- Company Name
- WYZEO
- Job Title
- consultant Cognos F/H
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** IBM Cognos Consultant
**Role Summary:**
Senior consultant responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing IBM Cognos Analytics solutions (reports, OLAP cubes, dashboards). Works closely with clients to translate business requirements into high‑performance BI deliverables, ensuring data quality, governance, and user adoption.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver end‑to‑end Cognos projects on time and within scope.
- Provide expert guidance on report design, data modeling, and performance tuning.
- Train and support end‑users, promoting best practices.
- Continuously assess new Cognos features and propose enhancements.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Analyse business needs, identify KPIs, and document functional specifications.
- Design and develop Cognos reports, analysis models, and dashboards using Report Studio, Framework Manager, Analysis Studio, and Dashboarding.
- Create and refine dimensional models (star, snowflake) and support data warehouse architecture.
- Validate data quality, enforce data governance, and maintain SQL queries across SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, etc.
- Optimize solution performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform proactive maintenance.
- Conduct end‑user training sessions and provide ongoing support.
- Benchmark emerging Cognos capabilities and recommend roadmap improvements.
**Required Skills:**
- Proficiency in IBM Cognos Analytics (Report Studio, Framework Manager, Analysis Studio, Dashboarding).
- Strong SQL knowledge and experience with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2).
- Expertise in dimensional modeling and data warehouse design.
- Analytical thinking, problem‑solving, and independent work.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and teamwork.
- Adaptability, client orientation, innovation, result‑focus.
- Professional English is a plus for potential international assignments.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of BI experience with IBM Cognos Analytics.
- Valid Cognos certifications (e.g., IBM Certified Cognos Analyst) preferred.