Cognos Software Developer 9423-2015

September 5, 2025

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Description

  • Analyze business requirement documents and liaise with clients.
  • Facilitate IT development, design, construction, testing, promotion, and implementation of web-based/n-tier, cloud-based, and mainframe applications.
  • Define standards for enterprise data integration and governance.
  • Design metadata management programs and scripts.
  • Define and evaluate BI solution architectures (conceptual, logical, physical).
  • Design healthcare business information structures (cubes, dimensions, facts, tables).
  • Perform data quality assessments, transformations, and cleansing.
  • Develop test scripts and perform testing of BI solutions.
  • Responsible for Java-based development using WebSphere, JDBC, Oracle, DB2, DataPower, and related web technologies including JavaScript and JSP.
  • Integrate open source software products into systems.
  • Create and review system response documents, technical specifications, application inventories, and implementation plans.
  • Prepare test plans, test data, and conduct unit testing.
  • Develop implementation plans and promote modules.
  • Provide system support and documentation.
  • Respond to client queries and troubleshoot production incidents.
  • Participate in design walkthroughs, test case reviews, and testing.
  • Support testing activities by team members.
  • Report weekly on project status, progress, and issues as directed.

Skills

Technical Skills (45%)

  • 5+ years of business intelligence experience.
  • 5+ years of Cognos experience, including Framework Manager and Report Studio.
  • Experience with Active Reports, Transformer, dashboards, and Metrics Studio.
  • Data analysis expertise.
  • IBM certifications in Cognos BI Reports, Metadata Models, and Administration.
  • Experience facilitating stakeholder workshops.
  • Experience with deployment tools like Jenkins.
  • Knowledge of development methodologies (Agile, DevOps, Waterfall).
  • Experience with various platforms, databases, and web services.
  • Ability to design modular, maintainable programs.
  • Proficiency with relational databases (DB2, Oracle, MS-SQL).

Analytical Skills (35%)

  • Analyze business requirements and liaise with clients.
  • Adhere to project management and enterprise architecture standards.
  • Troubleshoot production issues effectively.

Communication Skills (15%)

  • Strong verbal and written communication.
  • Interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  • Team player with a track record of meeting deadlines.

Public Sector Experience (15%)

  • Experience working within the public sector.

Must Haves

  • 5+ years of BI experience, Cognos expertise, and related certifications.
  • Experience with relational databases and testing/documentation practices.

Additional Details

  • Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type: Contract
  • Job function: Engineering and IT
  • Industries: IT Services and Consulting

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Company

Foilcon

Location

Toronto

Country

Canada

Salary

100.000

URL

https://en-ca.whatjobs.com/coopob__cpl___291_2600487__3337?utm_source=3337&utm_medium=feed&keyword=Cognos-Software-Developer&location=Toronto&geoID=6225