Cognos BI

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Centreville (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CARFAX is looking for a Sr. Contract BI Developer / Business Intelligence Sage to support projects within CARFAX's Business Intelligence team. In this role, you will help provide trusted reporting, data, and analytics so that CARFAX can demonstrate the value we provide to dealers, partners, shops, and consumers.

The candidate must interview in person on site in Centreville, VA; local candidates preferred. You will have experience developing complex reports, cubes and dashboards and contribute to

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing, developing, testing, and optimizing BI solutions. Cognos experience is required.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts.
• Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with business and technical teams.
• Background check required for all candidates.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted reporting, data, and analytics to CARFAX stakeholders.
• Demonstrate BI value to dealers, partners, shops, and consumers.
• Assess product performance and inform BI direction.

Skills

Cognos

BI development

Data warehousing

Dashboard development

Analytics

Tools

Cognos

Job description

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Job Description

I have a HOT requirement for a VERY sr. Cognos developer for Carfax in Centreville, VA!

The candidate MUST interview in person on in Centerville, so LOCAL candidates preferred! This candidate needs to have experience developing COMPLEX reports, CUBES and dashboards.

Description

CARFAX is looking for a Sr. Contract BI Developer / Business Intelligence Sage to support projects within CARFAX's Business Intelligence team. In this role, you will help provide trusted reporting, data, and analytics so that CARFAX can:

• Demonstrate the value we provide to dealers, partners, shops, and consumers
• Assess product performance and influence future direction
• Support internal business operations

We are turning BI on its head to meet Carfax’s rapidly changing business needs. Traditional BI/DW approaches cannot keep up, so we do things differently than most companies. Thus, this job is not for everyone. Before applying, please read the position description carefully and consider whether this job might be a fit for you.

You will thrive in this job if you:

• Enjoy Variety—in the projects you support, the roles you play, and the technologies you apply to deliver the solutions needed. The status quo bores you.
• See the Big Picture—you want to understand the business problem you are trying to address and the data needed before you begin to build a report or dashboard.
• Think Creatively—you love to find new ways to obtain best practices results in non-traditional ways. You would prefer to help create new best practices approaches for solving difficult problems, if existing best practices cannot adequately address a challenge.
• Are a Lifelong Learner—you love learning new things about the business, systems, and data. Learning new tools and technologies energizes you, and you pick them up quickly.
• Seek Continuous Process Improvement—you are always seeking ways to do things better, faster, and cheaper. You like to set goals for improvement and measure results. You hold yourself and others accountable for achieving those goals.

You will be miserable in this job if you:

• Enjoy Routine—you prefer building traditional BI solutions using BI tools and technologies that you already know. Learning new technologies stresses you out.
• Prefer a Slow, Steady Pace—you are comfortable working on long projects that deliver traditional BI solutions. You believe 3-6 months is a reasonable timeframe to deliver a typical project. Working at a rapid pace stresses you out.
• Are a Tool Jockey—you know your tool, but you cannot explain the business problem you are trying to solve. Someone gives you a report spec and you know the right buttons to press in the tool to create the report or dashboard.
• Are an Individual Contributor—you may work on a team, but you prefer to solve problems by yourself. Brainstorming and debating ideas with a group of developers drains your energy. You prefer to implement your own solution rather than solutions that were designed by the group and may include ideas that are not your own.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in our environment (see above)
• Significant experience designing, developing, testing, and optimizing BI solutions. Experience with Cognos required.
• Strong, demonstrated understanding of data warehousing concepts
• Excellent problem solving skills and strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with business and technical communities
• All candidates subject to a full background check

Additional Information

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