Working/Functional TitleSenior Cognos Developer

　　Position SummaryThe Reporting Services team is responsible for developing, maintaining, and administering the University's Enterprise Reporting and Analytics platform, including IBM Cognos Analytics, Tableau, Power BI Server, and Azure Analysis Services components.

　　Reporting to the Reporting Services Manger, the Senior Cognos Developer will act as an expert for all things Business Intelligence. This is a dynamic role on an evolving team. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and exceptional written and communication skills.

　　Primary duties for the position include:

　　Provide ongoing support of reporting and analytics operations in a production environment.Analyze, build, and test models, packages, and reports according to university requirements while performing operational and ticketing triage.Take lead on reporting and analytics projects and initiatives regularly as they arise, including projects of unusually large size and/or complexity.Participate as an active member in the business intelligence lifecycle, gathering requirements, architecting solutions, developing platform content, and maintaining the platform and its contents.Assist with developing and participating in workshops and other training programs as they relate to Business Intelligence.Though primarily a Cognos role, other reporting needs exist inside the team. Power BI or Tableau work will be required on occasion.Michigan State University (MSU) is a top 100 global university located in East Lansing, three miles east of the state's capital. The MSU community includes more than 12,000 faculty, academic and support staff, as well as 49,695 students. MSU offers an extensive benefits package to its employees including health care, prescription, and dental coverage, and a base retirement program with a University matching contribution, as well as basic life insurance. In addition, MSU offers educational benefits including a course fee courtesy program and educational assistance.

　　MSU Information Technology provides the primary leadership for strategic, financial, and policy initiatives affecting information technology (IT) across MSU. MSU IT offers technology resources that support MSU's mission of providing education, conducting research, and advancing engagement.

　　Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are essential elements, vital to the culture MSU Information Technology endeavors to cultivate.  This includes providing opportunities and access for all people which incorporate differences of race, age, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, migratory status, disability/abilities, political affiliation, veteran status, and socioeconomic background.

　　Unit Specific Education/Experience/SkillsKnowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree; five to eight years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in an information technology area related to the duties to be performed, including experience overseeing large, complex or critical information technology projects; experience working with enterprise level data sets as well as enterprise reporting and proficiency in SQL development; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

　　Desired QualificationsAt least five years of related and progressively more responsible work experience in reporting / analytics

　　Higher education experience preferred

　　Excellent written and verbal communication skills

　　Ability to work independently with customers to analyze problems or needs with little supervision/oversight

　　Ability to share knowledge and provide guidance in a way that non-technical cus