COGNOS ADMIN

Blue Spire Inc is a leading provider of information technology, consulting and business-process outsourcing services. We are dedicated to helping clients grow through our combined business-IT knowledge, thoughtful innovation and dedicated workforce.  Who we are: We are a company of diverse, talented people with a passion for pursuing excellence.  - Our Core Values - Excellence - Leadership by example - Integrity & Transparency - Fairness - Client ValueWhat we offer: It is not a job. It is a journey. An experience. A challenging and enjoyable work environment. Come grow with us - Learn - Ideate - Execute - Work - Inspire Responsibilities: • Communicate and co-ordinate with clients on technical aspects. • Troubleshoot complex project-issues • Own application design, development, testing & support tasks/activities • Establish and publish clear priorities among project activities to the team • Attend project meetings & work with other groups/departments • Drive team building and on boarding efforts via mentoring • Strengthen client's confidence in Saama and Saama's ability to deliver • Provide scalable solutions for handling large data volumes and complex reporting   Requirement: • Mandatory Experience in Cognos 10.2 • Strong experience in Software Development/Engineering with 3 years as sr consultant or team leading • Installation of releases of Cognos Application servers (both 32 bit and 64 bit installs) • Installation and configuration of Framework Manager, Report Studio, Query Studio, Metric Studio, Cognos ReportNet and analysis tools such Cognos Transformer • Patching, Upgrade, Migration of Cognos Application servers • Maintain the integrity, security, performance and availability of Cognos environments • High availability and Disaster recovery – installation and configuration at Application server layer • Install, upgrade, patch, configure, troubleshoot and administer a variety of 3rd party vendor tools • Performs database and software life-cycle activities to ensure highest level of system performance and availability and compliance with business requirements • Monitor Application servers for compliance with established standards, policies, configuration guidelines and procedures • Provide capacity analysis reports/data and recommendations for improvements • Responsible for application server backup/recovery, performance analysis and tuning, and monitoring • Advanced troubleshooting (ability to think outside of box) and advanced shell scripting for all databases involving Oracle, SQL Server • Installation and security implementation  • Configuration and maintenance  • Patching, cloning, troubleshooting application errors/issues, App and SQL tuning, advanced troubleshooting (ability to think outside of box) for Cognos tools • May lead the work of others or provide guidance to entry level roles • This position is full-time and will require after hours and on-call support and weekend maintenance All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.