Webfocus Developer

Location: Flowood, MS

Job type: Long-term contract to hire (On‑Site 5 days a week.)

Top 3 MUST HAVES: Bachelor’s Degree, WebFOCUS experience, Power BI and Tableau

Job Description:

• Design, develop, and implement business intelligence dashboards using efficient techniques, reusable code and web services as applicable.
• Actively participate with implementation of documented reporting applications and improvement strategies.
• Report problems to the software vendors, provide requested documentation, and track problems to resolution; develop and monitor procedures for the WebFOCUS server environment proactively for any issues and address access and performance issues.
• Analyze requested reporting requirements and propose effective and flexible solutions; develop alternative solutions, as appropriate, and review with the Manager and Information team.
• Develop logic charts, record formats, Metadata, and detailed technical programming specs; coordinate the creation or modification of database queries with the DBA’s as required. Prepare documentation in compliance with department standards; use efficient programming and coding techniques to develop/maintain self‑service reporting applications that are flexible and scalable; develop/create data sources to connect to the databases to retrieve required data efficiently; develop test cases and scripts, execute the test plans, and evaluate results.
• Troubleshoot user technical problems and ensure quick resolution with proper documentation; analyze and resolve testing issues and production problems as reported in the problem tracking system.
• Develop and enforce the coding standards and conventions; review business objectives and requirements with the Manager/business analysts; provide input on alternative solutions when appropriate.
• Prepare prototypes of screens and reports for common understanding and agreement; assist in training users of new and modified reporting applications.

This position requires: (i) B.S. or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Mathematics or a related field, and (ii) 5 years’ experience with experience in a Reports Developer role with five years’ concurrent experience with FOCUS, WebFOCUS, Reporting Server (iWay/EDA), and SQL, (iii) and three years’ concurrent experience with CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.