Senior SAS Administrator (ID: 4102)

Senior SAS Administrator (ID: 4102)

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.