Technical Consultant (datawarehouse / BI)

Our client is a worldwide leader in business intelligence and analytics.They have engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to help them recruit an Intermediate or Senior Technical Consultant.ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth.We provide remote or site HR and Recruitment solutions complimented by leading edge open-source HRIS software.

This is a permanent position.

You will be architecting/designing and developing, delivering and deployingBI applications for our client's customers. You will work with their sales/presales team to grow existing business and win new business as the key technical resource.

Our client will consider both intermediate and senior consultants.

You will:

• Understand and translate client’s business requirements into workable technical solutions.
  
• Participate in application design and architecture.
  
• Install and configure technology and solutions.
  
• Plan and develop core application components, with an emphasis on BI (Business Intelligence) and ETL.
  
• Complete all levels of application testing and q/a.
  
• Prepare all required documentation (specifications, design, system, training).
  
• Install and configure our client's software as required.
  
• Ensure up-to-date knowledge in industry business and technology solutions, through self-motivated approach to continuous learning.
  
• Provide presentations, internally and/or with clients, as required.
  
• Mentor other consultants as required.
  
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years workexperience with datawarehouse, data cleansing, data modeling, data transformations, BI tools, etc.
  
• Experience with external clients, in competitive situations (independent software vendor company or Big4 consulting).
  
• Strong business acumen to understand client’s data challenges and able to influence them to the best solution.
  
• Knowledge of and experience with:
  
  
  
  • One or more databases including Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, Sybase
    
  • a breadth of operating systems (Windows, Unix, Linux, mainframe) and platforms (IBM, Sun, HP, Windows)
    
  • client server, and multi-tier environments
    
  • connectivity issues and protocols
    
  • job scheduling and event/exception management.
    
  • security, file systems, and common network practices
    
  • BEA Weblogic, Websphere, J2EE, web development
    
  • metadata management and XML
  
  
• Proficiency in SQL and Java.
  
• Demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills.
  
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
  
• University Degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline.

It will be great if you have:

• ETL software (Informatica, AbInitio, etc)
  
• Bilingual (French and English)
  
• Data Warehouse/Mart knowledge and experience is preferred, including knowledge of common industry approaches including star schema and ‘corporate information factory’.
  
• Knowledge of Unix shell scripting
  
• Experience with BI products and tools (e.g., Cognos, Hyperion, SAS, Business Objects, Information Builders, Generation5, MicroStrategy, CRM, etc).

If you're not interested, but know someone who is, please help a current or former colleague in their career development by referring them. In addition, we're happy to give you a $750 referral fee. Click http://www.getROSS.com/referral_fee.php for more details.

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