Cognos/TMI Developer

Are you an experienced Cognos/TMI Developer with a desire to excel? If so, then TALENT Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Cognos/TMI Developer to work at their company in Chattanooga, TN.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to design, develop, modify, or integrate complex information systems
• Devises or modifies application systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements including capacity, operating time, response time, and form of desired results.
• Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts.
• May serve one or more project team roles, such as project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead, for small to medium efforts or manage phases of medium to large efforts.
• Competent to work at the highest phases of applications systems analysis and programming activities
• Enhances the design of current systems to improve system capabilities to meet the changing needs of the business.
• Works with business users or business systems analysts to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Develops and implements program/system test plans. Devises data verification methods and standard system procedures.
• Maintains technical skill set for software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, utilities and networks needed to support work assignments.
• Assists in preparing and maintaining application design document.
• Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems.
• May conduct presentations to provide end users with knowledge to maximize their use of developed systems.
• Provides technical leadership on assigned projects or discovery efforts.
• May coordinate work assignments and verify results of applications systems analysis and programming personnel.
• Regularly provides guidance and training to less-experienced analysts/programmers.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills in technical and non-technical forms are required
• Proven analysis, design, and coding skills, and demonstrated success in leading medium to complex technology-based efforts.
• Knowledge of the client's basic business operations is preferred
• Minimum of 3 years, typically 5 , years of system analysis, system administration and programming experience required
• Experience with Cognos Analytics, IBM Planning Analytics Local, IBM Planning Analytics Workspace and TM1 required
• Experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL required
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and Podman preferred
• Experience with SQL, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS and Microsoft Power BI preferred
• Report writing, cube building and analysis experience with Cognos is a plus
• Experience in the health insurance industry preferred
• Knowledge of information technology concepts, application development methodology, terminology and standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, organize and prioritize multiple assignments and associated resources.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and translate technical and/or complex concepts into information meaningful to team members and/or business personnel
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of experience is required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested.