Senior SAS Systems Engineer & Tech Lead

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

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.