Business Intelligence Developer 2

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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

900081 ISD Analytics

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 110

Compensation Range:

$61,000.00 - $85,400.00

Responsibilities:

Completes development activities as assigned. Assists the team with advanced design and development activities and configuration, testing, implementation, maintenance, security of reporting and associated applications, supporting the core University systems and applications. Serves as a backup report administrator for the primary application tools. Utilizes software to identify metrics and recommend appropriate tasks. Provides support to research teams or management by collecting and analyzing data and reporting results based on the needs of end users and collaborates with various functional teams based on their area of focus, and IT to achieve business results.

Essential Functions:

• Works with users to understand and document reporting requirements. Assists in the translation of the business requirements into report objects with an understanding of the appropriate security needed. Develops and enables solutions, such as reports and visualizations to support the University’s goals. Designs and develops executive reports, as well as function specific reporting. Develops and enables reporting solutions to interact with cloud-based solutions. Writes complex ad-hoc queries and reports using various reporting/database tools to support research, financial, and executive initiatives. Analyzes and synthesizes complex and detailed information gathered from senior management and end users to develop new reports and reporting systems as needed.
• Designs, develops, and implements complex dashboard reports and visualizations for data warehouse and clarity. Oversees and contributes to the development and maintenance of environments that support the applications used for report writing. Develops and supports strategies for warehouse implementation, data acquisitions, and archive recovery. Designs and conducts various data testing techniques against the deliverable. Develops SQL queries and modifications to facilitate problem resolution and reporting needs.
• Participates in design sessions to capture requirements and data for report development. Develops and reviews report specifications and ensures those requirements are met across all functional areas. Delivers solutions to support the University’s goals.
• Performs analysis activities and participates in the creation of the functional specification, under the direction of more senior applications development staff. Develops and maintains security architecture, security administration, and workflow automation within the applications suite. Prepares necessary paperwork and documentation to ensure conformance to departmental/University standards and procedures. Executes unit tests. Works with application testers on the preparation of test plans, test data, and integrated unit testing. Delivers executive reports, as well as function specific reporting. Writes reports using cloud-based data sets. Writes adhoc queries and reports using various reporting/database tools to support research, financial, and executive initiatives. Designs, develops, and implements dashboard reports and visualizations for data warehouse and clarity. Supports development and maintenance of environments that support the applications used for report writing. Provides mentorship to lower level staff in the adoption of training and standards to follow.
• Supports the University’s communications outlets for reporting tools, such as Upstate NY Tableau Users Group and Upstate NY IBM Cognos Users Group. Coordinates with other resources to achieve goals and collaborates for solutions. Maintains current knowledge of technology, equipment, and/or systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience, including experience with developing reports and dashboards required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience Experience with one or more Business Intelligence tools, such as PowerBI, Business Objects, MicroStrategy, Qlik, IBM Cognos or Tableau required
• Experience in higher education, medical or healthcare industry preferred
• Experience with project management methodologies, including Agile, from planning through implementation preferred
• Experience in the Oracle on Unix DBMS environments preferred
• 2 years of Student, HCM & Finance experience, specifically with reporting preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills required
• Proven customer oriented approach to problem solving required
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time and meet required deadlines required
• Ability to contribute both individually and as part of or technically leading a team required
• Proficiency with reporting tools IBM Cognos and Tableau preferred
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly preferred
• Ability to translate business needs into solution requirements preferred
• Knowledge of implementing expressions and business logic within an object oriented environment preferred
• In depth experience and developmental knowledge with SQL programming preferred
• Ability to provide on-call support as required preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified Tableau Specialist (Tableau Desktop Associate Level 1) upon hire preferred
• Workday Report Writer certificate upon hire preferred

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