[Hiring] SAS Administration (Windows & Linux) @Pyramid Consulting

Role Description

Immediate need for a talented SAS Administration (Windows & Linux). This is a 06+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in USA (Remote).

• Administer, maintain, and support SAS environments hosted on both Windows and Linux platforms.
• Perform system health checks, upgrades, patching, user management, and platform troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive end-to-end documentation, including:
  • Installation guides
  • Configuration procedures
  • Architecture diagrams
  • Operational runbooks
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • Daily operational processes and support procedures
• Manage production incidents and service requests through established support processes.
• Provide user support for platform-related questions, performance issues, troubleshooting, and access requests.
• Onboard new users and manage SAS permissions and security roles.
• Support file system management, operational issues, and platform maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve incidents and ensure service reliability.
• Implement and enhance monitoring capabilities across SAS platforms.
• Develop proactive alerting for infrastructure, application, and operational issues.
• Create dashboards and reporting to improve platform visibility and operational readiness.
• Automate platform administration and operational tasks wherever feasible.
• Utilize Puppet and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to standardize configurations and deployments.
• Reduce manual intervention through scripting and automation.

Qualifications

• SAS Administration (Windows & Linux) (TOP PRIORITY)
• Linux administration and shell scripting (TOP PRIORITY)
• LDAP or Active Directory, and integrated Windows authentication
• AWS and cloud migration experience, and possibly SAS Viya
• Basic SAS programming (Base SAS and macros), for troubleshooting user jobs
• Change management and production support
• SAS 9.4 Grid Manager and the workload scheduler it uses (LSF), including queues and how work is spread across servers
• SAS Metadata Server and the SAS Management Console tool
• SAS mid-tier servers and SAS Environment Manager
• Shared file systems (for example GPFS or NFS) and storage performance tuning

Benefits

• Pay Range: $65 - $68/hour
• Employee benefits include, but are not limited to:
  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid sick leave (depending on work location)

Company Description

Our client is a leading Manufacturing Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.