SAS Administrator

Key Responsibilities

• SAS Environment Management: Ensure the smooth operation of the SAS Analytics Environment, providing best practices for analytics processes, programs, and models.
• User Access Control: Manage user permissions via SAS Management Console, ensuring appropriate access levels for reports and data.
• Development Collaboration: Work closely with the development team to maintain and enhance existing SAS programs.
• Installation & Upgrades: Oversee SAS product installations, upgrades, patches, and configurations in a UNIX environment.
• System Optimization: Research and recommend hardware and software improvements for SAS environments.
• Production Support: Investigate, escalate, and resolve SAS production support incidents following established protocols.
• Disaster Recovery: Maintain and execute disaster recovery procedures as needed.

Required Skills & Experience

• Expertise in SAS with strong proficiency in SAS Management Console and access control.
• Advanced SQL skills (Oracle, MySQL, Teradata) with deep knowledge of relational database design and data warehouse best practices.
• SAS Analytics Expertise: Strong background in statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive modeling, and data mining.
• Finance Domain Exposure: Understanding of financial data structures and analytics.
• System & Infrastructure Knowledge: Familiarity with networking, storage, and UNIX-based SAS installations.
• Disaster Recovery & Production Support: Experience managing SAS environments that serve multiple business units.