Job Description

We are looking for a Technical Business Analyst (BA) with strong experience in data analysis and reporting to join our Cognos reporting team. The ideal candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, Cognos developers, and QA teams to gather requirements, analyze existing reports, and support the development of consolidated and optimized reporting solutions.


Key Responsibilities:


Collaborate with business users to gather, document, and validate reporting requirements.


Analyze existing Cognos reports and identify opportunities for consolidation and optimization.


Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications for the development team.


Support the design and testing of new or enhanced reports and dashboards.


Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical teams.


Assist in data validation, UAT coordination, and issue resolution.


Maintain documentation for reporting processes, data definitions, and report logic.


Required Skills and Experience:


5 to 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst in data/reporting environments.


Strong understanding of IBM Cognos reporting tools and data models.


Ability to interpret and analyze complex data sets and reporting logic.


Experience working on reporting enhancement or migration projects.


Proficiency in writing BRDs, FRDs, and user stories.


Familiarity with SQL and data querying for validation and analysis.


Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

About Virtusa

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth -- one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.



Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.



Virtusa was founded on principles of equal opportunity for all, and so does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.