Job Description :
Client is seeking an SAS Platform Engineer for a contract position with our client in the financial industry in their Jacksonville, FL, Charlotte, NC or Plano, TX location.

Description:
The SAS Platform Engineer provides operational enhancements, maintenance and support of the SAS GRID Platform. This includes providing SAS platform security management, SAS application and underlying infrastructure support (OS, Storage, SAS 9.4 EBI Applications, Web and Database) and ensuring processes are aligned with tactical and strategic information management initiatives. The SAS Platform Administrator serves as liaison between the enterprise infrastructure support teams and risk business partners to ensure appropriate delivery of technology solutions in accordance with business requirements and objectives. The SAS Platform Administrator also ensures the platform is positioned for compliance with IT policies and standards and agreed upon service levels.

Primary Responsibilities:
Ensures the overall health of the SAS platform
Applies maintenance releases, upgrades and hot fixes as required
Designs solutions to reduce the operational and management complexity of the platform
Designs, implements, and maintains platform security via SAS Metadata, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the SAS Scalable Performance Data Server (SPDS)
Performs platform capacity planning and management
Serves as an escalation point for escalated production and/or platform issues
Establishes best practices and guidelines for usage of the SAS platform
Works effectively in both team member and individual contributor roles

Analytical Requirements:
Drive ROI for LOB/Enterprise by managing an end to end SAS solution that requires an analytical tool that only SAS can provide
Be able to translate a customer''s business needs to a specific analytical solution
Have a firm understanding of the capabilities of the SAS analytical procedures
Be a thought-leader in the area of analytics/data science with respect to entity resolution as it pertains to the customer''s mission
Be able to generate written documentation of all work performed and utilize Project Management techniques and tools to plan and monitor project progress
Have a customer-focused demeanor, effective oral and written communication skills
Desired candidate will have 7+ years in an analytical role

Specific Technical Requirements:
Firm understanding of SAS products, the skill set of team needed to support consulting needs
SAS EDI, SAS EBI, BASE SAS, Enterprise Miner, SAS MO, Forecast Server, Text Miner, Contextual Analysis, SAS Visual Analytics, SAS Viya

General Technical Skillsets:
Troubleshooting and root cause analysis of production issues
Assisting in development/maintenance of process automation
Superior customer service skills
Familiarity with Unix shell scripting and SAS Macro facility
Ability to multi-task and address complex support issues in a mixed technology environment
             

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