Immediate Need – SAS Developer – Reston, VA (Hybrid)

Hello,

Hope you are doing well today! My name is Ajay Reddy and I am a senior associate working with Innova Solutions. If you are currently looking for new opportunities. I have an exciting opportunity with one of our clients in Reston, VA. Please let me know if you are interested. Below are the job details for your review.

Role SAS Developer/Analyst

Location: Reston, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: Longterm Contract

Must-Have Skills: SAS with AWS

Note: Need only Local Candidates.

Responsibilities:

• 5+ years as a SAS developer
• 2+ years of production experience with core AWS services
• 2+ years of DevOps experience
• Ability to review and understand complex SAS programs written by others.
• Ability to understand SAS logs and AWS logs to determine if the users' issue involves data, platform or access problems or coding or logic errors.
• Experience reading, writing, and debugging complex Oracle, Netezza, and Proc SQL (experience with Redshift a plus)
• Experience running SAS jobs in a Linux environment (Knowledge of SASGSUB and SAS Grid experience a plus)
• Experience using the SAS data step to manipulate complex datasets and perform data transformations.
• Knowledge of the SAS macro language and ability to debug complex macros.
• Deep working knowledge of the SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Studio
• Knowledge of the production life cycle and development environments
• Advanced SAS Data Step and Macro programming skills for working with large data sets.
• Experience using SAS to create complex reports (Financial reporting experience a plus)
• Knowledge of how SAS configuration files are used.

Desired experience:

• SAS admin experience is a plus.
• SAS 9 Certified Base Programmer (SAS 9 Certified Advanced Programmer a plus)
• Python development/scripting experience

Key Competencies:

• Should possess the ability to engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• General knowledge of project management and proactive self-starter
• Excellent communication skills and be effective writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects efficiently and able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to independently research and resolve technical problems in a complex IT environment with local and remote groups.