SAS Consultant

We are looking for a senior SAS Viya Administrator that will be playing a key role in administering our SAS Analytics infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for the advanced administration, optimization, and support operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Installation and Configuration:
• Manage the installation, configuration, and maintenance of SAS Grid and SAS Viya 4 on Kubernetes clusters.
• Implement best practices for smooth deployments.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration of SAS Viya with Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Performance Engineering:
• Optimize SAS Grid clusters for maximum efficiency and resource utilization.
• Implement performance tunning strategies and best practices.
• Implement best practices for scaling SAS platforms to meet growing demands.
• Advance Troubleshooting:
• Investigate and resolve complex issues related to SAS Grid components.
• Troubleshoot installation issues, user issues on daily basis.
• Review and understand SAS logs to determine GRID errors and whether GRID is functioning correctly.
• Continuous Support Operations:
• Provide day-to-day operation of the SAS platform on AWS cloud, and provide technical support to developers, researchers, and analysts.
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical issue resolution.
• Perform patching, upgrades, and installation of Hotfixes across the environments as necessary.
• Continuous 24/7 operations support for SAS Grid and Viya environments.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in administration of SAS Grid and SAS Viya environments.
• Proven success in installing, optimizing, and supporting large-scale SAS Grid and SAS Viya deployments.
• Expertise in security strategies, performance optimization, and strategic planning for analytics infrastructure.
• 5+ years of hands-on production experience and knowledge on using and troubleshooting issues with SAS Development and Management Tools.
• Production experience with core AWS services.
• Working with SAS GRID-related high availability and failover requirements, including storage architecture and configuration (Amazon FSx for Lustre).
• Strong working experience on Linux environment.
• Experience with and applying SAS GRID usage tracking, monitoring, alerts notification and load balancing.

Key Competencies:

• Should possess the ability to engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Knowledgeable in the AWS Well Architected Framework.
• General knowledge of project management and proactive self-starter.
• Excellent communication skills and be effective writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects efficiently and able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to independently research and resolve technical problems in a complex IT environment with local and remote groups.

Tools/Skillset:

• SAS Grid Software 9.4+
• SAS Viya 4
• SAS Enterprise Guide 8.x
• SAS/ACCESS
• SAS/Connect
• SQL, Python, R, Shell Scripting, Yaml, Json

NOTE: Minimum of 5+ years of SAS Admin experience in SAS environment (500-1000 users)

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