Position Description Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end to end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.
A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com. Job Title: Business intelligence Developer – Cognos Analytics Position: Senior Software Engineer
Experience:
5 -7 Years
Location:
Chennai Shift: General 9AM
- 7PM Work Mode: 5 Days WFO Position ID:J1026-2514 Employment Type: Full Time minimum 5 years of relevant experience. Position Description: As a Cognos Developer in an agile team, you are responsible to manage and improve the processes, tools, and methodologies throughout the software development life cycle. You take over the preparation, integration, and deployment of new releases for our on prem and migration of Cognos reports. In projects you are already involved in the architectural and design phase to ensure production readiness and compliance. You also maintain the environment and ensure the stability and security of the same. Additionally, you are responsible to manage server OS upgrades, patch and upgrade containers, and prepare recent servers for the application deployments together with other IT Infrastructure departments. For less mature applications you support the developers with the Cloud migration and manage the application containers, cronjobs, sealed secrets, and application infrastructure dependencies. Your future duties and responsibilities
• Design,
develop and maintain Cognos based reporting solutions.
• Develop and implement efficient algorithms and data structures.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and troubleshoot software defects and issues.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define, design, and ship recent features.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality and standards are met
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in software development Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role Must Have
Skills:
• Bachelor/Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or other relevant principles
• 5+ years of proven Experience in IBM Cognos 10 and/or11, Cognos Framework Manager, Cognos Data Module, Cognos Analytics Reports, Cognos Analytics Dashboards and Stories.
• Thorough knowledge of Cognos development and administration, Business intelligence, and data warehousing concepts, report and application development, Cognos testing, and troubleshooting, BI documentation, and end user support.
• Good knowledge in SQL, debugging report issues and performance improvements.
• IBM Cognos Certifications and knowledge of any of the below Data Warehouse & BI technologies will be considered as a plus: RDBMS (DB2, MSSQL Server, Oracle, etc.), Scripting, etc. Automation Tools (Control M, Oracle Workflow, etc.)
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, effectively under pressure with constantly changing priorities and deadlines. Good to have:
• Analytical and strong problem solving skills
• Good knowledge on the systems development life cycle Project management, processes, tools, concepts and methodologies
• Ability to communicate in fluent English in speech and writing English B1 (written and spoken) CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs. Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
📌 Business intelligence Developer – Cognos Analytics (Chennai)
🏢 CGI
📍 Chennai