via Lensa
$120K - 200K a year
Participate in business requirement gathering, develop and test Cognos reports and models, and support end-user troubleshooting in a social services context.
Extensive experience (84+ months) in Cognos BI, SQL, and social services reporting, with a Bachelor's degree.
HBITS-07-14540 OCFS, IT Specialist, Expert 24 month contract Virtual Interview Selected candidates are expected to work in 2-3 Rensselaer office (after 3 months onsite) Day-to-day tasks: • Participate in business requirement gathering for BI projects. • Work with Business Analyst on analysis and logical design. • Perform complex SQL coding to facilitate reporting and testing functions. • Modeling using IBM Cognos BI Framework Manager and Transformer to support mission critical reporting initiatives including all layers of the model and package development. • Securing the Framework Manager and Transformer models for data level, object level and package access security. • Create advanced reports using IBM Cognos Analytics, which include but are not limited to several pages with conditional formatting and joining multiple queries to produce a single dataset for the requested report. • Complete testing of all reports, dashboards, and analytics in all environments prior to business owner review/approval. • Transfer knowledge to other Cognos users creating their own reports in person and using electronic technologies. • Provide troubleshooting and end user support and problem resolution. • Research and develop solutions utilizing new product functionality to integrate into Human Services Cluster business deliverables. • Support rewriting of financial reports as required by Federal and State initiatives IT Specialist Works in the field of Information Technology, experienced in the usage and support of a collection of development platforms, technical architectures or business applications and products that run on those platforms - beyond that of a Programmer. Expert • 84+ months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field. • 84 Months of Experience in working collaboratively on business requirement gathering, analysis and logical design • 84 Months of Experience in creating and modifying Framework Manager & Transformer models with troubleshooting expertise • 84 Months of Experience in Creating and modifying reports using COGNOS tools • 84 Months of Experience in using SQL for analysis and reporting including conditional formatting and joining multiple queries • 84 Months of Experience testing all reports and analytics prior to moving to production • 84 Months Experience in social services-related reporting including troubleshooting for user support • Bachelor's Degree
This job posting was last updated on 1/16/2026