IBM Planning Analytics (PA) Support Engineer (Ref 26330)

Responsibilities
• Perform impact analysis and resolve production defects.
• Manage daily operation chores/nightly data refresh in the IBM PA project and share observations if any.
• Fix data load failure, errors and warnings.
• Variance analysis/ data validation on monthly or quarterly close.
• Ensure data archival, restore and backup procedure.
• Upgrade and apply patches for IBM PA application (on premise IBM PA on GCC Cloud).
• Involve in cutover activities and well verse in executing the steps.
• Involve in deployment activities post fixes and enhancement.
• Work closely with infrastructure team for any environment issues, security, and concerns.

Requirements
• Degree in Computer Science or relevant studies
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• Good understanding of the budgeting & forecasting process.
• Quick learner and able to understand implemented system functionality.
• Fundamental concepts:
• Cube, Dimension, element and hierarchy.
• Rules and feeders
• TI Process
• Data Type (numeric, string, consolidation)
• PAW, PAX, Pafe, TM1 web

Technical Skills: 
a) Fundamental concepts:
• Cube, Dimension, element and hierarchy.
• Rules and feeders
• TI Process
• Data Type (numeric, string, consolidation)
• PAW, PAX, Pafe, TM1 web

b) PAW:
• Creating and managing cubes, dimensions, hierarchies, and subsets directly from PAW
• Defining relationships, attributes, and aliases
• Writing and testing rules within PAW’s rule editor
• Building and executing TI (TurboIntegrator) processes

c) UI/UX:
• Designing intuitive PAW books and sheets
• Using widgets, tabs, selectors, and quick reports
• Best practices for layout, formatting, and usability

d) Security:
• Object security (cube, dimension, element, process, chore)
• Cell-level security rules and application security

e) Admin:
• Backup and recovery of PAW books and assets
• Deployment and upgrade

f) Others:
• Python Scripting
• Advance TI & Rule debugging
• Conditional Rule
• Feeder optimization
• Debugging feeders

Licence no :12C6060