SAS Migration Specialist - AIX to Cloud

Overview

On Site
$60 - $70
Full Time
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

SAS
IBM AIX

Job Details

Job Title: SAS Migration Specialist AIX to Cloud
Location: Onsite/Hybrid Likely in New Jersey
Client: Insurance Client
Employment Type: Contract or Full-Time
Duration: 6 12 Months (extendable)

Job Summary:

QBE Insurance is initiating a strategic migration of its SAS platform from an on-premises IBM AIX environment to a modern cloud infrastructure. We are looking for a highly skilled SAS Migration Specialist to lead or support this transition. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in SAS administration, AIX/Unix systems, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, preferably with a background in insurance or financial services.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assess the current SAS 9.x environment on IBM AIX (architecture, data sources, ETL processes, dependencies).
  • Plan and execute the migration of SAS applications, metadata, configurations, and datasets to a cloud-based environment (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform).
  • Collaborate with Cloud Engineering and Security teams to establish the target SAS environment, including SAS Viya if applicable.
  • Migrate and validate all data flows, stored processes, scripts, and scheduled jobs.
  • Ensure high performance, availability, scalability, and security in the new cloud-based SAS environment.
  • Troubleshoot environment setup, performance, and compatibility issues during and after migration.
  • Work closely with IT, Data, and BI teams to minimize disruption during the transition.
  • Develop comprehensive documentation (architecture diagrams, procedures, runbooks) and conduct knowledge transfer.

Required Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of hands-on experience with SAS (administration, development, architecture).
  • Strong background working with SAS on AIX and Unix/Linux systems.
  • Proven experience migrating SAS environments to cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
  • Proficient with SAS components: Base, Access, Connect, Metadata Server, Management Console.
  • Experience with job scheduling tools (e.g., Control-M, cron) and data integration.
  • Solid understanding of shell scripting and Unix/Linux performance tuning.
  • Familiar with cloud networking, IAM, storage, and security practices.
  • Strong verbal/written communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in regulated industries (insurance, finance).
  • Familiarity with QBE Insurance systems and data models.
  • SAS certifications (especially in platform admin or SAS Viya).
  • Knowledge of DevOps tools like Terraform, Ansible, Git for infrastructure automation.
  • Understanding of data governance and compliance (PII handling, cloud regulations).

Expected Deliverables:

  • Current-state SAS environment assessment and migration roadmap.
  • Target architecture design and deployment plan.
  • Cloud-based SAS environment setup (compute, storage, networking).
  • Complete migration of code, data, and scheduled jobs with validation.
  • Cutover plan with rollback strategy.
  • Post-migration performance optimization report.
  • Final documentation and internal team training.

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