Innovations technological

Mandatory Technical / Functional Skills

• 10+ years’ experience in Software Development with at least 5 years’ experience in Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence Design.
o Strong understanding and experience with dimensional, relational modeling for data warehouse/data marts, Star Schema (4 -5 years)
o Experience working with building and maintaining Hierarchies, Row Level Security
• Strong experience working with SAP Business Objects Application Suite
o Strong understanding and development experience with Universe / Abstraction layer modeling (5+ years)
o Strong experience working with CMC, Security set up, Transport mechanism (LCM)
o Experience working with WSDLs, Web Service connections, Merged queries, Information Design Tools in BI 4
o Experience with data federation from disparate DB sources including SAB BW, Netezza, SQL Server, etc
o Strong development experience in building Dashboards, Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports (2 – 4 years)
o Knowledge of Business Objects security and Administration in XI 3.1 and 4.0 (2 -4 years)
• Experience working with SAP Business Warehouse
o Strong understanding of the SAP BW architecture (Info Providers, Multi Providers, DSOs etc.)
o Strong knowledge of SAP BW BEx query development.
o Capable of configuring database objects within the BW Admin Workbench
 

Roles and responsibility

• Partner effectively with the departmental leads to define and build effective reporting capabilities for each.
• Provide expert guidance on Business Intelligence (BI) skills and technologies.
• Define BI standards, guidelines and best practices for business groups and technical teams.
• Develop scalable and maintainable BI applications to meet business objectives.
• Develop security and authentication standards for the organization.
• Maintain accurate and complete technical architectural documents.
• Support BI tools upgrades in development, testing and documentation.
• Perform maintenance and troubleshooting activities for BI tools.
• Recommend strategies to improve performance and capacity of BI tools.
• Address customer queries and issues in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with BI Administrators, Developers and Analysts for successful development of BI reporting and analysis solutions.
• Work effectively with virtual teams both off-shore and on.

Desirable Technical / Functional Skills

o Highly-motivated self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and willingness to take responsibility/accountability.
o Direct experience with SAP ERP application modules a plus.