Key skills required for the job are Cognos BI-L3, (Mandatory).
- Installing and Configuring Cognos on Linux systems, good knowledge of Unix for production support.
- Administering, configuring, tuning, and maintaining Cognos BI 10.xx in non-prod and Production environments
- Performing daily Cognos activities, such as report/package/cube deployments, managing users access, monitoring schedules, and monitoring overall system
- Working with Cognos developers, IBM support, database administrators, and other IT operations resources to troubleshoot issues and ensure the system is working properly
- Managing Cognos servers, including applying patches
- Working closely with the report developers to manage deployments and security throughout the environment
- Planning and coordinating outages with development team, database team, and other stakeholders
- Managing the architecture, capacity, security, and system performance optimization (both Cognos and Windows), making technical recommendations as needed
- Researching, assessing, and implementing Cognos best practices
- Monitoring server resource utilization and administering servers to maintain system efficiency
- Utilizing third-party tools to support administration and monitoring of system resources
- Administering a large number of schedules and events to ensure best performance