Qlik Administrator

Cognizant; Connecticut; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Hartford, CT is seeking a senior BI platform administrator to manage Qlik Sense and QlikView environments. You will ensure stability, security, and high performance while collaborating with analytics and technology teams on scalable reporting solutions.

The role requires substantial experience in Qlik platforms, SQL, and Windows Server administration, with a focus on governance and continuous improvement."

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in BI or analytics platforms.
• 4+ years administering Qlik Sense and/or QlikView.
• Strong knowledge of Qlik architecture, security, governance, clustering, load balancing, and performance tuning.
• Experience with QMC, deployments, upgrades, migrations, and platform administration.
• Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with ETL and data warehousing concepts.
• Windows Server administration and scripting, preferably PowerShell.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills.
• Excellent communication across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Qlik Sense and QlikView environments, ensuring platform stability, security, availability, and optimal performance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Qlik applications, system resources, reload schedules, and reporting workloads to maximize reliability and efficiency.
• Manage platform security, user access, authentication, governance policies, and compliance requirements in accordance with enterprise standards.
• Partner with business, analytics, and technology teams to deliver scalable reporting and data visualization solutions that meet evolving business needs.
• Support platform upgrades, migrations, disaster recovery capabilities, and continuous improvement initiatives while resolving production issues and performance challenges.

Skills

Qlik Sense

QlikView

SQL

PowerShell

Windows Server

Performance tuning

Governance & security

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

QMC (Qlik Management Console)

Deployment management

ETL concepts

Enterprise scheduling/orchestration tools

Job description

Location: Hartford, CT (3 day in office)

In this role, you will:

• Administer and support Qlik Sense and QlikView environments, ensuring platform stability, security, availability, and optimal performance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Qlik applications, system resources, reload schedules, and reporting workloads to maximize reliability and efficiency.
• Manage platform security, user access, authentication, governance policies, and compliance requirements in accordance with enterprise standards.
• Partner with business, analytics, and technology teams to deliver scalable reporting and data visualization solutions that meet evolving business needs.
• Support platform upgrades, migrations, disaster recovery capabilities, and continuous improvement initiatives while resolving production issues and performance challenges.
• 8+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Data Warehousing, or related technologies.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience administering Qlik Sense and/or QlikView environments.
• Strong knowledge of Qlik architecture, security, governance, clustering, load balancing, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Qlik Management Console (QMC), deployment management, upgrades, migrations, and platform administration.
• Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with ETL processes, data warehousing concepts and enterprise scheduling/orchestration tools.
• Experience with Windows Server administration and automation/scripting, preferably PowerShell
• Strong troubleshooting, monitoring, incident management, and root cause analysis skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams