Planning Analytics/Cognos Developer

Position: Planning Analytics/Cognos Developer 
Location: Charlotte, NC/ Irving, TX (Hybrid)
Duration- Long term Contract

Job Summary
We are seeking a Planning Analytics/Cognos Developer with expert-level TM1/PA modeling skills to join an existing project team migrating from Cognosxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxto 12.1 and TM1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxto 2.1. While this role operates within an Open Container Platform (OCP) environment, your primary focus will be the integrity, performance, and modernization of the financial models during the transition to the "NextGen" engine.

Key Migration Responsibilities:
Model Reconstruction & Optimization: Lead the technical validation of complex Rules and Feeders during the move to PA 2.1; identify and refactor inefficient logic that may impact performance in a containerized environment.
TurboIntegrator (TI) Engineering: Audit and update TI processes to ensure seamless data movement between CA 12.1 and PA 2.1, specifically addressing any changes in data source connectivity or REST API requirements.
PAW/PAX Development: Design and migrate high-performance Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) books and Excel (PAfE) reports, ensuring a superior UX for end-users post-migration.
Engine Benchmarking: Conduct "Before vs. After" performance testing to ensure the calculation engine and data load times meet or exceed legacy benchmarks. 
OCP Collaboration: Work with DevOps to define the necessary CPU and RAM requirements for your models, ensuring the OCP pods are right-sized for the model's memory footprint.