Senior SAS Administrator

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.

Let’s Connect

Want to discuss this opportunity in more detail? Feel free to reach out.

Recruiter: Asha Krishnan

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