Infor Birst Technical Consultant- Reporting and Analytics

Summary

RPI Consultants is a collaborative professional services company focused on delivering successful technology solutions and client satisfaction. The Technical Consultant, Reporting & Analytics partners with project teams and client stakeholders to translate reporting requirements into scalable analytics solutions, while designing and delivering Birst architectures, data models, integrations, and reports.

Responsibilities

• Conducts discovery, documents requirements and designs, and coordinates solution delivery
• Builds and maintains reusable delivery documentation and code
• Designs and develops data platforms, including warehouses and lakes, to support reports, dashboards, and advanced analytics
• Helps clients improve data literacy and use analytics to make faster, more informed business decisions
• Designs and delivers Birst solutions, including administrative functions, architecture, data modeling, reporting, connectivity, optimization, and overall functionality
• Configures and advises on integration between Infor Security and Birst Security, including role designations and access considerations
• Formulates and articulates architectural trade-offs across solution options before recommending an optimal solution to meet customer’s requirements
• Collaborates with client stakeholders and development staff to ensure recommendations maximize the value of client data across the organization
• Drives innovative technology solutions through thought leadership on emerging trends
• Shares project solutions and outcomes with colleagues to improve delivery on future projects

Skills

• 3+ years' experience with Birst and Infor administration
• 3+ years' experience with development in business intelligence reporting software such as Birst, SQL Server Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, Tableau, or Power BI
• Experience in writing SQL
• 3+ years' experience with ETL design concepts
• Significant Birst analytic and Infor reporting ERP experience in Human Resources, Financial Management, Supply Management, or Payroll domains
• Advanced knowledge of Birst design, data flow, connectivity, development, optimization, administration, architecture, data modeling, and reporting tools
• Relevant consulting or professional services delivery experience, including turn-key solution delivery across multiple client projects
• Technical skills in databases, warehouses, BI, analytics, and visualization platforms ideally within cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud)
• Broad knowledge of data technologies, tools, and disciplines including data modeling, dimensional models (star/snowflake schemas), third-normal-form structures, ETL/ELT, change data capture, slowly changing dimensions, and database tuning
• Familiarity with BI and reporting tools such as Tableau, Business Objects, Cognos, OBIEE, or QlikView
• Experience with Infor CloudSuite, Infor OS/Security, Data Fabric/Streaming Pipelines, Data Lake, Birst, EPM, BI FSM, or Infor Analytics Packages
• Visual dashboard development experience and skills and knowledge of best practices
• Works in a diverse, fast-paced environment and effectively collaborate across teams
• Mentors and shares best practices with team members

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years' experience with Birst and Infor administration
• 3+ years' experience with development in business intelligence reporting software such as Birst, SQL Server Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, Tableau, or Power BI
• Experience in writing SQL
• 3+ years' experience with ETL design concepts

Nice to Haves

• Significant Birst analytic and Infor reporting ERP experience in Human Resources, Financial Management, Supply Management, or Payroll domains
• Advanced knowledge of Birst design, data flow, connectivity, development, optimization, administration, architecture, data modeling, and reporting tools
• Relevant consulting or professional services delivery experience, including turn-key solution delivery across multiple client projects
• Technical skills in databases, warehouses, BI, analytics, and visualization platforms ideally within cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud)
• Broad knowledge of data technologies, tools, and disciplines including data modeling, dimensional models (star/snowflake schemas), third-normal-form structures, ETL/ELT, change data capture, slowly changing dimensions, and database tuning
• Familiarity with BI and reporting tools such as Tableau, Business Objects, Cognos, OBIEE, or QlikView
• Experience with Infor CloudSuite, Infor OS/Security, Data Fabric/Streaming Pipelines, Data Lake, Birst, EPM, BI FSM, or Infor Analytics Packages
• Visual dashboard development experience and skills and knowledge of best practices
• Works in a diverse, fast-paced environment and effectively collaborate across teams
• Mentors and shares best practices with team members

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement