Microstrategy Administrator opportunity now open!

Our IT group has a full crew of programmers and developers, database administrators and network engineers, and help desk staff to support all the technology we depend on. We also have a group of dedicated staff who work in our Decision Support team who's job it is to get the right data from the database and then translate it into useable information for the business side. We use a tool called Microstrategy to aid in this function and we have an opportunity for a Microstrategy Administrator. The requirements for this position are pretty specific and there are not a whole lot of these folks out there, but if you have the skills described below we would love to talk with you! Local candidates as well as candidates interested in moving to Colorado should submit their information via our company website at www.pinnacol.com/careers/current-opportunities. Here is what we are looking for:

Pinnacol Assurance is looking for a Microstrategy Administrator to be responsible for design and implementation of the Microstrategy schema layer, Microstrategy web interface, object and user management and assisting analysts with complex problem solving.This position architects highly reliable, scalable, extensible, and maintainable BI projects using MicroStrategy.

Working with business users and Product Managers to understand project requirements, the Administrator creates and maintains MicroStrategy metadata objects, handles MicroStrategy user and Microstrategy Narrowcast management and provides support to report developers in creating complicated objects. This position also works closely with data modelers to make sure physical database schema is optimal for MicroStrategy usage and works closely with DWD and Analysts to define and architect features and products that require significant cross-component coordination.

Responsibilities also include evaluating and suggesting ways to optimize systems usage, supports team training projects as needed, and acts as a mentor and role model to team members by assisting them with required job responsibilities and providing input to their skill and knowledge growth. Requirements include experience as a MicroStrategy schema manager, user management, narrowcast and report creator, and BI project design experience with MicroStrategy. SQL, PL/SQL and SQL*Plus, Oracle and Unix, Data warehouse and data modeling skills, Web development languages- Java, ruby, flash, and Writing design documents and technical specifications are also important competencies.