Senior SAS Administrator (ID: 4102)

Stafide; Amsterdam; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Zusammenfassung

Stafide is seeking a Senior SAS Administrator to manage enterprise SAS 9.4 platforms in a production environment. You will install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain SAS components and ensure high availability and performance of analytics workloads across global teams.

You will also coordinate with infrastructure and security teams, provide L2/L3 production support, perform root cause analysis, automate with Bash scripting, and follow ITIL processes using Jira for incident tracking and

Qualifikationen

• 8–10 years IT experience, with at least 5 years SAS Administration.

Aufgaben

• Administer, maintain, and optimize SAS 9.4 platforms in production.

Kenntnisse

SAS Administration

ITIL processes

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Root cause analysis

On-call support

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAS 9.4

Red Hat Linux

Jira

LDAP/AD integration

Jobbeschreibung

• Function Infrastructure / Systems Administration
• Work Experience 8-10 years
• Country Netherlands

Job Description

As a Senior SAS Administrator, you will

• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise SAS 9.4 platforms in a mission-critical production environment.
  
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain SAS platform components, including Metadata Server, Object Spawner, Workspace Server, Stored Process Server, and Web Infrastructure Platform.
  
• Plan and execute SAS platform deployments, upgrades, migrations, environment refreshes, and modernization initiatives.
  
• Monitor SAS Grid and platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement performance-tuning measures to ensure platform stability and availability.
  
• Manage SAS user access, metadata security, roles, permissions, and integration with LDAP and Active Directory.
  
• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 production support for SAS environments, resolving incidents and performing root cause analysis (RCA).
  
• Monitor platform health, proactively identify operational risks, and ensure the reliability of business-critical analytics workloads.
  
• Perform Linux administration and Bash shell scripting to support platform operations, automation, and troubleshooting.
  
• Coordinate with infrastructure, security, database, and application teams to ensure smooth deployment and production operations.
  
• Follow ITIL processes for incident, change, and problem management, using Jira for tracking and coordination.
  
• Participate in on-call support, planned maintenance activities, and continuous service improvement initiatives.
  
• Maintain technical documentation and communicate effectively with global teams and stakeholders.
  

What You Bring to the Table

• 8–10 years of overall IT experience, including at least 5 years of hands‑on SAS Administration experience.
  
• Strong expertise in SAS platform administration, particularly enterprise‑scale SAS 9.4 environments.
  
• Experience in SAS platform deployment, migration, upgrades, patching, and configuration.
  
• Hands‑on knowledge of SAS Grid monitoring, platform performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
  
• Experience integrating SAS platforms with LDAP and Active Directory.
  
• Strong knowledge of Linux administration and Bash shell scripting.
  
• Experience providing L2/L3 production support in business‑critical environments.
  
• Understanding of ITIL processes, including incident, change, and problem management.
  
• Experience using Jira for incident tracking and operational coordination.
  
• Knowledge of business analytics fundamentals using SAS and application server deployment and administration.
  
• Experience working with Red Hat Linux environments.
  
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder‑management skills.

You should possess the ability to

• Maintain high availability, stability, security, and performance of enterprise SAS platforms.
  
• Diagnose complex technical issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective actions.
  
• Plan and execute platform deployments and migrations with minimal disruption to business operations.
  
• Manage access controls, security configurations, and platform permissions in accordance with operational requirements.
  
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, database, and application teams to resolve technical challenges.
  
• Work effectively in a production support environment, including on‑call duties and scheduled maintenance.
  
• Follow established ITIL processes and operational procedures while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
  
• Communicate technical issues, resolutions, and recommendations clearly to technical teams and stakeholders.
  
• Prepare and maintain accurate technical documentation and operational records.

What we bring to the table

• An opportunity to work on an enterprise‑scale SAS platform supporting business‑critical analytics workloads.
  
• Exposure to platform optimization, performance tuning, security integration, and infrastructure collaboration.
  
• An opportunity to contribute to platform stability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement in a professional environment.

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