Business Title: - SAS Administrator Job Location: Pune/Gurugram/Bangalore Experience: 5+ Years Employment Type: Full Time Shift Timings: 2:00 PM-11:00 PM IST/3:00 PM IST to 12: 00 AM IST
Stratacent is looking for a SAS Administrator who can work not only as an individual contributor but also as a good team player with minimal supervision. Should be result driven, self-motivated with a desire to excel and must possess good problem-solving skills. Must have worked in direct client (preferably international clients) facing roles and possesses excellent verbal/written communication skills. They will be part of dedicated SAS Admin team with diverse experience across domains and geographies.
Responsibilities:
Configuration and Maintenance of SAS 9.4 Software especially on SAS Grid on Linux operating system. Extensive hands-on SAS Grid is a must.
Checking the status and operations of SAS servers, including starting, stopping, and/or pausing the servers used in the various tiers of the SAS system.
Managing metadata repositories / Using SMC to administer metadata.
Performing and scheduling regular backups of the Metadata Server and physical files.
Monitoring, logging, and/or troubleshooting SAS servers, including using system logs or setting logging options as well as options within SAS Management Console (SMC).
Understanding SAS installation directory structures, where to find things related to servers, configurations, content, etc. Administering the scheduling of jobs and reports with LSF or other schedulers.
Adding / managing libraries to the Metadata Server. Troubleshooting performance problems in a logical, scientific manner.
Understanding the concept of SAS repositories, what they are, why they are used, and how to create/maintain them. Resetting SAS passwords. Assisting with problems pertaining to accessing the SAS server(s) or data
Monitoring for availability and then installing updates to SAS software (patches/maintenance releases/hotfixes, etc.)
Monitoring and logging SAS servers and spawners and then optimizing memory usage or tuning servers for optimal performance.
Creating, modifying, and maintaining various folder structures within SMC.
Providing knowledge transfer, mentoring and expert advice to the client on the efficient administration of the SAS system.
Working with a team setting: working with system; network; backup; database administrators; etc. to facilitate SAS implementation and integration within organization.
Working with alternative authentication domains such as Active Directory and LDAP. Also working with customers utilizing encryption and SSH certificates.
Researching and learning 3rd party products. For example: third-party distributed storage; third party failover systems.
Skills Required:
Hands on supporting Grid on SAS 9.4 is a must
SAS Admin Certification is good to have.
Working knowledge on cloud environment including storage, server, networking etc.
In depth knowledge of multi-tier SAS environment end to end deployment right from installation to maintenance and upgrades. Understanding of how SAS interacts with third party software such as databases, web application servers, etc.
Good hands on with Linux operating system.
Exposure on end-to-end support of SAS environments and regular monitoring in independent manner
Should be able to convey regular status updates to concerned stakeholders via mails and calls in timely manner and helping with smooth delivery of projects.
Performing basic system administration tasks such as monitoring CPU / RAM / Disk space utilization, port utilization and running processes on applicable OS.
Very good exposure on SMC with excellent understanding of all metadata components such as libraries, user management, server/software components & folder structures.
Applying hotfixes and keeping system up to date.
Helping business users with day-to-day SAS issues.
Company Benefits
Group Medical Insurance
Cab facility
Meals/snacks
Continuous Learning Program.
Company Profile Stratacent is a Global IT Consulting and Services firm, headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, with global delivery centres in Pune and Gurugram plus offices in USA, London, Canada and South Africa. We are a leading IT services provider focusing in Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare and Life Sciences. We help our customers in their transformation journey and provides services around Information Security, Cloud Services, Data and AI, Automation, Application Development and IT Operations. URL - http://stratacent.com Stratacent India Private Limited is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, handicap, or any other factor protected by law.
