Cognos Application Developer

The Applications Development Intermediate Programmer Analyst is responsible for participating in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team.

Requirements

• Strong skills and experience in IBM Cognos software
• Managing user permissions and security settings within the Cognos environment
• Collaborating with business users to understand their reporting and data analysis needs
• Designing and developing data models to support reporting and analytical applications
• Experience in migrating code to higher environments and supporting infrastructure activities
• Training and guiding users on Adhoc reporting
• Providing technical leadership to team members
• Strong SQL skills for data extraction and manipulation from databases
• Knowledge and experience of data warehousing principles, table structures, database keys, and efficient data joining techniques
• Performance tuning and optimizing reports and data models for efficient performance and reliability
• Diagnosing and resolving issues with Cognos solutions and user problems
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts and best practices
• Experience with creating effective data visualizations
• Familiarity with big data platforms is a plus
• Experience with Jira, Light speed/Jenkins/RLM, GitHub
• Utilizing knowledge of applications development procedures and concepts
• Consulting with users, clients, and other technology groups on issues and recommending programming solutions
• Analyzing applications to identify vulnerabilities and security issues, and conducting testing and debugging
• Serving as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Identifying problems, analyzing information, and making evaluative judgements to recommend and implement solutions
• Resolving issues by identifying and selecting solutions through the applications of acquired technical experience and guided by precedents
• Operating with a limited level of direct supervision
• Exercising independence of judgement and autonomy
• Acting as SME to senior stakeholders and/or other team members
• Assessing risk when business decisions are made and demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets

Benefits

• Citi is an equal opportunity employer
• Citigroup offers competitive compensation and benefits
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development