EBIT BI Developer

Description

General Position Summary This position will assume a lead technical development role in the creation and deployment of Columbia Sportswears Enterprise BI reporting solutions. This position will work directly with business leads and Senior Management. The position will be tasked with creating and maintaining enterprise level reporting solutions and supporting the business intelligence applications (Cognos) which deliver them. This position will also be responsible for gathering requirements, creating reports / OLAP cubes, validating data, setting up and training users worldwide and working with other IT personnel to insure that internal controls and safeguards are maintained that are consistent with Columbia Sportswears business protocols Essential Functions/Responsibilities Develop new and support existing Cognos BI reporting solutions Participate in full development lifecycle within Cognos reporting framework from developing business requirements to QA and production deployment Assist with dimensional modeling, OLAP cube development, metadata definition, building and maintaining complex reports using Cognos and Microsoft toolsets. Participate in integration, performance, and user acceptance testing for BI solutions Write and maintain technical documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, testing, changes, and corrections Test and verify data models, mapping and data definitions Work directly with IBM/Cognos on debugging efforts and trouble tickets Provide technical assistance with troubleshooting reports/cubes by responding to inquiries and questions Collaborate with outside team members and management Produce deliverables by gathering information and understanding the business needs and objectives Job Scope Job is frequently varied and often includes new or unique work assignments involving a moderate to high degree of complexity. Incumbent operates from some established and well known procedures, but may create procedures to meet assignment or project needs. The majority of the work requires independent thought, creativity, and innovation. Receives minimal supervision during project formulation and works independently. Work is generally reviewed on a project or assignment basis. Decisions are made within prescribed company policy guidelines and constraints. Errors in judgment may result in losses of data or productivity with the result being financial losses, or delays in completing assignments. Interpersonal Contacts Interactions with others focus on information exchange and problem solving. Contacts usually contain confidential/sensitive company information. Communication often involves subjects of a technical nature. Incumbent usually initiates contacts on his/her own with 50% being by phone/email and the remainder via facetoface interaction