SAS Grid Administrator

Role: SAS Grid Administrator
Location: Audubon, PA

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About The AES Group:
The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies. 

SUMMARY: 

The candidate will be primarily responsible for supporting a highly available (HA) dual-site SAS 9.4 GRID environment, including jobs, scripts, users, and servers. This senior-level role requires a strong customer focus and the ability to promptly resolve issues such as job failures, connectivity, permissions, and other production support requests. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with batch and ad hoc SAS environments, along with a strong database background.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Daily support of SAS/Oracle Batch jobs and Ad hoc customers
• SAS/Oracle/SQLServer development efforts for the business team
• SAS GRID Administration, maintenance and support 

CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Strong SAS GRID management experience
• SAS Management Console
• SAS Metadata Server and Repository
• Job Scheduling and Load Balancing
• Strong SAS base, macros and Access to Oracle experience
• Strong understanding of the Oracle database and SQL programming language
• Strong Linux scripting and Crontab job scheduling experience
• Experience adhering to formal SDLC and change management process

Preferred:

• At least 3 years of experience:
• Developing/debugging complex SAS ETL against the Oracle database
• Automating complex processes into streamlined applications
• Demonstrated ability to support multiple projects concurrently
• Experience working with team members to define, document, and develop software
• Understanding of SAS/Oracle performance tuning techniques
• Strong customer and business focus
• Strong documentation and communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality work products with attention to detail
• SAS ADMIN with experience installing/administrating SAS servers
• B.S. degree in computer science or similar degree
• Experience with Altair SLC Hub