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Job opportunities
ARCHITECT
The role of System Architect will oversee the technical design and
implementation of very complex systems. These systems will be used to
"close the loop" on analytical data stores with operational systems
and product management. Focus will be on the use of business rule management,
metadata, large data stores and integration with legacy and external systems.
The Architect will also be responsible for designing and implementing
distributed architectures that will perform well in various environments, including
co-location.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- In conjunction with the project team, determines the
architecture and technologies that will be incorporated into project
deliverables. Responsible for overall system design and implementation. Ultimately
responsible for all technology decisions for project deliverables.
- Leverages existing technology from previous Daman
Incorporated engagements into each design. Assures improvements to this
technology occur on a continuing basis to provide foundations for future
projects.
- Assures that the project deliverables will operate as
specified in client work order while requiring minimal ongoing
operational support.
- Oversees and develops logical and physical data
models for client deliverables.
- Designs and develops large-scale data base
environments. Must be able to architect solutions to provide timely
update of large databases and assuring high-performance across the
architecture.
- Works with other Daman Incorporated team members
improve the technology we deploy within client projects.
- Works with the Practice Leader to design, implement
and develop methodologies for providing distributed data management
solutions capable of handling transaction data on millions of consumers,
combining online and offline data and scoring customers data real-time.
Qualifications:
Has an MS or greater in a technology field (or equivalent) with a background
in deploying very-large database environments. In-depth understanding of data
modeling and information engineering, OLAP tools, multi-dimensional cubes,
relational databases, SQL, Java, Enterprise Java Beans, C++ and n-tier
architectures. Familiarity with reusability strategies, capability maturity
models and object development strategies is a plus. Experienced in providing
database-marketing solutions on very large databases. Skilled at using
creative approaches to implementation of system solutions in both the OLTP
and OLAP environments. Needs to possess strong interpersonal skills with
experience in managing exceptional developers and challenging clients.
Excellent technical, organizational and problem-solving skills are a
necessity. Must be proficient functioning in a team-based organization.
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more information, or apply online!
Decision Support
Systems (DSS) Analyst:
- Retrieves and presents corporate information for the
purpose of decision support and analysis through a mastery of techniques
and business intelligence (BI) tools such as Cognos, Hyperion and
Business Objects.
- Acts as the primary liaison between the business
community and the Data Warehouse or IT team to understand business
information needs. Translates information needs into data and system
requirements, designs Decision Support Systems (DSS) to deliver these
data needs via a range of structures such as reports, dashboards,
portals and data marts.
- Provides programming and business analysis support
for the design, development, testing and implementation of
reports, portals and dashboards using the above mentioned BI tools;
assists in the development of reports using the data loaded into the
data warehouse; assists in the development of dashboards and its
integration with the portal.
- Provides expertise and guidance to the BI development
team. Estimates effort, performs impact assessments. Sets up
report development procedures and guidelines.
- Maintains the BI technology and test environments.
- Mentors junior DSS developers and end-users in the
use of BI tools.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s
in Computer Science, Business or any other quantitative analysis field, plus
five years experience as a DSS Analyst.
Alternative
requirements: Master’s
in Computer Science, Business or any other quantitative analysis field, plus
three years experience as a DSS Analyst.
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more information, or apply online!
DATA WAREHOUSE DESIGNER
The Data Warehouse Designer structures data for optimal access, performance
and integration. This role is responsible for building new data sets and data
structures as required to support business needs, and for managing the
distribution, replication, and archival of data throughout the enterprise.
The designer must manage the balance of current and future needs in both
design and content. This role requires a rare blend of skills normally found
in the specialized roles of Business Analyst, Data Modeler, and Database
Analyst.
Responsibilities
- Work with the sales team on sales support activities
such as assessing projects and developing proposals
- Assist with defining project scope, developing work
plans, and estimating project requirements (time, resources and pricing)
- Architect, design, and develop data warehouse
solutions, includes evaluation and selection of tools and technologies
to use
- Providing direct project management for specific
Daman assignments, includes providing leadership and direction
Requirements
- A Bachelors Degree is the minimum education needed.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in development of data
warehouse, decision support, or executive information systems. Related
experience in relevant application software development may be
considered
- Must have experience in development of process / data
models or functional expertise in one of the following areas: Banking,
Insurance, Finance, Human Resources, or Manufacturing
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to
facilitate interaction between client's management / user community and
Daman's technical team
- Must have specific experience in at least one of the
following DBMS environments: Oracle/UNIX & NT, MS SQL Server/NT,
Sybase/UNIX and/or Sybase IQ/UNIX, Informix/UNIX, DB2/UNIX (UDB).
- Must have good understanding of Dimensional Modeling
and ER-Modeling
- A knowledge of cubes, ROLAP, MOLAP and HOLAP is a
definite plus.
- Must be strong in the fundamentals of DBMS concepts
- Experience in client/server (specifically UNIX and
NT) and/or mainframe environment
- Ability to travel extensively to client sites
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SENIOR INTEGRATION CONSULTANT
Job Description: Travel to various client sites throughout U.S., as required, to analyze, design, develop and test advanced data warehouse solutions including design in databases such as Oracle, DB2 and/or TeraData, development of ETL (Extract, Transform & Load) programs using ETL tools such as Ab Initio and/or DataStage and deployment of automated test suites using UNIX shell scripts and stored procedures. Map data from source systems, restructuring and redefining as necessary to clarify and maximize information content. Configure and customize the ETL tool for client installations. Utilize ETL tool for data management, conversion, migration and integration. Evaluate and assess client requirements and deliver proper technical solutions. Troubleshoot, develop design specifications and provide system solutions. (Job requires a Masters or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field plus 2 years experience in software development or a Bachelors or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field plus 5 years experience in software development).
