Cognos Developer

IT Specialist – Report Writer

The IT Specialist – Report Writer will work with multiple technical, business and project management teams to define and meet reporting requirements, develop Cognos model/module, dashboards, KPIs and reports. Contribute towards Requirement Analysis, Data Architecture and Modeling, Data Engineering, Systems Integration, Program/enterprise-level Reporting, all types of reports testing and other project deliverables. Candidate will be assigned to multiple projects. This position would be a Cognos Reporting Expert, who would work with the STAC/Medicaid, Rate Setting and State Aid Units to recreate model/module, reports and dashboards in Cognos BI, which is the reporting tool that will be used once EFRT is migrated off of the mainframe to Unysis.

Under the supervision and guidance of the PMO and Project Manager, the Cognos reporting specialist will work with technical staff, Business Analysts and members of the program/business office to perform the following:

• Work with business teams to document and prioritize incoming business reporting requirements/requests and respond to periodic report requests and issues from various program offices/projects.
• Analyze requirements, seek necessary clarifications, develop/configure, test and deploy Cognos BI model/module, reports and dashboards.
• Convert/configure existing EZSpec reports into Cognos reports.
• Setting-up and facilitating meetings with the business teams to understand reporting needs (As-Is and To-Be) and pain points.
• Create and maintain a periodic reports distribution calendar to monitor and publish appropriate reports for all stakeholders.
• Prepares charts, tables and diagrams and develops Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and performance scorecards
• Demonstrate commitment to data quality and integrity by developing appropriate job aids, internal control processes, testing etc. over Cognos BI reporting.
• Conduct deep dive sessions with teams with a problem-solver attitude.
• Performs historical reports and data mining to provide insights to support improved decision making.
• Analytically apply knowledge of design concepts in database management, data warehousing, data modeling, data quality, business reporting and dashboards.
• Contribute to developing reporting standards and best practices for different projects.
• Collaborate with other teams to prioritize reporting needs
• Perform report rules and parameters reviews to ensure high quality and that standards are being met.
• Ensure business intelligence training needs are identified and met.
• Assist and train team members in developing reports and dashboards and also develop help guides.
• Evaluates business/operational needs and make recommendations for enhanced or additional applications of reporting solutions.
• Develop complex reports and dashboards including different sets of formulas and calculations, relational and multidimensional data structures and logic.
• Uses various database scripting and software programming languages to extract, transform and load data.
• Enhance visual presentation of current reporting solutions
• Ensure production issues and tickets within Cognos environment are resolved in a timely manner.
• Ensure optimum performance and minimal downtime of Cognos supported reports.
• Operate in a hybrid (Agile/Waterfall) environment and actively manage reporting requirements, change requests and user assistance needs.
• Contribute to design and architecture discussions, daily stand-ups, sprint planning sessions and other meetings.
• Become a reporting subject matter expert (SME) and business advisor.
• Support QA/Testing by developing timely reporting test plans, writing and executing test cases, done/acceptance criteria, end-user testing and reporting deliverables validation.

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.