SAS Grid Administrator

JPC Partners; Lower Providence Township (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPC Partners is seeking a senior SAS Grid Administrator to support a highly available dual-site SAS 9.4 GRID environment, including jobs, scripts, users, and servers. The role demands strong knowledge of batch and ad hoc SAS environments, plus a solid database background, within the Data Solutions department.

Daily duties include monitoring SAS/Oracle batch jobs, SAS GRID administration, and collaboration with teams to resolve job failures, connectivity, and permissions, with a focus on SDLC and

Qualifications

• Strong SAS GRID management experience.
• SAS Management Console and SAS Metadata Server/Repository experience.
• Job scheduling and load balancing experience.
• Strong SAS base, macros and Access to Oracle experience.
• Strong Linux scripting and Crontab scheduling experience.
• Experience adhering to formal SDLC and change management processes.

Responsibilities

• Daily support of SAS/Oracle Batch jobs and Ad hoc customers.
• SAS/Oracle/SQL Server development efforts for the business team.
• SAS GRID administration, maintenance and support.

Skills

SAS GRID management

SAS Management Console

Job scheduling & load balancing

SAS base & macros

Oracle experience

Linux scripting & Crontab

SDLC & change management

Education

B.S. degree in computer science or similar degree

Tools

SAS Management Console

Altair SLC Hub

Oracle database tools

Job description

JPC Partners is looking for a SAS Grid Administrator that will be responsible for supporting a highly available (HA) dual site SAS 9.4 GRID environment (jobs, scripts, users, servers, etc.). This position requires strong customer focus and prompt handling of various issues as they arise (job failures, connectivity, permissions, and special projects). This is a senior role with high visibility requiring very strong knowledge of overall batch and ad hoc SAS environments, as well as a strong database background. This position is within the Data Solutions department.
Responsibilities:

• Daily support of SAS/Oracle Batch jobs and Ad hoc customers
• SAS/Oracle/SQL Server development efforts for the business team
• SAS GRID Administration, maintenance and support

Qualifications:
Required:

• Strong SAS GRID management experience
• SAS Management Console
• SAS Metadata Server and Repository
• Job Scheduling and Load Balancing
• Strong SAS base, macros and Access to Oracle experience
• Strongunderstanding of the Oracle database and SQL programming language
• Strong Linux scripting and Crontab job scheduling experience
• Experience adhering to formal SDLC and change management process

Preferred:

• At least 3 years of experience:
• Developing/debugging complex SAS ETL against the Oracle database
• Automating complex processes into streamlined applications
• Demonstrated ability to support multiple projects concurrently
• Experience working with team members to define, document, and develop software
• Understanding of SAS/Oracle performance tuning techniques
• Strong customer and business focus
• Strong documentation and communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail
• SAS ADMIN with experience installing/administrating SAS servers
• B.S. degree in computer science or similar degree
• Experience with Altair SLC Hub