IBM Cognos Analytics Developer

About the role

An experienced IBM Cognos Analytics Developer is sought to design, develop and maintain enterprise reports, dashboards and analytics solutions. The role covers complex reporting and interactive dashboards built on data models and cubes, and integrates Cognos content with IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) and 3D Dashboard solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Gather and analyse business requirements and turn them into reporting and analytics solutions
• Design, develop and maintain operational, analytical and executive reports
• Build interactive dashboards, KPI scorecards and self-service analytics
• Implement drill-down, drill-through and parameterised reports
• Maintain Framework Manager models, data modules and OLAP cubes
• Integrate Cognos with MAS, enterprise databases and third-party apps, and with Maximo 3D Dashboard visualisation
• Optimise report performance, ensure data accuracy and governance, and create reusable templates
• Work with business users, solution architects and technical teams, write documentation and provide production support

Required profile

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with IBM Cognos Analytics
• Proven experience developing complex reports and dashboards for enterprise customers
• Experience with Framework Manager, OLAP/data cubes and integrating Cognos with enterprise applications such as IBM Maximo
• Strong SQL and query optimisation skills, and experience tuning report performance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Data Analytics or a related field; equivalent professional experience also considered

Required skills

• IBM Cognos Analytics, Report Studio, Dashboard, Framework Manager, Data Modules, Event Studio (preferred)
• SQL, data modelling, OLAP cubes, star schema and snowflake schema, ETL concepts
• Databases: DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL
• REST APIs, JDBC/ODBC, IBM Maximo Application Suite, TNCP Performance Dashboard, 3D Dashboard integration
• Preferred: Cognos certification, Maximo Monitor or Visual Inspection dashboards, OpenShift/cloud deployments, Python or scripting for automation