SAS Grid/SAS Viya Admin

Overview

On Site
Full Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 month(s)

Skills

FOCUS
Authentication
LDAP
SAML
SSO
Security Controls
Provisioning
Collaboration
GRID
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Linux
SAS Cloud Analytic Services
Ansible
Terraform
Shell Scripting
Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services
Licensing
Resource Management
Communication
Documentation
Migration
Kubernetes
Docker
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
DevOps
SAS
Oracle UCM

Job Details

Job Title-SAS Grid/SAS Viya Admin

Location-Columbus, Ohio:: Minneapolis, MN.

Duration-12 months

Remote


Job Description:
We are seeking a highly experienced SAS Platform Engineer with deep expertise in migrating from SAS 9.4 M7 Grid (RHEL Linux) to SAS Viya 4 (cloud-based or on-prem). This role demands strong hands-on experience in both environments, with a focus on end-to-end migration planning, infrastructure setup, troubleshooting, and post-migration platform administration. The ideal candidate is someone who has successfully led or played a key role in enterprise-scale SAS migrations and understands the nuances of both platforms.
Job Duties:

  • Lead or support the migration of SAS 9.4 Grid (M7) running on RHEL Linux to SAS Viya 4
  • Assess existing SAS Grid environment and design optimal migration strategy to Viya
  • Perform platform installation, configuration, and integration of SAS GRID 9.4/Viya 4
  • Set up user access, authentication (LDAP/SAML/SSO), and security controls in both environments
  • Coordinate with infrastructure and AWS cloud team for provisioning and deployment
  • Monitor performance, optimize resources, and troubleshoot system-level issues across both platforms
  • Collaborate with SAS developers, business users, and IT stakeholders to ensure smooth transition
  • Create detailed documentation and runbooks for both migration and ongoing support

Required Skills:

  • 5+ years of SAS platform administration experience
  • Hands-on experience with SAS 9.4 M7 Grid on RHEL Linux
  • Proven expertise with SAS Viya 4 administration and architecture
  • Deep understanding of SAS compute, CAS server configuration, and Viya services
  • Familiarity with tools like Ansible, Terraform, or shell scripting for automation (a plus)
  • Experience with cloud-based deployments (e.g., AWS) is strongly preferred
  • Strong understanding of SAS licensing, security setup, and resource management
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience with large-scale migrations from SAS 9.4 to SAS Viya
  • Knowledge of containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker)
  • SAS Certified Platform Administrator credentials (9.4 and/or Viya)
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps integration for SAS environments

Muskan Sharma Sr. IT Recruiter

Email-

Phone Number :

*145

STELLENT IT A Nationally Recognized Minority Certified Enterprise

"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
- JK Rowling

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.