The Cognos Business Intelligence Analyst will provide professional business analysis and analytical skills to assist in the overall Business Intelligence process. Perform business analysis, design analysis, Cognos Development, and Testing. The Cognos Business Intelligence Analyst is responsible for creating the Requirements & Reporting Specifications for the team while utilizing the application of standard, descriptive, and inferential statistical methods for conducting necessary analysis. This could include participating in converting legacy system reports to Cognos BI solutions. This includes participating in the data integrity initiative and works with end users to follow through with associated action items. This could include framework modeling, report writing (relational and multi-dimensional), and creating dashboard components using the Cognos suite of products. The Cognos Business Intelligence Analyst helps to enforce data integrity, researches and documents data mapping from source to target systems, and assists with data modeling as necessary. Creates and executes test plans/scripts to test/QA reports and programs. Works closely with Project Management, Cognos Developers, Data Architects, Data Modelers, Application Development, and ETL Development Team to design and implement BI applications using shared architecture and Enterprise Data Warehouse. Will be working closely with business users to verify data requirements and access needs. Populates metadata. Develops report templates and implements BI standards. He/she may help with any administration, security, or maintenance needs as identified by the team.