Cognos Administrator

Leidos is seeking a Cognos Administrator & Developer who is motivated by variety and is interested in supporting an Investor-Owned Utility client headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, responsible, and detailed oriented to support existing Cognos Analytics version 11.x and Business Objects 4.x environments.

Requirements

• Installation, configuration, and support of Cognos Analytics Software
• Administration of Cognos environments including security, deployment, and configuration
• Performance Tuning of the Cognos environment
• Server configuration (architecture and design)
• Security hardening (permissions for users, security vulnerabilities, managing capabilities for license types)
• Software installation and managing upgrades
• Cognos specific reporting capabilities
• Troubleshooting report issues
• Framework design
• SSO integration support
• Manage Cognos servers, services, patches, and upgrades
• Develop, enhance, and maintain Cognos reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions
• Create and maintain Framework Manager models
• Optimize report performance and troubleshoot issues across environments
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Perform QA, testing, and production migrations following best practices
• Document designs, processes, and system configurations

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan