognos databases and directories.
• Installation and configuration of Cognos Analytics 11.2.x.

Responsibilities

• Back up and restore Cognos 10.2.2 databases and directories.
• Provision servers, databases, service accounts and access for new infrastructure.
• Install and configure Cognos Analytics 11.2.x according to architecture guidelines.
• Validate security migration and compatibility of Customer Java Security Provider.
• Migrate configurations and user base to the new system; develop test cases for reports.
• Validate migrated reports on both systems and ensure test plans are followed.
• Interact with users to guide them through migration and configuration.

Skills

Cognos migration

Backup & restore

Installation & config

Report validation

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Work with Internal resources to create backups and (potential) restores of Cognos 10.2.2 application databases and directories.

Work with Licensee resources to provision servers, databases, service accounts, and application access for new infrastructure.

Installation and configuration of Cognos 11.2.x with the following architecture guidelines

Security Migration:

Involves the validation of compatibility of the Customer Java Security Provider used in the Licensee's Cognos 10.2.2 application with the new Cognos Analytics 11.2.x application.

Migration of technologies and application settings for all the estimate user base of the Cognos 10.2.2 application (X users/1 authors/1 admin accounts) into the proper configuration within the new Cognos Analytics 11.2.x application.

Configure application (database logins) for the installation and configuration of the database drivers.

Content Migration:

Develop test cases and validate reports between the two systems,

Validate migrated reports execute in both systems and test plans are followed

Ability to estimate the complexity of reports and migration times

General

Ability to converse with users, guide them through migration