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Planning Analytics Architect

IBM

IT, Data Science

California, USA · Texas City, TX, USA

Posted on Nov 3, 2025

Introduction

Solution Architects at IBM are the guiding entity in delivering value to the customer with our strategic initiatives and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run. They are the cohesive force which take the ownership of translating a customer’s vision into the product and provide their own technical expertise to make even more efficient. An architect has a sharp eye and an overall vision of how it all fits together and provides impetus to customer business. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

Your role and responsibilities

As an IBM Planning Analytics Architect, you would be responsible for

• Manage all aspects of TM1 and Planning analytics work (both structured and unstructured) from business requirements to logical and physical design in an IT solution

• Translate business requirements into logical and physical TM1 model, analyse data across data sources to support requirements, identify integration and security requirements and support building the data architecture for the project

• Perform Tech & business analysis of data & business rules, consolidation, cleansing & harmonization of enterprise TM1 models in support of application integration

Design TM1 cubes to ensure data parity across multiple systems

• Change/Update TM1 and Planning analytics application in line with the user/product owner requirements

• Create Unit test cases & ensure unit testing is done properly.

• Collaborate with Data team to make sure the data is available before the start of the development

• Address the production defects on time.

• Create Low level design documentation from the High-level requirement from the business team.

• Design and development of Cognos processes using TM1/PA against various data sources

• Handling Technical issues, Involve in Code reviews and mentor the team members.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Experience in development, implementation with solid experience in IBM Cognos TM1.

• Should have experience in installation/upgradation/migration of TM1/PA

• Should have knowledge on Data warehousing concepts, ETL concepts and PL/SQL

• Thorough understanding of Cognos TM1 and Planning Analytics and use of REST API

• Can handle PA administration tasks like creating data source connections, security aspects and server maintenance

• Good Experience, exposure on Agile Methodologies, Process.

• Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting and ability to display analytical thinking for problem solving

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Understand TM1 & Planning Analytics (relational and multidimensional) architecture

• Perform data discovery/quality analysis and architect a solution in TM1 based upon customer requirements using a typical Business Intelligence architecture

• Perform or guide team to perform key architectural and development tasks for TM1 and Planning Analytics solution

• Develop the value proposition & working with strategic partners to illuminate these solutions.

• Design Planning analytics environment that both address the user's requirements and perform efficiently/effectively

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company’s Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM’s global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients’ growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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