El1 Senior Sas Systems Admin Software Engineer (Developer)

Softtest Pays Pty Ltd; Hobart; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Softtest Pays Pty Ltd in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia seeks an experienced SAS System Administrator EL1 Equivalent to support SAS infrastructure powering data analytics for Services Australia and the Department of Social Services.

The role involves providing ongoing SAS product administration, diagnosing issues, planning patches, maintaining documentation, and offering strategic technical advice to senior leadership while mentoring junior colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing software development projects and leading a team.
• EL1 Equivalent SAS admin role for SAS infrastructure and data analytics environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support and technical administration for SAS products including SAS VEA and SAS Viya.
• Diagnose and resolve system issues and incidents.
• Plan, test, and execute patching activities to ensure security and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare, review and maintain documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Provide detailed, specialist technical advice, including strategic advice to the senior executive where appropriate.
• Mentor less experienced colleagues and share knowledge.

Skills

Technical leadership

Code optimisation

SAS infrastructure knowledge

Education

Software Engineering / Computer Science degree

Tools

SAS

Job description

Job details

• Software Engineers have experience overseeing software development projects, writing optimised code, and provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers. They are responsible for the quality and functionality of the software produced by their team.
• We are seeking an experienced SAS System Administrator EL1 Equivalent to support SAS infrastructure platforms underpinning data analytics functions within Services Australia and Department of Social Services.

Key duties and responsibilities

Duties may include some or all of the following:

• Provide ongoing support and technical administration for several SAS products including SAS VEA and SAS Viya
• Diagnose and resolve system issues and contribute to the resolution of incidents
• Plan, test, and execute patching activities to ensure compliance with security and regulatory policies and deliver system enhancements
• Prepare, review and maintain documentation and standard operating procedures
• Provide detailed, specialist technical advice, including strategic advice to the senior executive where appropriate
• Proactively share knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert, and provide assistance and mentorship to less experienced colleagues
  

Knowledge/Qualifications

• A degree in software engineering, computer science, or a similar field is highly desirable.

Technical skills

A degree in software engineering, computer science, or a similar field is highly desirable.

EL1 Senior SAS Systems Admin Software Engineer (Developer) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia