Cognos Lead

Vaarida Technologies LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaarida Technologies LLC is seeking a Cognos Lead in the Atlanta area to drive BI reporting, dashboards, and analytics. You will guide a team of Cognos developers, design complex reports, and collaborate with stakeholders across business and IT to deliver scalable BI solutions.

The role requires 7+ years of Cognos/BI experience, strong SQL and data warehousing knowledge, and hands-on expertise with Cognos tools in an Agile environment. Remote coordination with offshore teams is expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Cognos/BI experience.
• Strong SQL, data modeling and warehousing knowledge.
• Lead Cognos developers and provide guidance.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience coordinating with offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Cognos developers and provide technical guidance.
• Design and develop complex Cognos reports, dashboards, and BI solutions.
• Troubleshoot performance and reporting issues.
• Collaborate with business, technical, and offshore teams to deliver solutions.
• Oversee Cognos administration, security, scheduling, and deployment.
• Ensure alignment with BI architecture and data warehousing concepts.

Skills

IBM Cognos Analytics

Cognos Reporting

Dashboard development

SQL

Data modeling

Data warehousing

ETL

BI architecture

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Offshore coordination

Tools

Cognos Framework Manager

Report Studio

Dynamic Cubes

Cognos administration

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

Position - Cognos Lead

Location - Atlanta, GA/Berkley Heights, NJ/Omaha, NE

Experience - 7+ Year

Type- W2 Contract

Job Description -

• Strong experience in IBM Cognos Analytics, including Cognos Reporting and Dashboard development.
• Hands-on experience with Cognos Framework Manager, Report Studio, and Dynamic Cubes.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience in designing and developing complex reports, dashboards, and BI solutions.
• Lead and mentor Cognos developers and provide technical guidance.
• Experience with Cognos administration, security, scheduling, and deployment is preferred.
• Strong understanding of ETL, databases, and BI architecture.
• Experience working with Oracle, SQL Server, or other relational databases.
• Ability to troubleshoot performance and reporting issues.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience coordinating with business, technical, and offshore teams.