Sr Application administrator to help support the re-pointing of existing SAS scripts for a data migration project.

Our valued client requires a Senior Application administrator to help support the re-pointing of existing SAS scripts for a data migration project.

Must haves:

• 5+ years of experience supporting multi-terabyte SAS environments (SAS 9.4 M7 and Viya 3.5) that are enterprise wide and serve multiple business units.
• Expert knowledge of SAS Base, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS DI Studio and SAS Management Console.
• Strong experience installing SAS 9.4/Viya software and patches in AWS environment.
• Strong experience with UNIX OS.
• Good understanding of systems, networking, and storage.
• Experience in communicating across systems teams for their execution of SAS patching and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Active Directory integration for SAS implementations.
• Linux, SAS 9.4, Viya 3.5, SAS data step, SAS Macros, SAS sql coding, DI Studio experience, SAS EG development experience.

Nice to have:

• Strong knowledge of relational database design and data warehouse best practices.
• Able to deploy developer code from development environment to test and production environments in accordance with release schedules.

Tasks include:

• This is a project related assignment that involves the re-pointing of existing SAS scripts to new data sources.
• This involves a combination of development and administration skills, as well as changing code via SAS Enterprise Guide.
• Configure and maintain application settings based on organizational needs, including integrations with other tools and initial setup.
• Manage user accounts, roles, permissions, and access control, ensuring proper onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Handle data management tasks such as importing/exporting data, cleanup, validation, and backup scheduling.
• Monitor application performance and availability, address issues proactively, and generate usage or audit reports.
• Ensure security and compliance by enforcing policies (e.g., MFA, password rules), reviewing access regularly, and applying updates/patches.
• Support end users by troubleshooting issues, documenting solutions, and acting as a liaison with the vendor’s support team.
• Coordinate updates and feature rollouts, including testing changes and communicating with stakeholders about impacts.
• Manage vendor relationships, including support escalations, contract renewals, SLAs, and participation in feedback or roadmap discussions