SAS Administrator

Job Title: SAS Administrator Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid) Local Work Type: W2 No C2C/C2H/1099 No OPT/H1/CPT Only Local candidate Apply (No relocation Preferred) Job Description: • In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Specialty Software Engineering and contribute to large-scale planning related to Specialty Software Engineering deliverables. • Review and analyze moderately complex Specialty Software Engineering challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. • Contribute to the resolution of moderately complex issues and consult with others to meet Specialty Software Engineering deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements. • Collaborate with client personnel in Specialty Software Engineering. Required Qualifications: • 4+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education. • The Business Intelligence Competency Center (BICC) SAS Administration team is looking for a SAS Administrator familiar with a SAS Grid enabled EBI n-tiered architecture installed in a RHEL / IIS / Windows client/server environment. • SAS Viya 3.5 and SAS Viya 4 experience is a plus. • Candidate would maintain existing RHEL scripts and schedules and would be expected to develop new scripts, as required, to support additional needs and to provide SAS consulting assistance to approximately 8000 end users. SAS Grid architecture and installation experience is required. • Support responsibilities include, but are not limited to problem determination, best practices, and coding techniques. • Data sources include a variety of formats including DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access, MS Excel, Hadoop, Dremio, Starburst as well as ASCII, EBDCIC, and CLI interfaces. Required Skills: • SAS platform administration (SAS 9.x or Viya). • Familiarity with UNIX/Linux command line and file systems. • Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn. • Good communication and ticket-handling skills. • Ability to follow documented procedures and escalate appropriately. Preferred Skills: • Exposure to SAS Grid, VA, or Viya environments. • Experience with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira). • Basic scripting knowledge (Shell, Python, etc.).