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Job Title : SAS Administrator 9.4 Location : Boston, MA. Duration : 6+ months Rate : Best Industry : Large Financial Institution Primary Skill set • Familiarity in administering SAS Footprint that includes Enterprise Miner, Enterprise Guide, Marketing Automation, DataFlux, Data Integration Server • Checking the status and operations of SAS servers and processes, including starting, stopping, and/or pausing the servers / processes used in the SAS system intervening and troubleshooting when there are problems. • Managing metadata repositories • Performing and scheduling regular backups of the Metadata Server and physical files • Monitoring, logging, and/or troubleshooting SAS servers and processes, including error messages and using system logs or setting logging options as well as options within SAS Management Console (SMC) • Troubleshooting basic SAS server issues, such as system access and password problems. • Understanding SAS installation directory structures, where to find things related to servers, configurations, content, etc. • Familiarity with LDAP • Administering the scheduling of jobs and reports • Using SMC to administer metadata • Adding new libraries to the Metadata Server • Via SMC, controlling user access to various parts of the SAS system, granting permissions to read, write, create or view reports and data within the system – ensure that Users see only the information that they are authorized to access. Create and configure libraries and permissions for Users and groups of Users, and assign logins. Design, implement, and maintain the security framework, including securing data at the library, dataset and column level and leveraging ACT’s and ACE’s as applicable (with access rights and privileges, user roles / groups, etc.) • (OPTIONAL: ) Creating an authentication plan for securing the SAS platform resources, utilizing alternative authentication providers such as LDAP and Active Directory • Performing basic system administration tasks such as monitoring CPU / RAM / Disk space utilization, port utilization and running processes on applicable OS • In a logical, scientific manner, troubleshooting SAS-related performance issues by working with customer’s systems administrators, network administrators, web application server administrators, database administrators and/or storage administrators • Understanding the concept of SAS repositories, what they are, why they are used and how to create/maintain them • Understanding how SAS interacts with third party software such as databases, web application servers, etc. The customer has a lot of ACCESS products so knowledge of SAS ACCESS is imperative. • 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 / hot fixes, 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 • Working with the customer’s systems administrator to secure server resources and file systems to ensure SAS objects having a server component are secure via the operating system • Assisting customer users with SAS code from an administration perspective (e.g., helping issue OS level commands from within SAS programs) • Providing knowledge transfer, mentoring and expert advice to customer on the efficient administration of the SAS system • Keeping records of and documenting the entire SAS environment, including detailed records of problems that have occurred and the associated resolutions • Interfacing with SAS Technical Support • Good oral, presentation and written communication skills • Leading and/or actively participating in SAS knowledge-sharing activities. • Grid knowledge is a plus as Customer will be purchasing SAS Grid in 2015. • Proficiency in speaking Spanish is a nice to have • Excellent ability to troubleshoot a wide array of potential issues in a calm, logical and systematic manner. o Ability to guide the customer in problem resolution and teaching the customer along the way as to what is being done and why. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "J2EE_J2EE" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/j2ee_j2ee. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
