Cognos Developer

Role Overview

We’re seeking a Senior Cognos Analytics Administrator to manage and optimize our IBM Cognos Analytics platform, ensuring high availability, security, performance, and reliable enterprise reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer Cognos Analytics 11.x/12.x across Dev, Test, and Production.
• Manage Gateway, Dispatcher, Content Manager, Content Store, Report Services, and Batch Report Services.
• Support Cognos installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, patches, and refreshes.
• Manage security, RBAC, row-level security, and integrations with AD/LDAP, SAML, OIDC, SSO, ForgeRock/PingID.
• Monitor and optimize JVM, memory, concurrency, workloads, and report performance.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support, troubleshooting, outage management, and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with database and infrastructure teams on SQL Server/Oracle, Windows/Linux, IIS/IBM Server, networking, DNS, SSL/TLS, load balancing, backup, and DR.
• Maintain documentation, operational standards, monitoring, and best practices; mentor junior administrators.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of IBM Cognos Analytics/BI administration experience.
• Strong expertise in Cognos architecture, security, distributed/HA environments, upgrades, and migrations.
• Advanced SQL and relational database experience.
• Windows and/or Linux administration experience.
• Strong troubleshooting, RCA, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, AD/LDAP, SAML/OIDC, ForgeRock, PingID, IIS/IBM Server, load balancers, and scripting/automation.
• Financial services/banking experience.
• IBM Cognos certification.