Job Openings In Michigan Title:
Applications Analyst - Business Intelligence Analyst/Report Writer
Post Date
10/20/2017
Expiration Date
1/18/2018
Details:
It’s an exciting time to be at the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA)! GLWA employs hundreds of technical and administrative staff, all working to ensure effective wastewater treatment and to provide our award-winning drinking water to more than 80 wholesale customers in Michigan.
We are looking for an Applications Analyst - Business Intelligence Analyst/Report Writer responsible for the analysis, design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise reports related to business intelligence and other operational needs.
Responsibilities (not all inclusive)
• Uses SAP Business Objects and Crystal Reports, with familiarity in Cognos, Oracle, SSRS, Tableau and other types of business reporting software
• Designs, develops, deploys, and supports the tools, data stores, cubes, models, stored procedures, and queries necessary to generate static and ad-hoc data queries and reports
• Designs, develops, implements, and supports new and existing reports for all business units and enterprise reporting needs
• Performs basic data analysis and high level data mining as necessary
• Generates ad-hoc reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and/or other stakeholders
• Assists with the support, maintenance and upgrade to development and staging environments as necessary
• Consults with internal customers to develop analyses which leads to actionable insights
• Works with several large and complex data models and cubes
• Understands different disaster recovery solutions for reporting systems
• Plans and implements reports archival/retention strategy
• Collects and maintains classifications for disaster recovery or other purposes
• Maintains retention policies and performs archiving and/or purging activities in accordance with retention policies
Qualifications:
Required Education & Experience
• Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and one (1) to three (3) years of experience; or combination of related work experience and education
• Possess a domain-specific entry level certification (i.e. Certified Business Process Analyst, JAVA Programming Associate)
• Acquire and maintain a vendor specific domain "associate" or "foundational" level certification (i.e. Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate or Oracle Certified Associate) within two (2) years of Level 1 designation
• Meet all of the requirements to advance to Applications Analyst Level 2 within two (2) years of Level 1 designation
• Valid Michigan Driver's License is required.
• Ability to work irregular hours, commute to GLWA facilities and work sites, and respond to after hour emergencies and on-call responses
Knowledge Required
• Web-based programming language (such as Java, Ruby, C#)
• Web technologies: HTTP, HTML, CSS, XSLT, DOM, JavaScript, Servlets, JSP, ASP, AJAX, Web Services
• User interface design and graphic software
• Operating system knowledge (Windows, Linux)
• Version Control Systems (such as CVS, SVN)
• Relational Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, schema design, object model relationships)
• Web Server (such as Apache, Tomcat, Mongrel, IIS)
• System Development Lifecycle and Agile development methodologies
• COBIT and ITIL, including Change Management, Software/Systems Development Life Cycle for application development and management
• Reporting tools (such as Business Objects and COGNOS)
• Principles and practices of the functions performed by IT Services
• Hardware, software, application, database and network environments currently in use at GLWA
• Principles and techniques of application development and languages in use at GLWA
• Principles and techniques of systems analysis, design and development lifecycle
• Installation and maintenance of hardware, software, application, database, and network components
• Water and wastewater business functions and operations
Environmental Working Requirements
Work is performed within an office, plant environment, remote sites, or other locations within the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) service area. Employees within this classification may be exposed to dust and electrical connections, and frequent work with computer equipment.
Comments:
GLWA offers competitive pay, opportunity for advancement, on the job training, ongoing professional development, tuition assistance and a career in a sector that safeguards public health, supports and strengthen communities, and protects the environment.
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Employer:
Great Lakes Water Authority
Contact:
Organizational Development Team
Address:
735 Randolph Street
Work Phone:
313.964.9555
Email:
Vallorie.Parks-Turner@glwater.org
Website:
http://www.glwater.org/