SAS Grid Engineer

Veriipro; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro is seeking an experienced SAS Grid Engineer for their office in Irving, Texas. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in administering SAS 9.4 in a Linux environment and managing SAS Grid, ensuring platform stability, and performance tuning.

The role involves responsibilities such as configuring LSF queues, monitoring system performance, and troubleshooting issues. This is a great opportunity for those looking to advance their career with a leading company.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and tune SAS 9.4 and SAS Grid environments.
• Configure and manage LSF queues and workload balancing.
• Monitor system performance and conduct log analysis.
• Apply patches, upgrades, and manage release changes.
• Configure SAS/Access connectivity to enterprise databases.
• Ensure platform availability and compliance with security standards.
• Troubleshoot production issues.

Skills

Administration of SAS 9.4 on Linux

SAS Grid Manager and LSF

SAS Environment Manager and SMC

SAS security and metadata management

SAS/Access and RDBMS connectivity

Linux commands and system monitoring

Hot fixes, upgrades and add-on components

Base SAS and PROC SQL

Troubleshooting and performance tuning

Job description

We are seeking an experienced SAS Grid Engineer with strong expertise in administering SAS 9.4 in a Linux environment. The role involves managing SAS Grid & LSF, ensuring platform stability, performance tuning, security, and supporting enterprise data connectivity.

Required Skills

• Hands-on administration of SAS 9.4 on Linux
• Strong experience with SAS Grid Manager and LSF
• Experience with SAS Environment Manager and SAS Management Console (SMC)
• Strong knowledge of SAS security and metadata management
• Experience with SAS/Access and RDBMS connectivity (Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, Teradata)
• Proficiency in Linux commands and system monitoring
• Experience applying hot fixes, upgrades, and add-on components
• Understanding of Base SAS (DATA step) and PROC SQL
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and tune SAS 9.4 and SAS Grid environments
• Configure and manage LSF queues and workload balancing
• Monitor system performance, conduct log analysis, and perform capacity planningManage metadata, users, roles, libraries, and security via SMC
• Apply patches, upgrades, and manage release changes
• Configure SAS/Access connectivity to enterprise databases
• Ensure platform availability, reliability, and compliance with security standards
• Troubleshoot production issues and serve as SAS SME for IT and business teams