SAS Administrator

• Installation & Maintenance: Install, configure, and upgrade SAS 9.4 platform components on Linux (RHEL/Unix) servers. Apply hot fixes, security patches, and manage SAS license renewals.
• Security & User Management: Create users, groups, and Access Control Templates (ACTs) in SAS Management Console (SMC). Configure LDAP authentication and manage authorization rules to secure SAS datasets and folders.
• Platform Monitoring & Tuning: Monitor SAS server performance (CPU, Memory, I/O) on Linux. Optimize configuration parameters to prevent metadata server bottlenecks. Manage and clean up temp, log, and work files.
• Backup & Recovery: Perform systematic backups of SAS metadata, configuration directories, and user content.
• Scheduling & User Support: Schedule, monitor, and troubleshoot batch jobs (using tools like LSF - Load Sharing Facility). Support end-users with SAS Enterprise Guide, Data Integration Studio, and SAS web application issues.
• Linux Integration: Create shell scripts for automation, manage file system permissions on Linux, and manage data migration between environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in SAS Platform Administration.
• SAS Certified Professional Platform Administrator
• OS: Proficient in Linux (Red Hat/RHEL preferred), including shell scripting.
• SAS: Strong knowledge of SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform (Metadata server, Workspace server, Stored Process server).
• Tools: SAS Management Console (SMC), SAS Enterprise Guide, LSF (SAS Grid Manager).
• Storage/DB: Understanding of storage technologies (NAS/SAN/GPFS) and SAS/ACCESS engines (Oracle, SQL Server

Solution IT Inc. is looking for SAS Administrator with Linux for one of its clients in Redwood city, CA (4 days onsite)