Location
North America, United Kingdom and / or Western Europe
Company
Pentaho is the business analytics company providing power for technologist and rapid insight for users. Pentaho is growing rapidly, in the spotlight of leading analyst firms like Gartner, and racking up public wins over traditional players in business intelligence such as Business Objects, Cognos, Informatica and Microsoft. Thousands of organizations globally, such as ideeli, Mozilla, Specsavers and more, depend on Pentaho Business Analytics to make faster and better business decisions that positively impact their bottom line.
For this reason, Pentaho is positioned for exponential growth in the global business intelligence and analytics market. Pentaho is a fast-moving, fun start-up, where employees at all levels and in all departments can make a difference, develop new skills, and enjoy the pace and excitement of disrupting a major enterprise software market.
Description
Pentaho Senior Consultants deliver end-to-end implementation services to OEM and
enterprise accounts. These individuals are customer-oriented and capable of
independently developing sophisticated BI and data integration solutions. The
right candidates for this position have proven track records as experienced
consultants with superior technical skills and the ability to ensure each
client's long-term success. Preference will be given to candidates residing in
North America, the UK and Western Europe who have a minimum of two year's
experience implementing Pentaho products.
Responsibilities
Assists Engagement Managers with scoping, including validation of requirements and time estimates
Conducts technical orientation sessions using documentation and training materials
Designs and implements BI and data integration solutions using Pentaho development methodologies
Mentors customer's staff members in the use of Pentaho product features
Researches and resolves installation, configuration, deployment and upgrade issues; acts as advocate for customer and liaison to Pentaho’s Engineering, Product Management and Support organizations
Assists Enterprise Architects with the design, development, integration, performance tuning, roll-out, support and optimization of customer implementations of Pentaho products
Identifies best practices and develops content for training courses and the Pentaho Knowledge Base
Assist the continued development of the Pentaho Consultancy Practice by mentoring other consultants, contributing to our knowledge base and training content, and improving the Pentaho development methodologies.
Assist with the continued development of the Pentaho Consultancy Practice by mentoring other consultants, contributing to our knowledge base and training content, and improving our methods and best practices.
Required Skills/Experience
5-8 years experience working with business intelligence and data integration tools and development processes such as dimensional modeling
5-8 years experience in data modeling (e.g., ER-modeling, dimensional modeling and/or data vault)
5-8 years experience working with web and database application development tools, standards and languages including SQL, MDX, XML, Java, JSP, web services, Javascript and HTML/XSLT
3-5 years experience working with core infrastructure technologies such as operating systems (e.g. Linux, Windows, Solaris), application servers (e.g. Tomcat, JBoss, Websphere, Weblogic), relational databases databases (e.g. Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server), and/or column store databases (e.g., Vertica, LucidDB), security architectures (e.g. CAS, Spring Security, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory) and networking (e.g. HTTP/SSL/load balancing)
1-3 years experience performing architect-level design for large scale deployments of end-user applications
Experience with two or more well known BI/data integration tools such as: Pentaho, Jasper, Business Objects, Cognos, Microsoft, Microstrategy, or Oracle.
Preference will be given to candidates with benchmarking and performance tuning expertise
Familiarity with or experience \ education in Java software development, enterprise software architectures, and agile methodologies are a strong plus
B.A. or B.S. degree from an accredited university with a major in business, computer science or MIS required
Masters degree in business, computer science or MIS a strong plus
Fluent in English. Additional languages (Spanish, French, German Italian) a plus
Personal Skills
Ability to clearly explain Pentaho products, technical benefits and integration points to management and technical audiences
Creative analysis, design and development skills
Self-directed with the ability to manage multiple engagements with minimal supervision
Ability to set and manage client expectations and to negotiate appropriate resolutions to issues
Preference will be given to candidates with prior ISV consulting and pre-sales experience
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which
includes medical and dental coverage, life insurance, and 401 (K) plan.
Please forward cover letter, resume and salary requirements to
resumes@pentaho.com
