Cognos Developer

Role Overview We’re seeking a Senior Cognos Analytics Administrator to manage and optimize our IBM Cognos Analytics platform, ensuring high availability, security, performance, and reliable enterprise reporting. Key Responsibilities Administer Cognos Analytics 11.x/12.x across Dev, Test, and Production. Manage Gateway, Dispatcher, Content Manager, Content Store, Report Services, and Batch Report Services. Support Cognos installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, patches, and refreshes. Manage security, RBAC, row-level security, and integrations with AD/LDAP, SAML, OIDC, SSO, ForgeRock/PingID. Monitor and optimize JVM, memory, concurrency, workloads, and report performance. Provide Tier 2/3 support, troubleshooting, outage management, and root-cause analysis. Collaborate with database and infrastructure teams on SQL Server/Oracle, Windows/Linux, IIS/IBM HTTP Server, networking, DNS, SSL/TLS, load balancing, backup, and DR. Maintain documentation, operational standards, monitoring, and best practices; mentor junior administrators. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience. 7+ years of IBM Cognos Analytics/BI administration experience. Strong expertise in Cognos architecture, security, distributed/HA environments, upgrades, and migrations. Advanced SQL and relational database experience. Windows and/or Linux administration experience. Strong troubleshooting, RCA, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, AD/LDAP, SAML/OIDC, ForgeRock, PingID, IIS/IBM HTTP Server, load balancers, and scripting/automation. Financial services/banking experience. IBM Cognos certification.