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Experience supporting SAS 9.4

Experience leading migration of SAS to cloud based SAS Viya 4

Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves

Job Description

This is a one year contract. The consultant needs to either be located in Columbus or Minneapolis or willing to relocated to either the Columbus or Minneapolis markets.

We are seeking a highly experienced SAS Platform Engineer with deep expertise in migrating from SAS 9.4 M7 Grid (RHEL Linux) to SAS Viya 4 (cloud-based or on-prem). This role demands strong hands-on experience in both environments, with a focus on end-to-end migration planning, infrastructure setup, troubleshooting, and post-migration platform administration. The ideal candidate is someone who has successfully led or played a key role in enterprise-scale SAS migrations and understands the nuances of both platforms.

Key Responsibilitie
• Lead or support the migration of SAS 9.4 Grid (M7) running on RHEL Linux to SAS Viya 4
• Assess existing SAS Grid environment and design optimal migration strategy to Viya
• Perform platform installation, configuration, and integration of SAS GRID 9.4/Viya 4
• Set up user access, authentication (LDAP/SAML/SSO), and security controls in both environment
• Coordinate with infrastructure and AWS cloud team for provisioning and deployment
• Monitor performance, optimize resources, and troubleshoot system-level issues across both platform
• Collaborate with SAS developers, business users, and IT stakeholders to ensure smooth transition
• Create detailed documentation and runbooks for both migration and ongoing support

Required Skills and Experience
• 5+ years of SAS platform administration experience
• Hands-on experience with SAS 9.4 M7 Grid on RHEL Linux
• Proven expertise with SAS Viya 4 administration and architecture
• Deep understanding of SAS compute, CAS server configuration, and Viya service
• Familiarity with tools like Ansible, Terraform, or shell scripting for automation (a plus)
• Experience with cloud-based deployments (e.g., AWS) is strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of SAS licensing, security setup, and resource management
• Excellent communication and documentation skill

Preferred Qualification
• Prior experience with large-scale migrations from SAS 9.4 to SAS Viya
• Knowledge of containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker)
• SAS Certified Platform Administrator credentials (9.4 and/or Viya)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps integration for SAS environments

Additional Skills & Qualifications

This role may involve cross-functional coordination with cloud engineering, security, and analytics teams.
• Candidates with both legacy and modern SAS architecture experience will be strongly preferred.

Employee Value Proposition (EVP)