Cognos admin

Location (WFO): Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi NCR

Required Skills: IBM Cognos 11.1.x application admin, performance monitoring and tuning, upgrading versions, software configuration

Secondary Skillset: (Not Mandatory, Good to have)

JD1 – Cognos Admin 7+ Years’ Experience – 2 Positions

1. 7+ Years of experience in administering IBM Cognos 11.1.x application.

2. 6 months Contract to Hire Position

3. Ability to provide 24 by 7 production support for Cognos in an on- rotation with excellent communication skills required

4. Candidates to work in Hybrid Models from Bangalore or Hyderabad Location

5. Cognos 11.1.x upgrade experience required.

6. Experience should include maintenance and support activities, performance monitoring and tuning, upgrading versions, software configuration, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, and general IT processes such as Change Management, Configuration Management, Problem Resolution, and Incident Tracking required.

7. Implement and document best practices for a Cognos Environment. Experience in Linux based operating system environment and well versed in Linux OS commands.

8. Installing hot fixes / service packs to the existing version of Cognos Analytics.

+. Experience with connecting to Hadoop, Oracle Sybase, DB2, Netezza, Teradata, and SQL databases

10. Hands on experience on granular level Cognos security customization and installing any third partly tools.

11. Hands on Cognos user groups, security, and user entitlement administration

12. Hands on experience in Cognos Framework manager install and Configuration.

13. Experience with Publishing packages and customize the package access as per requirement.

14. Excellent communication skills (must be able to interface with both technical and business leaders in the organization)

Good to have skills

· Experience with Cognos installation and configuration in AWS

· Knowledge on Cognos SDK and Cognos life cycle manager is a plus.

· Experience with Motio CI integration with Cognos Analytics.

· Knowledge on Cognos TM1 is Plus.

· Experience with IIS 7.5 or higher is plus.

· Knowledge on Data Science integration and application (Python, R)

· Knowledge on programming languages (SDK, API's, Java, JavaScript)

· Any other BI tool experience such as Tableau/Jaspersoft/Crystal is a plus

· Experience with industry BI/Reporting toolsets including Tableau, Jaspersoft, Cognos, Power BI, and Crystal.

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsible in troubleshooting, resolving Cognos Analytics issues, open service requests with Cognos vendor, work with different teams providing recommendations, driving standards, plan and execute effective transition on development and production operations.

Ability to cross-train team. Implementation of proactive Cognos environment health checks.

- Experience with Cognos User LDAP/Active Directory Integration /Synchronization preferred

- Integrate Cognos with SharePoint portal/ team is a plus.

Job Type: Regular / Permanent

Pay: ₹100,000.00 - ₹2,500,000.00 per year

Schedule:
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:
• Delhi, Delhi: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:
• IBM Cognos: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person