Job Description :
Senior BI Developer
Location :philadelphia,pensulvenia
Here is the JD: again, candidates need strong experience in at least one
of: Birt, Actuate, or Opentext. Birt and Actuate are part of SAP
Business Objects so if you have anyone in that skillset they should have
the required experience.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Implementing, testing, maintaining and supporting software, based on
technical design specifications.
* Preparing technical design specifications based on functional
requirements and analysis documents.
* Implementing BI development best practices.
* Reviewing functional requirements, analysis and design documents and
providing feedback.
* Working closely with testing, database and Java development resources
to ensure a high quality product.
* Assisting with custom reporting needs.
* Assisting Sales personnel as needed.
* Assisting customer support with technical problems and questions.
* Assisting other BI development staff.
QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
* Ability to apply professional concepts, experience and company
objectives in order to perform an in-depth analysis of situations or
data to resolve complex issues in creative ways.
* Ability to work without supervision. Wide latitude for independent
decision making.
* Ability to network with key contacts outside own area of expertise.
* Ability to listen and understand information and communicate the
same.
* Must possess strong interpersonal, organizational, presentation and
facilitation skills.
* Must be results oriented and customer focused.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
* B.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent
experience
* Minimum of 7 years of experience in Reporting Application Design.
* Experience with one or more of the following database technologies:
Oracle, PostGreSQL, MySQL, Hana, Hadoop.
* Experience with ANSI SQL, Java, JavaScript, HTML, XML and CSS with
regard to report development.
* Experience working within client-server, peer-to-peer and cloud
networking topologies.
REQUIRED FOUNDATIONAL COMPETENCIES:
* Ability to install, configure and support personal development
environments including Windows and Linux operating systems.
* Solid understanding of report templates and generic report
development framework concepts.
* Ability to create complex Data Designs as the basis for report design
and ad-hoc reporting.
* Ability to create complex reports using visualizations, hierarchies,
crosstabs and sub-reports.
* Ability to use complex parameters and advanced scripting capabilities
in reports.
* Ability to create, analyze and troubleshoot complex SQL queries,
analyze joins and explain plans and evaluate performance of queries
individually and under stress.
* Strong understanding of data structures and data analysis techniques.