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Reston, VA
6 Month Contract to Hire
US Citizen Required to Apply/Start; This is a firm requirement. NO Corp to Corp allowed on this opportunity.
This position requires that the candidate understands, uses and applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
and provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate to high scope and complexity. The candidate will be responsible for a complete setup and management of the Cognos environment - reports/dashboards development, administration/configuration, customization, security, etc. The candidate will regularly interact with the customers to perform requirements analysis, document and confirm the requirements with the customers, and develop and deliver solutions as per the requirements. The candidate will also contribute to the development and delivery of user training and documentation. The candidate will follow established procedures, and contribute to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects and keep up-to-date with the technology shifts through training and development.
Required:
Must be a US Citizen to be eligible for this position
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar3 years or more with Oracle 11i and above
5 years or more Experience developing reports and dashboards using IBM IBM Cognos 10.X
7+ years of experience working in information technology industry
5+ years of experience developing reports and dashboards using IBM Cognos 10.2 or higher (experience with other BI tools - Power BI, Tableau, Business objects, etc. a plus)
4+ years of experience with Cognos administration - Server administration (install, upgrade, troubleshoot Cognos environments), content administration
(reports/package promotion, user security).
Experience with Deltek CostPoint, Deltek Time Collection and Deltek GovWin a plus
Strong knowledge of data warehousing - Dimensional (Kimball methodology) as well as Relational (Inmon methodology)
Intermediate to advance SQL and PL/SQL experience (Oracle) - development as well as query tuning
Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Proficient with MS Visio or similar diagramming/vector programming tools - be able to develop and maintain architecture diagrams of the BI environments
Operating Systems Experience:
Windows 2008 R2 or later, Windows 7 or later
Virtual team collaboration tools such as webex, at&t etc.
Requirements analysis experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent problem solving skills
Experience developing user documentation and training material
Preferred Skills:
Experience with JavaScript, XML and Java Soft Skills:
Work individually and in a matrix environment
Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Communicate (written and oral) effectively and demonstrate professional interpersonal skills
Interact professionally with clients and vendors
Build positive working relationships with employees at all levels within the organization
Meet deadlines as necessary
Effectively work with minimal supervision
“Can-do” attitude, pro-active and resourceful
Send resume today for immediate consideration and timely response
Amy Cody-Quinn
Senior Recruiter
acquinn@geologics.com
NOTE: MUST BE A US CITIZEN TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. WE CANNOT WORK WITH THIRD PARTIES OR OUTSIDE AGENCIES OF ANY KIND IN FILLING THIS CONTRACT TO HIRE ROLE WITHIN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY