Cognizant Technology Solutions - US-Texas-Dallas - TX USA, CLT

Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking a “ SAP BODS Consultant “; the resource should have strong experience in SAP BODS, BW,ECC, We are looking for a skilled and experienced SAP BODS Consultant to join our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills, are looking for an opportunity to be rewarded for your skills and expertise, is the ideal opportunity for you! 

Job Summary: 

The candidate would be working in SAP Data Services(DS) & Information Steward(IS) projects. Expected to work independently or with teams on design of complex ETL flows and Data Quality jobs. 

Will be required to work in data warehousing, migration & integration scenarios in SAP as well as non-SAP environments. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Profiling various information systems, capture source/target mappings and transformations based on project requirements
• Designing complex SAP Data Services job flows to extract from/load to SAP systems such as SAP ECC, CRM, SCM, BW, HANA as well as non-SAP systems such as Oracle, MS SQL Server, Teradata
• Experience with DI transforms such as Query, Validation, Case transforms as well as DQ transforms such as Match, Associate, Data Cleanse & Address Cleans
• Tuning jobs for high volume and complex transformation scenarios
• Configuring DS components including job server and repositories
• Setting up DS data stores to connect to variety of data sources such as SAP HANA, SAP R/3, SAP BW, Oracle, MS SQL Server , Teradata
• Develop jobs to extract data from SAP Extractors & Tables, SAP BW DSOs, load to BW PSA
• Automation of DS/IS jobs using in-built and third party schedulers
• Developing and executing advanced data profiling, data validation scenarios
• Building IS scorecards and custom Business Objects reports for Data Quality reporting
• E xperience in loading data into HANA
• Working independently, conduct assessments and meetings with client on SAP DS/IS capabilities
• Working on new initiatives and features. Developing case studies

Minimum Qualifications: 

• 7 years of experience in SAP Data Services (3.2/4.0 onwards)
• 2 years of experience in SAP related projects
• Working experience or knowledge of SAP Information Steward (Rules development, Profiling Rules development, Scorecard setup and basic IS administration)
• At least 2 end to end DS implementations/1 IS implementation
• Knowledge of relational and dimensional modeling
• Working experience in SAP HANA/SAP BW using with BODS is must
• Self-starter with innovative mind set to leverage all organizational facilities to learn newer technologies independently, help build prototypes, engage in skillset training to others
• Experienced in onsite-offshore model

Desired additional qualifications : 

• Working experience in SAP DS/IS installation and configuration on linux/windows servers
• Experience in Data migration projects
• Knowledge of Hadoop, Hive, Pig; BODS Hadoop integration
• Working experience in Real time job setup
• Experience in SAP HANA - Data provisioning and modeling
• Knowledge of BO reporting tools like Information Design Tool, Web Intelligence, Lumira

Equal Opportunities Employer: Cognizant Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V 

Company Profile 

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work. With over 100 development and delivery centers worldwide and approximately 217,700 employees as of March 31, 2015, Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 2000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world. Visit us online at www.cognizant.com or follow us on Twitter: Cognizant # 

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. 

Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran. If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions in the US please send an email with your request to CareersNorthAmerica@cognizant.com

SAP BW- Systems Analyst- Pittsburgh PA

We are looking for world-class talent to join our team as a SAP-BW Systems Analyst in our Information Services Organization located in Pittsburgh, PA.  Axiall represents a new kind of chemistry company; one that works to responsibly harness applied chemistry to solve common problems, improve everyday life and drive human progress. Blending a strong, downstream building products business with core materials capabilities, Axiall delivers life-enhancing benefits. Axiall's chemical products can be found in high performance plastics, pulp and paper production, packaging, chemical intermediates, pharmaceuticals, medical and agricultural applications and paints, acrylics and varnishes. With its scale and resources, Axiall is committed to being a leader in sustainable practices, a responsible environmental steward, and a force for progress.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for providing reporting support to business users and participating on the SAP reporting team in day to day and project related activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for requirement gathering, analysis, configuration, data modeling and development of SAP BW system
• Creating design specifications and functional work flow diagrams
• Evaluating improvement and modifying existing reporting system where needed
• Help to investigates, reviews, tests, and pilot reporting products. 
• Provides high level assistance to various IT and SBUs with IT reporting concerns.
• Coordinating day to day work activities with the SAP Center of Excellence

Education and Experience:

• A 4-year degree in a computer-related field
• 5 years’ experience, 1-2 years’ of experience in an IT reporting support area
• Knowledge of SAP reporting tools or other ERP related software
• Knowledge of SAP Business Explorer, and BW a must.  Knowledge of Business Objects, Lumira, and Cognos tool sets a plus.

Senior Director, Data Science

Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Concur’s easy-to-use cloud-based and mobile solutions help companies and their employees control costs and save time. Concur® Connect is the platform that enables the entire travel and expense ecosystem of customers, suppliers and solution partners to access and extend Concur’s T&E cloud. Concur is trusted by thousands of companies in more than 100 countries and reaches millions of employees worldwide.

Come be part of the Big Data revolution at Concur! Lead the Data Science Engineering team to deliver the promise of tomorrow today. Use data from 25 million consumers to provide them with enhancements, feedback, and that “wow, that’s awesome!” moment that only big data can give as they build out their Perfect Trip.

In the first 12 months you will:

Enhance and refine Concur’s overall Big Data and advanced analytics strategy

Lead the Data Science Engineering team in their quest to find Big Data solutions that are based on unique business needs

Build and maintain multiple analytics platforms for Big Data manipulation

Work closely with your peers on product and architecture teams to integrate your offerings into our products and tech stacks

Grow the community of Data Scientists across Concur and facilitate information sharing and cross-pollination of ideas between analytical organizations

Work with senior business leaders to identify problems that can be solved with Big Data approaches

Define and develop solutions that will address the challenges in dealing with huge quantities of data including management, ingestion, transport, and visualization

Build scalable systems that analyze huge data sets through data-mining and machine-learning algorithms using behavioral data


Position Requirements

In order to accomplish this you will need:

Solid grounding in applied mathematics and statistics including some of the following (or related) techniques: Bayesian modeling , multivariate regression, logistic regression, machine learning, cluster analysis, decision trees, time series analysis and forecasting, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, item response theory, Markov chains, and data visualization

Knowledge of state-of-the-art techniques in parallel frameworks MapReduce, Hadoop and related frameworks such as Spark, HBase, Pig and Hive

Strong visualization skills using Tableau, Lumira, d3.js, and/or similar platforms and toolkits

A strong results driven personality, with a high level of enthusiasm, energy and confidence

Great communication skills and an evangelical mindset to disseminate the value throughout the organization


So who are we?

Concur is the leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Founded in 1993 on the premise of helping drive costs out of business through innovation, Concurs services are truested by 20,000 clients around the globe with 25 million users. In December 2014, Concur has been part of SAP, one of the world’s largest and most trusted software companies, dramatically expanding our reach, scale, and customer base.
Your career at Concur is what you make of it. You can forge your own path, work in different offices, switch business units or solve a problem that no-one has before. We’re inspired by change and by each other which is a major contributing factor to how we have retained (and jealously guard) the innovative culture that has created a market leading team of 4500 colleagues.

What do you need to bring:

Masters degree required, (PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or related fields with an emphasis on Machine Learning/NLP

7+ years of relevant industry / academia experience in software development and full product life-cycles.

4+ years of supervisory management experience overseeing agile software development teams in a dev-ops evironment

Proven track record defining strategies in the area of advanced data analysis

History of multiple release cycles of consumer facing code and APIs delivered to the web

Proficiency with large-scale machine learning techniques and languages, such as R, SAS, GNU Octave, MATLAB, etc.

Proficiency in at least one object oriented programming language e.g. Java / C++.

Familiarity with at least one scripting language e.g. Python, Perl, LUA, etc.

Mastery of Spark, Hadoop, Hive, HBase, and similar open source big data tools

Experience working with open source technologies and stacks in cloud-based ecosystems

Confidence building and working in Event Driven Architectures

To launch your career with an organization whose products have a real positive impact on peoples lives, apply today and see where your journey takes you. #weworkwithawesome
EEO:

Concur is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team.

Concur is a dynamic, growing and fast-paced organization. As such, successful employees are able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities often times under tight deadlines. This typically requires working a 40+ hour work week to accomplish performance objectives. With that, Concur offers flexibility as to the specific working hours that may be required or available depending on your role.

Concur is a SaaS company. Employees must be technically savvy with the ability to use the computer/keyboard and telephone to conduct business. The ability to creatively problem solve to our core value of ‘Leadership through innovation in everything we do’. Many positions within Concur are customer facing so written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills are required for a majority of opportunities with Concur.

Confidentiality and our core value ‘Personal and corporate integrity’ are critical components being that Concur is a publicly traded company and working towards building a great, enduring company.

E-Verify:

Concur participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization.

SAP HANA Technical Architect

We are looking for talent with a passion and experience of working with SAP's HANA and Anlaytics solutions on a day-to-day basis. You?ll be designing solutions that solve some of the most complex business problems out there. You will have the autonomy to make your own decisions about what?s right for your clients. As well as supporting them with all aspects of application development methodology and tools, you?ll provide guidance, training and advice at every step of the way. As your relationship with your clients grows, so will your career within the leading company for SAP and Analytics Consulting.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package SAP.HANA

• Bachelor's Degree
• Hands on experience of full lifecycle, production-scale HANA technologies : Mastered
• Experience with HANA (S/4, BW or Sidecar) Architecture Design, Security and Implementation and/or Migrations : Mastered
• Experience of HANA Deployment Models (On Premise or Cloud) : Mastered
• Experience with associated HANA Technologies (e.g. Fiori Apps HANA Live; Lumira; SLT; HANA Cloud Integration; HANA Cloud Platform; Integration of HANA with Big Data and Internet of Things) : Applied
• Experience of enablement and deployment of S-Innovations (e.g. Simple Finance 2.0) : Applied
• Eligible to travel accross Europe in a short notice : Mastered
• English: Fluent

IBM is a global technology and innovation company headquartered in Armonk, NY. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 400,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers. Utilizing its business consulting, technology and R&D expertise, IBM helps clients become "smarter" as the planet becomes more digitally interconnected. IBM invests more than $6 billion a year in R&D, just completing its 21st year of patent leadership. IBM Research has received recognition beyond any commercial technology research organization and is home to 5 Nobel Laureates, 9 US National Medals of Technology, 5 US National Medals of Science, 6 Turing Awards, and 10 Inductees in US Inventors Hall of Fame. The company was behind the inventions of the PC; SABRE travel reservation system; UPC codes, Watson, the Jeopardy!-playing computing system, and much more.

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Lead Analyst / Senior Lead - Analytics

Lead Analyst / Senior Lead Analyst

The Infosys Analytics unit is focused on driving data-driven decisions at the numerous clients that we work with. We are a young, fast-growing unit within the larger Infosys organization – providing us both nimbleness of a start-up and the stability of an established company.

We aspire to be the leading ‘end to end provider’ in Data Science and Analytics using a combination of skills, technologies and demonstrated value. We are hiring for our analytics team and if you have hands-on experience in delivering analytical projects, we would love to talk to you!

We are seeking an experienced analytics practitioner to join us.

As a Lead Analyst / Senior Lead Analyst, you will:

• Be the key contact at client site while guiding a geo-dispersed team
• Provide guidance on analysis methodologies to the team on a project
• Extract data from source systems such as Oracle, Teradata data warehouses or from primary or secondary research data sources
• Develop data visualizations using tools such as Tableau, Qlikview, SAP Lumira etc.
• Develop statistical, machine learning or optimization models independently for low complexity projects and with appropriate guidance for medium & high complexity projects using tools such as SAS, R, IBM-SPSS/PASW, LINDO, CPLEX etc.
• Prepare outputs such as models, model validation reports, data visualization outputs
• Validate results and outputs produced by other Analysts
• Present results of analyses and modeling activities to client stakeholders independently and with support when needed.
• Be responsible for delivering defect free analyses & insights to the customer
  
  

In addition, you will contribute to the unit by:

• Participating in proposal creation in response to client requests
• Creating collateral to support sales pursuits
  
  

Desired Skills and Experience

What are we looking for:

• MBA, BE, BS, MS (Math, Finance, Stats, OR, Computer Engg.), or a CFA with relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in Analytics/Big Data.
• Expertise in R/SAS or equivalent analytic tools, visualization tools such as Tableau or Qlikview
• Working analytics experience in one or more of the functional areas:
  • Customer, CRM Analytics,
  • Sales & Marketing Analytics
  • Online & Social Analytics
  • CPG Analytics
  • Supply Chain, Inventory & Operations Analytics
  • Financial & Risk Analytics
• High level proficiency in R / SAS or equivalent tools and a record of having led analytics engagements to generate insights that deliver value to our clients.
• Hands-on experience in SQL
• Good Project Management skills
• Passion for analytics and problems solving
• Strong communication and data presentation skills

Analytics Consultants & Managers / Data Scientist

Analytics Consultants & Senior Managers
My client is a global consultancy with market leading consulting/technology offerings in the analytics domain. Due to massive client demand my client are actively seeking Visual Analytics Consultants from Analyst to Senior Manager level to join their fast paced agile team.

The ideal candidate will come have a background as an Analytics Consultant/Analyst/Manager. You will be working with clients including some of the largest companies in the world, you'll not only be encouraged to progress within your career, you'll make a name for yourself at the highest levels too, having access to all the resources and support you need.

You will be responsible for delivering end to end solutions through the full software life cycle from developing new capabilities, supporting existing customer insights and creating digital/visual analytics strategies and developing Developing User Interfaces and User Experiences. You will work with blue-chip organisations and gain exposure to technologies such as Redshift, Big Data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark, Cloudera, Pentaho and Datasift.

Technical Skills & Candidate Background* Strong analytical background with previous client facing experience
* A team player
* Agile methodology experience

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of some of the below technologies:

* Analytics technologies such as Qlikview (e.g Qlik Sense), Tableau, Spotfire, Pentaho, JasperSoft, SAS Visual Analytics, SAP Lumira, JavaScript
* ETL technologies

SAP HANA Technical Architect

We are looking for talent with a passion and experience of working with SAP's HANA and Anlaytics solutions on a day-to-day basis. You’ll be designing solutions that solve some of the most complex business problems out there. You will have the autonomy to make your own decisions about what’s right for your clients. As well as supporting them with all aspects of application development methodology and tools, you’ll provide guidance, training and advice at every step of the way. As your relationship with your clients grows, so will your career within the leading company for SAP and Analytics Consulting.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package 

Required

• Bachelor's Degree
• Hands on experience of full lifecycle, production-scale HANA technologies : Mastered
• Experience with HANA (S/4, BW or Sidecar) Architecture Design, Security and Implementation and/or Migrations : Mastered
• Experience of HANA Deployment Models (On Premise or Cloud) : Mastered
• Experience with associated HANA Technologies (e.g. Fiori Apps HANA Live; Lumira; SLT; HANA Cloud Integration; HANA Cloud Platform; Integration of HANA with Big Data and Internet of Things) : Applied
• Experience of enablement and deployment of S-Innovations (e.g. Simple Finance 2.0) : Applied
• Eligible to travel accross Europe in a short notice : Mastered
• English: Fluent

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

IBM is a global technology and innovation company headquartered in Armonk, NY. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 400,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers. Utilizing its business consulting, technology and R&D expertise, IBM helps clients become "smarter" as the planet becomes more digitally interconnected. This includes working with organizations and governments to build systems that improve traffic congestion, availability of clean water, and the health and safety of populations. IBM invests more than $6 billion a year in R&D, just completing its 18th year of patent leadership. IBM Research has received recognition beyond any commercial technology research organization and is home to 5 Nobel Laureates, 9 US National Medals of Technology, 5 US National Medals of Science, 6 Turing Awards, and 10 Inductees in US Inventors Hall of Fame. The company was behind the inventions of the PC; SABRE travel reservation system; UPC codes, Watson, the Jeopardy!-playing computing system, and much more.