IBM Cognos Analytics is a comprehensive business intelligence platform that transforms raw data into actionable insights through advanced reporting, AI-powered analytics, and interactive visualizations. Designed to cater to organizations of all sizes, it offers high-quality, scalable reporting capabilities, enabling users to create and share customized reports efficiently. The platform's intuitive interface allows for seamless exploration of data, uncovering hidden trends and facilitating informed decision-making without the need for advanced technical skills. With robust governance and security features, IBM Cognos Analytics ensures data integrity and confidentiality, making it a trusted solution for businesses aiming to harness the full potential of their data.
• Responsible for setup, administration and maintenance of new data sources for use in development, test and customer support environments
• Ensure data sources are kept up to date with the latest vendor updates
• Monitor data sources usage patterns and troubleshoot issues
• Ensure access controls to the data sources are implemented
• Ensure version-controlled backup/restore processes are employed for DDL and data refreshes
• Work alongside our team of developers and quality assurance engineers to understand requirements
• Work with peers to implement best practices, introduce new tools, and improve processes
• Stay up to date with new technology trends
• 1-5 years of experience in database administration
• Experience working with relational systems such as DB2, Informix, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Experience using database management tools and have working knowledge of SQL
• Understanding of continuous development environment (CICD) with tools such as: GitHub, Jira, Jenkins, etc.
• Organized, with a high level of attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and devise solutions
• Ability to work independently in a large matrix organization
• Experience working with cloud-native data sources such as Snowflake, Databricks, Amazon Redshift, etc.
• Experience working in a software development or QA environment
• Experience working with OLAP data sources and OLAP data source management tools
• Knowledge of version control systems like GitHub and Project Management tools like Jira
• Exposure to the Business Intelligence domain would be an advantage