Senior Cognos BI Developer — Reports & Dashboards

Flex N Gate; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Tuition reimbursement

Safety training

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate is seeking a Cognos Developer to design, develop, and implement enterprise reporting solutions within the BI team. You will manage Cognos environments, build robust reports, dashboards, and widgets, and partner with IT and business users to translate requirements into actionable BI solutions.

Applicants should have 5+ years in BI, strong Cognos tool expertise, and a background in Manufacturing/ERP systems. Evening/weekend work may be required based on system needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in BI solutions, at least 3 on Cognos.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in MIS, CS, Statistics, Finance, or related field.
• Strong background in Manufacturing and ERP systems.
• Expert-level knowledge of Cognos tools: Framework Manager, Report Studio, Event Studio, Analysis Studio.
• SQL skills: stored procedures, views, triggers, performance tuning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; liaison with leadership.
• Experience promoting Self Service BI and creating dashboards, scorecards, and reports.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance Cognos Framework Models used to support Cognos content.
• Develop and maintain business reports, dashboards, and dashboard widgets.
• Develop complex Cognos reports with accuracy and timely delivery.
• Collaborate with DBA, Cognos Admin, and IS to validate reports and data.
• Work with business users to identify requirements and deliver solutions across teams.
• Create and participate in user training and documentation.
• Self-manage and multi-task to prioritize workload.
• Document programming problems and resolutions for future reference.
• Provide training and best practices for Ad Hoc query users and BI authors.
• May require evening and weekend work as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Requirements gathering

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Self-management

Analytical thinking

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in MIS/CS/Statistics/Finance

Tools

Cognos Framework Manager

Cognos Report Studio

Cognos Event Studio

Cognos Analysis Studio

SQL

Job description

Flex-N-Gate is seeking a Cognos Developer to design, develop, and implement enterprise reporting solutions within the BI team. You will manage Cognos environments, build robust reports, dashboards, and widgets, and partner with IT and business users to translate requirements into actionable BI solutions.

Applicants should have 5+ years in BI, strong Cognos tool expertise, and a background in Manufacturing/ERP systems. Evening/weekend work may be required based on system needs.