V Group Inc. · 7 hours ago
Lead Cognos Analytics Consultant
NYC Metro Area
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expV Group Inc. is an IT Services and Products company based in New Jersey, specializing in delivering IT Professional Services to government sectors. They are seeking a Lead Cognos Analytics Consultant to assess the IBM Cognos Analytics environment and develop a migration roadmap to the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, focusing on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
E-CommerceConsultingSoftwareAppsInformation TechnologyMobile
Hiring Manager
Rahil khan
Responsibilities
Analyze architecture , environments, deployments, and integrations
Inventory reports , packages/data models, data volumes/usage, scheduling/distribution, and performance
Review security & access controls , governance, compliance, and operational processes
Elicit and document reporting requirements , data‑source mappings, user roles/permissions, interactivity needs, export/distribution patterns, and compliance constraints
Perform a fit‑gap comparing current Cognos capabilities with Azure/Fabric stack (e.g., OneLake, Synapse, Power BI) to identify modernization opportunities and limitations
Propose a future‑state architecture within Azure/Microsoft Fabric (data storage, semantic models, pipelines, governance, security, and visualization layers)
Define migration approach (re‑platform vs. re‑architecture), sequencing, dependencies, and risk mitigations
Develop a milestone‑based roadmap with estimates for discovery, build, test/validate, cutover, and stabilization phases
Provide staffing assumptions, management considerations, and success metrics
Create a training plan for DCWP resources (admin, developer, analyst/end‑user tracks)
Deliver an executive‑ready final presentation with recommendations, costs/efforts, and next steps
Qualification
Required
8+ years in BI/Analytics with hands-on experience in IBM Cognos Analytics (reporting, Framework Manager/metadata modeling, administration)
5+ years designing solutions on Microsoft Azure with fluency in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, OneLake, and Synapse (or Azure Data Factory/Databricks with clear mapping to Fabric)
Demonstrated delivery of at least two Cognos → Power BI/Fabric (or Azure) assessments/migrations including report rationalization and security model redesign
Strong grounding in data governance, security, and compliance (role-based access, data classification, auditing, least privilege)
Expertise in requirements discovery with business & technical stakeholders; ability to translate findings into actionable roadmaps
Excellent communication skills; able to brief executive and technical audiences and produce high-quality deliverables
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data/Analytics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Preferred
Public sector experience and familiarity with procurement and compliance processes
Experience with semantic modeling (Power BI datasets, Fabric models) and governance tooling (Purview)
Background in performance optimization and cost governance for cloud analytics platforms
Company
V Group Inc.
Since 1999, V Group Inc.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
V Group Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (3)
2022 (1)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Vijay Kumar Palandurkar
CEO
Company data provided by crunchbase