Essbase Specialist - Level 3 Support

Job description

Position Description:

We are seeking an Essbase Specialist to provide Level 3 support and administration for our Essbase environments. The role focuses on advanced troubleshooting, optimization, and ongoing development of Essbase applications used for business and financial reporting. A minimum B2 level in French is required to work directly with French-speaking teams.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

▪ Provide Level 3 support for Essbase applications, including incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and performance tuning.
▪ Administer and optimize Essbase environments to ensure stability, scalability, and efficient performance.
▪ Design, develop, and maintain Essbase cubes in line with business and reporting requirements.
▪ Manage and automate data integrations and data loads from multiple source systems.
▪ Support and troubleshoot Essbase Financial Reporting, Smart View, and user access issues.
▪ Monitor system health, apply preventive maintenance, and implement improvements.
▪ Collaborate with functional and technical teams to align Essbase solutions with business needs.
▪ Maintain accurate technical documentation, procedures, and configurations.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

▪ Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Essbase administration and development.
▪ Proven experience providing Level 3 application support in a production environment.
▪ Strong knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL.
▪ Experience with ETL and data integration tools such as ODI or DataStage.
▪ Solid understanding of Essbase Financial Reporting and Smart View.
▪ French proficiency at B2 level or higher, both written and spoken.
▪ Strong analytical skills, autonomy, and attention to detail.

What you’ll find at CGI:

Employee Share Purchase Plan
Invest alongside CGI through a share purchase plan that is partially co-funded by the company. You can access your investment whenever you choose.

Healthcare & Insurance Coverage
You and your family are covered through a healthcare and dental subscription, along with life insurance that includes medical coverage for your children.

Practical Benefits, Easy to Use
Our online benefits platform brings everything together in one place—from meal vouchers and tickets to medical services, online courses, and access to hobby and leisure activities.

Learning That Matches Your Interests
Use CGI Academia, our internal learning platform, to build skills relevant to your role and future plans. You can also learn up to nine languages through goFLUENT, included in the platform.

Confidential Mental Health Support
Through the Member Assistance Program (MAP), you have access to confidential professional support for both personal and work-related situations, available at no cost.

Books Delivered to the Office
With Bookster, you can borrow from a modern public library, with books delivered directly to the office.

Referral Program
If you recommend someone who joins CGI, you’ll receive a referral bonus—our way of thanking you for helping us grow the team.

Volunteering, When You Choose
CGI for Good connects you with volunteering initiatives where you can contribute to causes that matter to you.

Time Off
Annual leave ranges from 21 to 26 days, depending on your level of seniority.

Office Location
Our Bucharest office is in The Bridge Building, close to Grozavesti metro station, offering easy access and a calm working environment.

Hybrid Work Model
We work in a hybrid setup, combining time at the office with the flexibility of working remotely.

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.