Cognos Administrator with BI

Arete Consulting Inc; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Arete Consulting Inc is seeking a Cognos Administrator to manage and support Cognos software in a distributed environment. Responsibilities include installation, maintenance, user management, and providing 24/7 on-call support to ensure smooth operations.

The ideal candidate will have expert knowledge of Cognos products and experience with BI tools such as Tableau. Strong communication skills are essential to understand and address client business issues effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience with installation and administration of Cognos software.
• Ability to manage a distributed Cognos reporting environment.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery processes.

Responsibilities

• Install, upgrade, maintain, and administer Cognos products.
• Support and manage Cognos reporting infrastructure.
• Provide on-call support and troubleshooting.

Skills

Expert knowledge of Cognos software administration

Troubleshooting and issue resolution

Experience with BI tools like Tableau

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Tools

Cognos Suite

Linux/Unix environment

Active Directory

Job description

Job Title: Cognos Administrator with BI

Location: Arlington Heights, IL

Duration: Long Term

Employment Type: C2C/W2

Job Description

• Expert knowledge of Cognos software administration, planning and reporting
• Responsible for installing, upgrading, maintaining and administering Cognos suite of products
• Identifies, researches and resolves technical problems
• Support a distributed Cognos reporting environment infrastructure, configuration and management on a Linux/Unix environment
• Ensure maintenance and security control of all the Cognos products and solutions
• Handle several projects at a time and complete them successfully through 'Cognos Administration' tool
• Monitor the Cognos environment and check the usage of the environment, reports, etc.
• Manage users using appropriate Active Directory Groups and assigning security as needed
• Provide 24 x 7 on-call rotational support including troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Should have experience in managing Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Knowledge of Cognos Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Active Reports and Metric Studio
• Knowledge of additional BI and visualization reporting tools is a plus such as Tableau & Qlikview/Qliksense
• Knowledge of Finance industry – especially Banking sector is good
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to establish deep understanding of client's business issues

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.