Senior SAS Platform Engineer - Production & Optimization

Stafide; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafide is seeking a Senior SAS Administrator to oversee enterprise SAS 9.4 platforms in a production setting. You will install, configure, and tune components, manage deployments and migrations, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability.

The role requires deep knowledge of SAS environments, Linux administration, and ITIL-aligned incident and change management, with on-call involvement and documentation practices.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of overall IT experience, including at least 5 years of hands-on SAS Administration.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise SAS 9.4 platforms in a mission-critical production environment.
• Plan and execute SAS platform deployments, upgrades, migrations, and environment refreshes.
• Monitor SAS Grid and platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement performance-tuning measures.
• Manage SAS user access, metadata security, roles, permissions, and integration with LDAP/AD.
• Provide L2/L3 production support for SAS environments, resolving incidents and performing RCA.

Skills

SAS administration

Linux administration

LDAP/Active Directory integration

Jira

ITIL processes

SAS Grid monitoring

Tools

Jira

Red Hat Linux

Job description

Stafide is seeking a Senior SAS Administrator to oversee enterprise SAS 9.4 platforms in a production setting. You will install, configure, and tune components, manage deployments and migrations, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability.

The role requires deep knowledge of SAS environments, Linux administration, and ITIL-aligned incident and change management, with on-call involvement and documentation practices.