Sr. SAS Engineer at Metric5

Posted in Other 15 days ago.

Location: Reston, Virginia





Job Description:
Metric5

Skills and Requirements
Metric5 is seeking a Senior SAS Engineer to join our growing team. As a SAS subject matter
expert, you possess extensive expertise in SAS software and will lead the management of existing
platforms while planning and implementing the upgrade to SAS Viya 4. You will facilitate the migration
of users and environments from the legacy SAS PME and SAS 3.5 platforms to the new Viya 4
environment. Additionally, you will develop server-side scripts to help automate administrative tasks
using Linux or Windows OS
Program Details
The program you will be supporting has a mission to provide development, security, and operations
(DevSecOps) support to a federal agency with a focus on development, operations, and modernization
of their Enterprise Data Warehouse/Data Lake. The team utilizes open-source, AWS Cloud, and Big Data
technologies, Agile project management practices, and modern DevSecOps delivery to provide support
systems to meet the reporting and data analytics need critical to agency leadership and other decision
makers.
Requirements

  • Monitor the full architecture of the SAS environment to ensure optimal configuration and performance
  • Diagnose infrastructure and performance problems as well as recommend and implement
    optimal solutions
  • Experience with installing, implementing and configuring SAS including systems design,
    deployment, troubleshooting and tuning
  • Experience with SAS system patching and upgrades
  • Implement and configure SAS software
  • Support configuration between tools and other required software for monitoring and testing
  • Support application developers and tuning of the SAS infrastructure
  • Experience in managing complex processes and providing solutions and enhancements for
    better maintenance of SAS
  • Experience in administering an enterprise SAS solution
  • Strong experience in SQL, Unix and
  • SAS 9 and/or Viya certification

Desired Skills:

  • Experience in SAS automation and SAS script migration
  • Experience working in an agile or scrum development environment
  • Experience with designing, planning and documenting solutions

Certifications

  • SAS Certified Platform Administrator for SAS 9
  • SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9
  • SAS Certified BI Content Developer for SAS 9
  • Understanding of SAS Base/SAS Macro programming languages
  • Experience with AWS Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Kubernetes

Years of Experience: At least 5 years of experience administering, developing and implementing SAS
solutions.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline preferred – Computer Science, Mathematics, or
equivalent technical degree, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training, and work
experience.
Location: Remote within the US
Clearance: Must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain a government agency Suitability Clearance.

Annual Salary: $144,000 - $198,000

About Metric5
Metric5 is a small business with big company benefits. We have a passionate team of smart, fun-
caring professionals, and we are here for the long haul. Join our growing team in a business
where your contributions make an enormous impact. Our organization offers a comprehensive
employee benefits package, continuous professional development, with a best in class company
culture that is enjoyable to work in and supports the growth of each of our professionals.
Our benefits include:
- Health & Dental Insurance with 100% of individual coverage paid for by the company
- Vision Insurance
- Life & Short Term Disability Insurance
- 401K with company match (employees are immediately vested)
- Paid Vacation
- 9 Paid Holidays per year (plus 2 paid floating holidays)
- Parental Leave
- Employee Bonuses
- Professional Development Reimbursement Program
- Tuition Assistance Program
Metric5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.



Metric5 is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information. Metric5's commitment to diversity and inclusive selection practices includes ensuring qualified long-term unemployed job seekers receive equal consideration for employment.



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