Lead Business Intelligence Specialist

Integrated Resources INC irionline.com Open · verified Oct 24, 2026

On-site Maryland Heights Contract Senior Data Analysis & BI

At a glance

Senior Data Analysis & BI role at Integrated Resources INC. Maryland Heights · contract.

Pay not stated Data Analysis & BI salary

RoleData Analysis & BI

SenioritySenior

LocationMaryland Heights

WorkplaceOn-site

EmploymentContract

PostedApr 19, 2017 · 9y ago

Role brief

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What you'll do

Guide cross-functional projects on BI architecture and engineering, and help a small developer team when needed
Choose technologies by weighing future plans, risk, consistency and return, then set standards for their use
Build reporting frameworks, create Cognos reports and contribute to data marts
Review critical code and coach programming staff on adopting new technologies
Work with internal and external customers to analyze production problems and resolve data integration issues

What you bring

Strong Cognos 10 skills, including Framework Manager and Metrics Designer, plus experience building dashboards and drill-through reports
Strong SQL and hands-on work with Netezza, Oracle or SQL Server, including core relational database concepts
Experience configuring external-facing Cognos security and using BI tools such as Tableau or QlikView
A bachelor's degree and experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment

Who this fits

This senior contractor role is based onsite in Maryland Heights and suits someone who combines BI reporting expertise with technical leadership. You'll work with a reporting team on Specialty Pharmacy projects and may lead a small group of developers.

From the employer

Integrated Resources, Inc., is led by a seasoned team with combined decades in the industry. We deliver strategic workforce solutions that help you manage your talent and business more efficiently and effectively. Since launching in 1996, IRI has attracted, assembled and retained key employees who are experts in their fields. This has helped us expand into new sectors and steadily grow.

Description:Analyzes, designs the framework for and participates in the development of business intelligence reports and other informational objects. The primary focus of the position deals with Information Delivery and Data Analytic projects. Evaluates and recommends system and software to meet the business and support needs of the organization and establishes standards for those tools. A multi-talented candidate is a plus. Of particular interest is working knowledge of Informatica to compliment expert knowledge in Cognos Report Studio and Framework Manager V10.

Essential functions:

Provides engineering and architectural leadership to multiple, cross-disciplinary projects. May lead a small team of developers.Researches, finds, and evaluates new technology. Determines the best technologies to use for our environment considering future direction, risk, consistency and R.O.I... Takes into account the technology changes have taken place over the years, and helps project the trends for the future.Trains and mentors programming staff on use of new technologies.Creates frameworks to provide accurate information quickly to the organization. Analyze, design and build reports and assists in the creation of data marts as needed.Establishes standards. Coordinates between teams to make sure best technology practices are understood and are being followed.Conducts code reviews of highly critical code or code which is using new technologies.Maintains constant communication with customers, internal and external, to facilitate analysis and troubleshooting for production issues. Ensures the highest levels of customer satisfaction with the data integration solutions.Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements/Certifications:

This position is to work with a reporting team that has projects with our Specialty Pharmacy area.
The candidate must be highly skilled in Cognos10 BI Tool Suite, including Framework Manager, Metrics Designer.
Must possess business analyst and communication skills for working with peers and business stakeholders.
Proficient in working with Netezza, Oracle, MS SQL Server databases and well versed with RDBMS concepts (Constraints, Referential Integrity, and Normalization, Slowly changing dimensions).
Must have experience creating Dashboards, drill through reports, charts and graphs via Cognos.
Must have experience in working with and setting up security for Cognos that will be externally facing.
Experience with Informatics as an ETL tool a plus. Must have strong SQL skills. Must be familiar/comfortable with in-memory visualization tools like Tableau and/or Qlikview including scripting, using qvds, section access.

Highly desired:

Prior experience as a report programmer/ETL specialist in support of large-scale data warehouse and reporting projects (2TB and above).
Experience leading and guiding teams of 3-5 technical members. Experience researching and implementing new technological solutions in a business setting.
Prefer experience using multiple databases and tools and using leading or bleeding edge technologies.
Familiarity with a broad range of database and Business Intelligence environments IBM Cognos, Oracle and SQL Server database being required.
Working, hands-on knowledge of data warehousing and business intelligence concepts, including various forms of modeling (dimensional and relational) and warehousing strategies.
The ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies while considering the business needs and direction.
Bachelor's degree
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment