Business Intelligence Specialist (Oracle BI) - Melville, L.I., NY

Will design and implement BI software and systems, including integration with databases, data warehouses and applications. This includes selecting, blueprinting, gathering requirements, designing, and rolling out BI solutions to end users. The Business Intelligence Specialist is also responsible for ensuring high levels of BI availability through support functions and in-depth testing.

Oracle Business Intelligence experience is an absolute must have.

Required Skills:
Strategy & Planning:
• Assess and cultivate long-term strategic goals for BI development in conjunction with end users, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.
Acquisition & Deployment:
• Conduct research and make recommendations on BI products, services, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
Operational Management:
• Direct, organize, and lead projects in the implementation and use of new BI software tools and systems.
• Lead the integration efforts for merging BI platforms with enterprise systems and applications.
• Design, code, test, and document all new or modified BI systems, applications, and programs.
• Develop the semantic layer, metadata, reports, and report definitions.
• Develop graphs and portal interfaces.
• Assist in the design of databases and data warehouses to ensure interoperability with BI solutions.
• Analyze user requirements and, based on findings, design functional specifications for BI front-end applications.
• Produce ETL design guidelines to ensure a manageable ETL infrastructure for the BI system.
• Work with project managers to ensure the data entry, retrieval, change, and delete functions meet business requirements for project completion.
• Ensures the integration of BI platforms and controls with applications is designed, development and implementation in a timely manner consistent with the firm’s standards.
• Conduct job duties and responsibilities according to the firm’s business system development methodology and/or its Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology.
• Design and deliver end-user training and training materials: provide technical support as necessary.
• Troubleshoot BI tools, systems, and software : performance-tune these applications as necessary
• Act as evangelist for BI benefits across the organization: promote BI usage to relevant departments.

This is a permanent, full time position. Please do not apply (or refer) unless authorized to work in the US.
All candidates must be either US Citizens or US Permanent Residents

All candidates MUST be local to Melville, L.I., NY.
Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.
Relocation is NOT offered.