BI Programmer/developer

Job Duties :
*Conducts analysis of systems specifications
*Develops conversion and system implementation plans
*Develops diagrams and flow charts
*Gathers information from system users
*Handles multiple programming and analyst assignments concurrently
*Plans and participates in studies of application systems
*Prepares proposals to reflect costs
*Prepares system and programming documentation

Trains user personnel in the use of computer systems
*Develops code according to specifications and conducts unit testing

.Responsible for design and development of solutions utilizing Cognos and various other BI applications across various platforms.
*Looks beyond the request to add functionality to an existing application by providing new ways of delivering the requested functionality.
*Provides suggestions on process improvements for the BI process.
*Analyze defects on BI applications and processes to provide solutions to prevent recurrence.
*Continues to evaluate current designs with latest BI technology.
*Provides guidance and recommendations for new BI applications/releases under consideration in the BI application space.
*Ensures the designs being proposed are lowering the cost of support in the future.

POSITION ACTIVITIES AND TASKS
1. Designs BI software solutions and provide work estimates
2. Lead the design sessions

3. Receive and interpret specifications, priorities and deadlines
4. Interfaces with customers and other Business groups to determine requirements
5. Designs, builds and documents BI data models, ETL and other data flow components
6. Identify data sources, enhancements, and areas of work required to achieve the needs specified
7. Designs, builds and documents BI Front End components and reporting and analytics deployment models
8. Design, develop, document and maintain cubes based on specifications.
9. Reviews logical and physical data model for data integrity, performance, recoverability, maintenance, and space requirement considerations
10. Coordinates with all cross-functional groups when enhancements and maintenance of applications are necessary
11. Plan and participate in Technical integration tests
12. Identifies, analyzes, prioritizes, assigns and/or resolves business and technical issues
13. Provide analytical leadership in assessing impact of requested changes to the BI Model
14. Evaluate application software packages and make recommendations to management

15. Participate in new product reviews, tests, and pilots
16. Identify conflicting business practices and integration issues
17. Provides development work estimates based on current estimating methodology
18. Provides consistency in design across all BI developments to ensure maximum reuse

2. Provides liaison duties with Business process teams
.Evaluates functional specifications for completeness and clarity and determines technical direction or high level design
.Works with Business teams to understand business process flow and determine functional requirements for new custom development
.Trains users on how to extract the information that they need from the BI tools

3. Quality Assurance, Project Management and Mentoring
.Technical Specification reviews

Ensures code is designed to specifications, provides feedback to other developers when appropriate
.Consults in the areas such as functional and technical design, coding, and testing
.Supports the SDLC through design, testing code, debugging, cutover and documentation
.Updates Development Standards as new technologies are added to the environment
.Prepare status reports and maintains effective communication with management
.Support and trouble shoot production issues as required.