Senior Software Developer

Jobtailor; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Hyderabad, India, is seeking an experienced Cognos BI developer to design and deliver reports, dashboards, and scorecards that drive business decisions. You will work with business users to translate requirements into technical specifications and build scalable data models.

The role emphasizes data warehousing best practices, performance tuning, and collaboration with data teams across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with IBM Cognos Analytics / Cognos BI Suite (Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Framework Manager).
• Proficiency in SQL and database technologies (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, etc.).
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL processes, and data modelling.
• Experience in building dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards.
• Knowledge of performance tuning and report optimisation techniques.
• Typically 6-8+ years of experience in Cognos / BI development.
• Familiarity with BI tools and reporting frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy Cognos reports, dashboards, and scorecards.
• Gather and analyse business requirements and convert them into technical specifications.
• Create and maintain data models (Framework Manager / DMR / cubes) to support reporting needs.
• Develop and optimise complex reports with SQL queries and data transformations.
• Perform unit testing, debugging, and performance tuning of reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with business users, analysts, and data teams for report validation and UAT.
• Maintain and support Cognos environments, including troubleshooting production issues.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and adherence to data warehousing best practices.
• Document technical designs, processes, and report specifications.

Skills

Cognos BI development

SQL

Data warehousing

ETL processes

Data modelling

Dashboards/KPIs/Scorecards

Performance tuning

Stakeholder communication

Experience 6-8+ years

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy Cognos reports, dashboards, and scorecards.
• Gather and analyse business requirements and convert them into technical specifications.
• Create and maintain data models (Framework Manager / DMR / cubes) to support reporting needs.
• Develop and optimise complex reports with SQL queries and data transformations.
• Perform unit testing, debugging, and performance tuning of reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with business users, analysts, and data teams for report validation and UAT.
• Maintain and support Cognos environments, including troubleshooting production issues.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and adherence to data warehousing best practices.
• Document technical designs, processes, and report specifications.

Requirements

• Strong experience with IBM Cognos Analytics / Cognos BI Suite (Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Framework Manager)
• Proficiency in SQL and database technologies (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, etc.)
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL processes, and data modelling
• Experience in building dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards
• Knowledge of performance tuning and report optimisation techniques
• Typically 6-8+ years of experience in Cognos / BI development
• Familiarity with BI tools and reporting frameworks
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and stakeholder collaboration skills