SAS Platform Grid/Viya Administrator

3 - 10 years

11 - 15 Lacs

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Job Description

  • Install, configure, and maintain SAS 9.4 Grid / Viya in Linux environments.
  • Deploy and manage SAS Grid on AWS EC2 s with EFS as shared file storage.
  • Configure SAS Metadata Server, Compute nodes and Mid-Tier.
  • Apply SAS hotfixes, perform password rotations and manage version upgrades(Life Cycle Management).
  • Configure and maintain SAS libraries, authentication, and metadata security.
  • Troubleshoot any issues and get Root Cause Analysis(RCA). If needed collaborate with SAS vendor.
  • Maintain 100% availability of the SAS Grid platforms.
Linux & AWS Infrastructure Management:
  • Administer Linux servers used for SAS Grid (Red Hat / Amazon Linux).
  • Manage AWS resources for SAS deployment EC2, EFS, Security Groups, IAM roles.
  • Aware and used different filesystems(both Windows and Linux based protocols).
  • Implement high availability and disaster recovery strategies in AWS.
  • Collaborate with multiple platform teams(Linux / Windows / Storage / Network / VM)
Automation & Monitoring:
  • Develop custom monitoring scripts (Bash, Python, Perl) for Grid job performance, disk usage, metadata health, and system availability.
  • Automate access provisioning and de-provisioning processes via scripts and metadata APIs.
  • Integrate SAS monitoring with enterprise tools (Splunk, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.).
  • User Support & Governance - Provide technical support for SAS developers, analysts, and business users in case of any Grid related issues
  • Manage metadata security, roles, and permissions.
  • Document SOPs for SAS platform maintenance and deployment.
  • On-call support for any P1/P2 Incidents.
  • Weekend on-call support and available for any maintenance activities.
Required Skills & Experience:
  • Graduation with 3-10 years of working experience on SAS Grid Platform.
  • SAS Grid Platform Administration SAS 9.4 Grid on Linux and Viya 4.0 on AWS EKS
  • SAS Desktop tools(SAS EG, PC SAS) installation and maintenance.
  • Knowledge of SAS Viya cloud deployments and administration.
  • Knowledge of JMP tool, R administration
  • Basics of Clinical trial process and steps.
  • Exposure to tools like Python and R.
  • Hands on fundamental experience with Base SAS and basic SAS Macros.
  • Experience with LSF/GSUB for job scheduling and workload balancing
  • Strong understanding of SAS Metadata security and authentication
  • Configure SAS Environment Manager and expertise
  • AWS EC2 provisioning, EFS configuration, networking, security
  • Linux Administration Server setup & monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting
  • Knowledge in VMs concept and usage.
  • Understanding on Citrix setup and its usage
  • Monitoring & Automation Bash/Python scripts, SAS logs monitoring, SAS environments monitoring, automated provisioning
  • Familiarity with backup and Disaster Recovery processes in AWS and On-prem.
  • Integration with LDAP/AD for user authentication
  • Filesystem with Windows, Linux and multi-protocol based solution.
  • Familiarity with CloudFormation / Terraform for infrastructure automation
  • Experience with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Splunk
  • Tickets handling with Service Now or any other ticketing tools.
  • Expertise in Documentations for maintaining Security/CSQA standards.
  • Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Handle business requirements and queries.

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