Jasper Developer (Banking Domain), East side - Contract

This role is for a JasperReports Developer responsible for the design, development, administration, and support of an enterprise JasperReports reporting platform. KEY FEATURES OF THE POSITION • Develop, maintain, and support enterprise reports using JasperReports technologies • Work on the end-to-end report lifecycle including design, development, deployment, and support • Support JasperReports Server administration across development and production environments • Deliver stable, performant, and secure reporting solutions aligned to business requirements • Collaborate with application, database, and infrastructure teams to resolve reporting issues • Adhere to platform standards, governance, and compliance requirements • Participate in change management, testing, and deployment activities • Communicate effectively with business users, support teams, and technical stakeholders SKILLS REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION Professional • Minimum 5–8 years of experience in enterprise reporting and BI development, preferably with JasperReports • Strong analytical skills to understand business reporting requirements and translate them into technical solutions • Experience supporting production systems with stability, performance, and availability requirements • Ability to manage multiple development and support tasks concurrently • Clear communication skills to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders • Experience working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum / SAFedesirable) • Experience in banking, financial services, or regulated environments is an advantage Technical • Strong hands-on experience with JasperReports Studio for designing, developing, and maintaining complex enterprise reports. • Proficiency in JRXML, expressions, parameters, variables, conditional logic, and layout configuration. • Experience building drill-down and drill-through reports for summary-to-detail analysis. • Ability to develop scalable solutions using subreports, datasets, and reusable report templates. • Strong SQL skills for report querying, including query optimization and handling large data volumes. • Expertise in JasperReports Server administration, including deployment of reports, dashboards, domains, input controls, and data sources. • Experience configuring and supporting report scheduling, background jobs, and delivery mechanisms. • Hands-on experience with production support, including troubleshooting execution failures, performance issues, timeouts, and scheduling problems. • Ability to perform log analysis and root cause investigation for JasperReports Server issues. • Experience in domain design and maintenance using both UI-based and XML-based approaches. • Strong understanding of meta data management, including domains, data sources, adapters, and input controls. • Experience implementing security configurations, including role-based access control and row-level data security via domains and security XML files. • Knowledge of report output storage, archival, and retention management, including performance and compliance considerations. • Experience performing impact analysis and change management to ensure changes do not break dependent reports, dashboards, or schedules. Personal and Social • Good communication skills to interact with both technical teams and business stakeholders. • Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiples tasks and prioritize effectively • Proactive, collaborative, and customer-focused approach to solving problems and driving adoption