Mainframe SAS Developer

System Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology solutions is seeking a SAS Developer with a strong background in mainframe environments. The role involves developing and supporting applications and providing production support. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SAS programming and be able to troubleshoot and enhance existing code effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in development on SAS in a mainframe environment.
• Experience with production support for mainframe applications.
• Ability to understand and document existing code, and rewrite programs for technical improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support applications written in SAS and SAS Macros.
• Provide production support for various batch jobs on the mainframe.
• Analyze existing code base to inform technical solutions.

Skills

SAS programming

Mainframe development

Production support

Data analysis

Job description

System Canada resources have a broad range of skills in different technologies.The large skill-set has been made possible by a conscious focus on strengthening our skills base. Every person selected for our team brings something new, something that adds to our offerings. We learn continuously, both on the job and through formal training programs.

Visit us at: http://www.SystemCanada.com

System Canada is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description

Minimum 5 years experience of development on SAS on mainframe environment.

Minimum 5 years of experience on production support for mainframe applications

Some of the high-level work would include:

To develop and support application written in SAS language and SAS Macros

production support for the various batch jobs running on the mainframe environment

learning the Client's code base, how it works today

being able to grasp how it needs to change going forward

participate as an active thought partner in how to define and accomplish a technical solution

help resolve data problems by explaining what the code is doing and documenting as needed to communicate

technically fix coding problems in the existing code base, or be able to rewrite programs, macros, Procs, JCL etc. to implement a better newer technical approach

doing analysis to inform me and others, come up with technical alteratives and estimates for the work

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.