Crystal Report Developer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain a variety of reports using SAP Crystal Reports, focusing on operational, financial, and analytical needs.
• Modernize the system's Crystal Reports with improved design and consistent report patterns.
• Establish and maintain robust connections to Oracle databases as the primary data source.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries for data extraction and manipulation within Crystal Reports.
• Implement report parameters, filters, and sorting options for user customization.
• Utilize Crystal Reports formulas for calculations, data transformations, and conditional formatting.
• Integrate Crystal Reports into ASP.NET web applications using the Crystal Reports Viewer and related components.
• Deploy and manage reports within appropriate environments, ensuring security and accessibility.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in reports and data retrieval.
• Conduct thorough testing and validation of reports for accuracy and functionality.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for reports, including data sources and parameters.
• Collaborate with business analysts to understand requirements and with database and ASP.NET developers for integration.
• Provide technical support for report-related issues to end-users.
• Stay updated with the latest Crystal Reports, Oracle, and ASP.NET technologies.
• Adhere to development standards and best practices.

Skills Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 4-6 years of experience in SAP Crystal Reports development.
• Strong proficiency in writing complex SQL queries for Oracle.
• Experience connecting Crystal Reports to Oracle databases.
• Solid understanding of relational database concepts.
• Experience integrating Crystal Reports with ASP.NET applications.
• Familiarity with ASP.NET development (C or VB.NET).
• Proficiency in Crystal Reports formula creation.
• Experience with report parameterization, filtering, and sorting.
• Ability to design user-friendly report layouts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience with version control systems (like GIT and SVN)

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with other reporting tools (e.g., SSRS, Power BI).
• Knowledge of Oracle PL/SQL.
• Familiarity with web services and APIs for data integration.
• Experience in Oracle query performance tuning.
• Understanding of data security in reporting.
• Experience with agile methodologies.