Sr Business Intel Developer

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Job Location (Full Address):

30 Corporate Woods, Brighton, New York, United States of America, 14623

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 113

Compensation Range:

$77,600.00 - $116,400.00

Responsibilities:

Completes all development work as assigned. Collaborates with cross functional teams and provides leadership for design, development, configuration, testing, implementation, maintenance, security of reporting and associated applications supporting University systems and applications. Creates and reviews data audits and quality processes for the validation of deliverables. Utilizes software to generate metrics and develops actionable recommendations. May serve as the primary administrator for the business intelligence application tools. 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. Mentors and trains new or lower level staff.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as the lead application administrator for the Business Intelligence application, including upgrades, patching, configuration and directory/security administration. Serves as a systems administrator for the infrastructure supporting the business intelligence (BI) applications, including configuration, troubleshooting and periodic maintenance. Responsible for the development of strategies for warehouse implementation, data acquisitions and archive recovery. Responsible for Development of SQL queries and modifications to facilitate problem resolution and reporting needs.
• Leads design sessions to capture requirements and data for report development. Leads development teams with proper span of control. Develops/reviews report specifications and ensures requirements are met across all functional areas. Translates business requirements into report objects with appropriate security. Analyses team member’s reports to ensure they meet user requirements. Develops, reviews and enables solutions to support the University’s goals. Validates audit and reconciliation processes associated with reporting.
• Leads activities supporting development and maintenance of security architecture, security administration and workflow automation within the applications suite. Ensures conformance to departmental/University standards and procedures by reviewing and preparing necessary paperwork and documentation. Executes unit tests. Works closely with application testers on the preparation of test plans, test data and integrated unit testing. Maintains a broad knowledge of technology, equipment, and/or systems. Designs and delivers executive reports, as well as function specific reporting. Develops and enables reporting solutions to interact with cloud-based solutions. Writes ad-hoc queries and reports using various reporting/database tools to support research, financial, and executive initiatives. Analyzes and synthesizes broad and complex 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. Outlines strategies for the development and maintenance of environments that support the applications used for report writing.
• 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. Serves as a mentor and change management lead in the delivery of reporting training. Presents seminars, courses and instruction on computer services as required.
• Other duties as assigned.
  

Minimum Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience required
• Master's degree preferred
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience Experience with developing reports and dashboards with one or more Business Intelligence tools, such as PowerBI, Business Objects, MicroStrategy, Qlik, IBM Cognos, Tableau, require
• Experience in higher education field, medical or healthcare industry preferred
• Experience with project management methodologies, including Agile, from planning through implementation preferred
• 5 years of Student, HCM & Finance experience, specifically with reporting, preferred
• Experience in Oracle on Unix DBMS environment 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
• Contribute individually and as a technical lead on the team that manages multiple business environments, interface with user communities to translate business needs into solution requirements 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 needed preferred
  

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified Tableau Specialist (Tableau Desktop Associate Level 1, Level 2) upon hire preferred
• Workday Report Writer curriculum certificate upon hire preferred

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