Lead Software Engineer

'The Cognos Analyst/Developer will perform detailed analysis of the Cognos reporting environment to identify duplicate, obsolete, and underutilized reports. The resource will assess report dependencies, business logic, data sources, and KPI calculations to support reporting rationalization and decommissioning planning. The role will provide technical expertise to evaluate consolidation opportunities and document migration and retirement considerations.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze Cognos reports, packages, models, and reporting structures.

Document report dependencies, source systems, and data lineage.

Assess report complexity, business relevance, and usage patterns.

Identify duplicate reports and overlapping reporting capabilities.

Analyze KPI calculations and business rule consistency.

Support report consolidation and standardization activities.

Develop technical recommendations for archival and decommissioning readiness.

Assist in impact assessments for report retirement decisions.