SAS Grid Administrator

Role Overview:

The SAS Grid Administrator is responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing the SAS Grid environment to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability for enterprise analytics workloads. This role involves working closely with data scientists, business analysts, and IT teams to support advanced analytics and reporting solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Installation & Configuration:
• Install, configure, and maintain SAS Grid Manager and related components (SAS Foundation, SAS Studio, SAS Metadata Server, SAS Compute Server).
• Set up SAS Grid nodes, shared file systems, and load balancing.
• Administration & Maintenance:
• Monitor SAS Grid performance and resource utilization.
• Manage user access, security, and authentication (LDAP/Active Directory integration).
• Apply patches, upgrades, and hotfixes for SAS software.
• Performance Optimization:
• Tune SAS Grid for optimal performance and workload distribution.
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and resolve system issues.
• Backup & Recovery:
• Implement backup strategies for SAS Metadata and configuration files.
• Ensure disaster recovery and high availability plans are in place.
• Monitoring & Reporting:
• Use SAS Environment Manager and other tools to monitor system health.
• Generate reports on system usage, performance, and capacity planning.
• Collaboration:
• Work with SAS developers and business teams to support analytics projects.
• Liaise with infrastructure teams for OS, storage, and network support.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Technical Expertise:
• Strong experience in SAS Grid Manager administration.
• Knowledge of SAS 9.4 architecture and components.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting.
• Experience with high-performance computing and distributed systems.
• Additional Skills:
• Understanding of storage systems (NFS, SAN) and clustering technologies.
• Knowledge of security protocols and integration with enterprise authentication.
• Basic knowledge of SAS programming for troubleshooting.
• Education & Experience:
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in SAS administration, with at least 2 years in SAS Grid.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAS Viya or migration from SAS 9.4 to Viya.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) for SAS deployment.
• Knowledge of workload management tools like LSF.