Cognos developer Jobs in Etobicoke, ON

Position Description: We are seeking an experienced Cognos Developer / Analyst with strong Oracle Database expertise to develop and support enterprise reporting and analytics solutions. The successful candidate will bring hands-on experience with Cognos report development, Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, performance tuning, data analysis, and production support This role is hybrid and requires you to be at our downtown Toronto and/or Client office at a minimum 2 days per week subject to change at any time.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance reports, dashboards, and scorecards using IBM Cognos Analytics.
• Design and maintain Framework Manager models and metadata layers.
• Write and maintain complex Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, including queries, procedures, functions, and packages.
• Gather and analyze business requirements, translating them into reporting and analytics solutions.
• Tune Cognos reports and Oracle queries for performance and scalability.
• Troubleshoot reporting issues, investigate data discrepancies, and perform root cause analysis.
• Work with business users, analysts, and development teams to gather requirements and validate solutions.
• Support deployments across Development, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
• Perform report testing and data validation, and support user acceptance testing.
• Prepare and maintain technical design documents and operational procedures.
• Provide production support, manage incidents, and resolve defects.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• 5+ years of experience with IBM Cognos Analytics or Cognos BI.
• Hands-on experience with Cognos Report Studio / Cognos Analytics Reporting and Framework Manager.
• Experience with Query Studio, where applicable.
• Experience developing dashboards and data visualizations.
• Strong Oracle Database experience, including:
• Advanced SQL and PL/SQL
• Query optimization and performance tuning
• Data modeling concepts
• Experience working with large datasets and complex relational databases.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with SDLC, change management, and release processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cognos report bursting, scheduling, and security administration.
• Exposure to ETL tools and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with Unix/Linux environments and shell scripting.
• Experience in financial services or compliance, legal, audit, or regulatory reporting.
• Familiarity with version control tools such as Git.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other business intelligence tools.

"CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $70,000–$120,000. This role is an existing vacancy." #LI-AV1

Skills:

• Cognos
• Financial Services
• SQL
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Oracle

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter. That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals. To learn more about accessibility at CGI, contact us via [email](#). Please note that this email is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used for application status inquiries. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.