Sr. OBIEE Developer

Company Description

We specialize in Staffing, Consulting, Software Development, and Training along with IT services to small to medium size companies. AG's primary objective is to help companies maximize their IT resources and meet the ever-changing IT needs and challenges.

In addition, AG offers enterprise resource planning and enterprise application integration, supply-chain management, e-commerce solutions, and B2B public exchanges and B2B process integration solutions. Our company provides application analysis, design, development and programming, software engineering, systems development, testing, integration, and implementation, and management consulting services to various clients – including governmental agencies and private companies – throughout the United States and India.

We provide these services in multiple computing environments and use technologies such as client/server architecture, object-oriented programming languages and tools, distributed database management systems, state-of-the-art networking, and communications infrastructures. Our honest and realistic approach to recruiting dictates that AG does not entice or lure engineers from their employers. We represent only high caliber technical professionals who have committed to making a change required by career.

Job Description

The BI programmer analyst III is responsible for analyzing, understanding and translating business needs into business/technical requirements. This position will analyze, design and develop information systems as well as act as subject matter expert in respective technology. In addition, the programmer analyst III will lead a variety of projects and provide guidance to junior associates. Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence knowledge a must.

Primary Responsibilities

· Ensure compliance with project management office (PMO) standards, procedures and Sarbanes Oxley.

· Design, code, test, and implement complex programs and packages.  

· Develop appropriate OBIEE or Hyperion programs and systems documentation according to established IT standards.

· Coordinate analyses necessary to identify viable solution alternatives, create technical documents, high level solution designs and work estimates.

· Conduct systems tests monitor results and take required corrective actions as needed.

· Help support/manage systems during deployment and pilot until effective transition has occurred to the support teams.

· Provide training on respective system or technology solutions to team members and business partners.

· Participate in structured walkthroughs and technical reviews.

· Promote and use the company standard systems development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies.

· Define appropriate technology deployment strategies to increase organization’s maturity in tool use.

· Provide technical consultation in new systems development, new package system evaluations, and enhancement of existing systems and participating in structured walkthroughs and technical reviews.

· Select appropriate tools to develop systems and software.

· Make tough decisions with minimal direction; act as a coach and influence tactical direction.

· Provide work effort estimation and project risks to the project manager on respective projects.

· Deploy and support vendor packaging, designing and building interface around it.

· Lead system changes including the coordination of cross-functional business resources, testing, training, communication, implementation and documentation.

· Lead OBIEE RPD design on given functional specifications, produce software deliverables and assist in post implementation support and enhancements.

· Lead the identification of software implementation and use best practices, document guidelines and procedures and train the organization on the software applications.

· Provide technical direction in systems analysis, design and development in coordination with enterprise architects and/or solution architects.

· Evaluate and coordinate vendor product demonstrations to meet business customer needs.

· Interface with and make presentations to business partner management and peer groups on complex issues.

· Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, business administration or related field and five (5) years business systems development or related IT experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Experience leading small projects and coaching junior team members on particular tasks.

Demonstrated application design and development knowledge in one or more of the following - object oriented programming, OBIEE/Hyperion

· Demonstrated working knowledge taking a business requirement and developing software.

· Experience deploying a vendor packaging, designing and building interface around it.

· Experience supporting a vendor package and working with the vendor on enhancements.

· Demonstrated expert PC skills including proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications.

· Compliance with all company policies and procedures.

· Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently.

· Ability to understand and follow English instructions.

· Authorization to work in the United States or the ability to obtain the same.

Successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background check.

Additional Information

1. Good comm skills are a big priority
2. Duration:  6+ months

3. Interview process: phone and potential F2F – they want local candidates only – within 2-3 hours driving

4. 8-9+ year consultants only