Job description
Our client is seeking an experienced SAS Administrator with an active NV1 Security clearance to join their Canberra team. This is a 12 month contract with another 12 month extension option.
- 12 month contract with another 12 month extension option.
- NV1 Security clearance is a must.
- Canberra based candidates.
- Hybrid work (3 days from office and 2 days WFH).
- Paxus pays weekly.
A suitable candidate will have proven experience in managing, maintaining or supporting Statistical Analysis System (SAS) platform in a large-scale organisation. The candidate will excel in high tempo work environments and will be able to balance several key priorities simultaneously while ensuring the highest levels of quality in the work being delivered by the team.
Key duties of this role include:
- Partner with key stakeholders and understand requirements.
- Understand use cases, write functional specifications, and design documentation.
- Analyse business requirements and design the solution framework.
- Ad-hoc support of various SAS installations.
- Assist end users / customer-facing people in investigating and resolving everyday issues.
- Maintain and enhance the source code and processing in the current SAS environment.
- Effectively communicate with team members throughout a project's lifecycle.
- Timely patching of SAS and its components.
- Performance upkeep of SAS systems.
- Ensure all work is carried out and documented in accordance with agency standards, methods, and procedures to ensure information retention and re-use.
To be considered for this role you must have:
- an NV1 Security clearance
- Five years or more experience in supporting SAS landscape.
- Operating System hands on experience on Unix/Linux and shell scripting (ability to develop code rather than just maintain existing).
- Analysis, troubleshooting and problem-solving experience.
- SAS Installation experience in large scale environment.
- Application support and maintenance.
- Skilled in at-least one programming language (preferably Python).
- Hands-on experience on Linux Platform as a Linux administrator or SAS application with Linux as underlying operating system.
When enquiring about this role, please quote the job number #266060
To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Irina Alrogi on +61 (0)2 6151 9203 or email: [email protected] and quote the above job reference number.
Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.