- Base Pay:
N/A
- Employee Type:
Full-time
- Manage Others:
No
- Required Education:
Masters or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field
- Required Experience: 2 years
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more information, or apply online!
ETL TOOLS SPECIALIST (Ab Initio, Ascential, Informatica and/
or ETI)
An ETL Tools Specialist fully administers the transfer of information from
one system to another either in a batch or continuous manner. The role
involves the mapping of data from the source systems, restructuring and
redefining it as necessary to clarify and maximize its information content,
then integrating the data into a cross-functional view and populating target
systems such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle Financials, data warehouses etc. This
person has a thorough understanding of the entire process revolving around
conversion and migration from system to system and full administration of any
and all techniques involving developing infrastructures for industry leading
ETL tools such as those from AbInitio, Ascential, Informatica and / or ETI.
Responsibilities
- Configure and customize the ETL tool for client
installations.
- Expected to utilize ETL tool for data management,
conversion, migration and integration.
- Evaluate and assess client requirements and deliver
proper technical solutions within the context of client needs.
- Involved with problem solving, developing design
specifications and providing system solutions at an administrative
level.
Requirements
- Advanced training and experience with one of the
above specified ETL tool suites is essential.
- Must have strong core technical competency in
database and multi-tier technologies and an understanding of and
experience with data extraction from legacy systems. Understanding of
data warehouse modeling concepts a plus.
- Strong knowledge of DBMS concepts: good conceptual
understanding of data structures and basic algorithms (e.g. Stacks,
sorting, queues)
- Must have experience writing & deploying stored
procedures, tuning SQL scripts/queries and using database monitoring
facilities
- Specific experience in at least two of the following
DBMS environments: Oracle/UNIX & NT, MS SQL Server/NT, Sybase/UNIX
and/or Sybase IQ/UNIX, Informix/UNIX, DB2/UNIX (UDB), Teradata, Netezza.
- Energetic, self-motivated and versatile individual
who is goal and deadline oriented and exhibits strong technical
communication skills.
- Ability to travel up to 80+% of the time.
- A strong understanding of tool architecture and tool
certification is desired. However, Daman will offer certification and
training to candidates who meet most of the other requirements.
- Technical background working with DB2/MVS, IMS/MVS,
IDMS/MVS or any other legacy database is preferred.
- Experience with SAP-BW or PeopleSoft EPM is a plus.
- A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related
field is preferred.
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DATA WAREHOUSING PRINCIPAL
A
Principal is an expert at Data Warehouse Consulting who can become active in
leading many assignments as a technical Guru. He or she is not a Project
Manager, but more a hands-on expert who stays on the project as a senior data
warehousing resource. The person must be focused on delivering value while
presenting synergy. The Principal is an expert at understanding how data
warehouses work and relate to each other. The individual will also be aiding
the sales force as a pre-sales asset. We are not interested in people who are
only managers. All Principals must be able to do the actual work themselves.
Required Experience
- A Principal must be experienced as a DSS Analyst,
Data Designer and Acquisition Engineer.
- The Principal must understand Data Warehouse Design
more than anything else, since he or she will be spending a majority of
their time in this area.
- Must have experience is two or more of the following
DBMS: Oracle, DB2, DB2 UDB, Informix, Sybase, and SQL Server.
- Must have experience with two or more of the
following middleware products: Cognos, Business Objects, Brio, Essbase,
Oracle Discoverer and Oracle Express Objects.
- Prefer an individual that has experience using data
migration tools, like Informatica or ETI•Extract.
- A business background from diverse industries is a
must for essential pre-sales activities.
- Team lead experience is an added plus.
- A Principal should be experienced in implementing
business intelligence solutions in many different markets as well.
- A Bachelors Degree is the minimum education needed. A
Master's in Computer Science or Business is preferred.
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OLAP SPECIALIST
An OLAP Specialist is an expert in multi-dimensional modeling and analytical
application design. The specialist is responsible for leading the development
of enterprise-wide systems, which may include the development of dimensional
models, logistics planning, and end-user analysis design.
Responsibilities
- Gather functional requirements for analytical
applications and translate to technical specifications.
- Act as a liaison between the business community and
the Data Warehouse team.
- Design OLAP cubes with tools such as Hyperion
Essbase, DB2 OLAP, Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, or Cognos
Powerplay.
- Incorporate sophisticated calculations using MDX,
MDL, or Calc Scripts
- Recommend and implement appropriate partitioning,
processing, storage, and security methods.
Required Experience
- A Bachelors Degree is the minimum education needed,
preferably in Computer Science or Management Information Systems. MBA or
CPA preferred.
- Candidates should be proficient in OLAP development
with at least 2 years of consistent experience using Hyperion Essbase,
DB2 OLAP, Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, or Cognos Powerplay.
- Solid business skills in areas such as financial,
demand, and capacity planning, or sales and marketing analysis, are
important.
- A minimum of 2 years experience in data processing or
business programming as a professional in one of the following areas is preferred:
Banking, Energy, Insurance, Finance, Human Resources, or Manufacturing.
- Familiarity with AlphaBlox, Arcplan, Brio, Business
Objects, Hyperion Analyzer, or ProClarity is a plus.
- A candidate must have good communication skills, both
oral and written.
- A good understanding of basic Data Warehouse
methodology is essential.
- An ability to travel weekly to client sites is
expected.
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more information, or apply online!
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