Business Objects Lead – AED12000 plus fantastic benefits

Nimbus Resource Solutions

Dubai, UAE

Ref: OP327-17

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

An opportunity has come about with this prestigious organization based in Jebel Ali but will require some travel to Business Bay. This position is for a Business Objects Lead with experience using Business Objects software to code, test, debug, implement and document. Responsible for end-to-end development from a variety of data sources, including both OLAP and relational databases, resulting in polished KPI dashboards and detailed or structured ad-hoc analysis capabilities standards.

Specific Duties
• Design and development of SAP BI suite various reports from SAP HANA Data warehouse. Clear understanding of Data modeling of Operational Data Store and Info cube structures.
• Perform program modifications, performance tuning, problem solving, debugging, and unit testing.
• Support the monitoring of system loads, enhancement of reports/queries and other ongoing support tasks.
• Work in conjunction with 3rd party offshore team of developers to provide production
• support for applications. Help to establish a production support model that includes service level agreements (SLA’s), support procedures, on-call schedules, etc.
• Use tools, past experience, and knowledge to lead the estimation of Software
• Development Life Cycle (SDLC) efforts required in order to deliver on related projects and deliverables. Use these estimates to assign completion date and milestones for related deliverables, tasks, etc.
• Assess and cultivate long-term strategic goals for BOBJ development in conjunction with end users, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Recognize impacts of change and ensure appropriate due diligence is performed before
• making the change. Be thorough in testing solutions before implementing change to avoid rework.
• developed analytical, negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and willing to take principled bets on new technology
• Knowledge of developing and maintaining formal documentation that describes the functional requirement for reporting.
• Ability to work with senior technical and business resources providing technical guidance related to data architecture and governance

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s in computer science or related field
• SAP Technical certifications preferred
• Experience on HANA preferred
• Overall 8 years of IT experience in the BI/DW field
• A minimum of 4-5 years of hands-on experience in Business Objects tools such as Web Intelligence, Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), Crystal Reports, Explorer, and Analysis, and including design of Business Universe.
• Experience in SAP BI 4.0 product suite (BI Launch Pad, Information Design Tool, Multi source connection, SBO Analysis, Dashboards, Design Studio etc)
• Good functional knowledge in SAP modules and reporting within ECC vs BW/BOBJ.
• Good understanding of integration tools
• Knowledge of SAP BPC & BW integration and BPC configuration is a big plus.

About the Company

Nimbus Resource Solutions is a specialist recruitment company based in Dubai placing contract and permanent resources across Europe, Middle East and Africa. We work with clients across the Satellite and Information Technology sectors.

We build long-term partnerships with our clients and our candidates. Our ability to source the best talent has a significant impact on business performance, as well as enhancing individual careers.

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