Cognos Systems Administrator

Broadview Technical Solutions is placing a Cognos Systems Administrator to manage and maintain an enterprise Cognos BI and TM1 environment for a large agency. This role owns platform stability, security, and performance across production and non-production environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer Cognos installation, configuration, security, performance tuning, and disaster recovery (version 11.2 or higher).
• Set up and monitor Cognos environments; track system and server metrics and manage planned and unplanned outages.
• Apply fix packs and version upgrades as required.
• Design and manage Cognos security for both TM1 and BI users.
• Analyze Cognos and server logs alongside developers and IT Operations to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Implement Cognos best practices for performance optimization, architecture, and monitoring.
• Maintain technical documentation and support end-user training.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience implementing and administering Cognos environments.
• Strong expertise in Cognos TM1 and BI administration, including security design, troubleshooting, tuning, and disaster recovery with version 11.2 or higher.
• Good understanding of data warehouse concepts and advanced SQL knowledge.
• Experience analyzing Cognos and server logs with developers and IT Operations.
• Experience handling planned and unplanned outages, applying fix packs, and managing upgrades.
• Knowledge of Windows system administration, networking, firewalls, ports, certificates, and general security concepts.
• Cognos modeling and report development experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Relevant certifications preferred.

Compensation: $68 - $75/hr