[REQ ID-9036]{P-R} SAS Administrator required at Parsippany NJ forLong term contract with our direct client.

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We have an immediate requirement for SAS Administrator required at Parsippany NJ for Long term contract with our direct client. Let me know if you have any profiles for this position. Please reply with copy of resume & contact Information

 

Title: SAS Administrator

Location: Parsippany NJ

Duration: Long Term

Rate: DOE

     

Required Skills:

• A minimum of  5 years in-depth, hands-on, proven experience with the administration and use of the SAS9 platform components, to include a strong understanding of :
• SAS Management Console (SMC);
• SAS BI Security and metadata considerations;
• Base SAS (V9);
• Enterprise Business Intelligence Server components;
• Enterprise Data Integration Server components;
• Other SAS components—TBD, per engagement.
• Detailed knowledge of the SAS architecture;
• Strong familiarity with administering SAS9 in a [Linux, UNIX, Mainframe] environment;
• Knowledge on Unix Shell Scripts and Mainframe JCL commands.
• Possess the ability to work on projects with little direct supervision.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.

Job Roles / Responsibilities:

• The following are the responsibilities that are expected to be taken care
• Administer the SAS9 software and environment, including installation and configuration and general configuration changes, as needed;
• Start, stop, and/or pause the servers that are used in the SAS system;
• Perform and schedule regular backups of the Metadata Server and physical files;
• Use system logs or set logging options;
• Administer the scheduling of jobs and reports;
• Use SAS Management Console to administer metadata;
• Add new libraries to the Metadata Server;
• Via SAS Management Console, control user access to various parts of the SAS system, granting permissions to read, write, create or view reports and data within the system – ensure that users see only the information that they are authorized to access.  Create and configure libraries and permissions for users and groups of users, and assign logins – (e.g., authentication and authorization.).  Basically, design, implement and maintain the security framework (access rights and privileges, user roles / groups, SSO, etc.);
• Make sure passwords get reset for SAS-related products;
• Ensure users can access and navigate the SAS products installed on-site;
• Assist with problems pertaining to accessing the SAS server(s) or data;
• Monitor for availability and then install updates to SAS software (patches / maintenance releases / hot fixes, etc.); 
• Customize the reporting environment for users, such as create different views or content for different types of Portal user groups…., or create logos, organization colors, and page themes that best suits the organization;
• Monitor and log SAS servers and spawners, and then optimize memory usage or tune servers for optimal performance (leverage SAS resources, such as SAS Technical Support or the SAS "technical oversight representative," to discuss findings, determine suitable plans of action, and/or present and implement solutions);
• Promote or replicate a metadata repository to a different host environment;
• Create, modify, and maintain various folder structures within SAS Management Console to compartmentalize libraries, reports, maps, and data;
• Ensure all authorized users are using proper configuration procedures when setting up information maps within Information Map Studio by means of information sharing and verification—also provide knowledge transfer to all users on the process in either written, verbal, or demonstration form, as required by user;
• Promote individual BI objects;
• Act as a liaison to SAS Technical Support for SAS users at the clients site; 
• Make resources and content items available to the Web applications;
• Register / add data sets to the SAS server(s)--use SAS Management Console to create and store metadata for the data sets;
• In addition to Management Console, use Information Map Studio (IMS) to register data sets and make them available for reporting tools such as Web Report Studio.

Thanks & Regard's

 

Ajay Macharla

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Sr. Resource Analyst

SYSTEL INC | Atlanta, GA

Office: +1- 678-250-9877

Email: ajaym@systelinc.com

Toll Free: +1-888-8SYSTEL / 678-261-5220 (Ext: 315).

 

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