Are you looking for a challenging opportunity and want to take advantage of a great job to give new inpulse to your career? This offer is for you. In order to support one of our clients, a large and famous European Public Institution in Luxembourg, we are looking for a SAS Database Application Administrator
EKXEL IT Services, is a European leader in IT engineering, high-tech consulting and IT services. We offer a unique blend of expertise and support major European groups with international vocation to implement and succeed in their project to transform and modernize their information systems.
Responsibilities
Your Mission:
Collection, implementation and follow up of user requirements
- Assisting users in the analysis and definition and draft of their requirements.
- Design and implement process, workflow and/or data models according to the requirements specified.
- Estimation of workload, cost and impact of user requests.
- Writing technical specifications for the analysis, design and implementation and testing of those requirements.
- Develop the features that respond to the requirements in SAS, according to the analysis and design, having in mind the project plan, priorities and deadlines set.
- Develop in bash scripting programs that support the integration of external components with SAS.
- Follow up and test the developments, ensuring their quality. Update the functionalities and documentation when the requirements change.
- Assist in deploying and configuration of the new developments
Development and maintenance of GSAST and other SAS applications
- Perform the maintenance, implementation and new development of
- SAS/GSAST/Viya applications.
User support for SAS statistical domains
- Second-level support of users for SAS/GSAST/Viya statistical domains.
- Report and follow up of issues using the proper tracking tools.
- Assisting users in the definition of their requirements and preparing specifications.
- Training users on-the-job or through organized group training sessions.
Participation in projects for the modernization of SAS/GSAST and related statistical tools
- Analysis, system design, implementation and testing of existing system and new system requirements/deliverables.
- Development of functionalities in the new target system.
- Data and code migration activities from previous to new system.
- Update and maintenance activities in old and new systems during parallel runs.
- Post-project user training and support.
Required profile
Technical skills:
- Familiarity with standard coding, release management and deployment tools (eg. GIT, BitBucket, Bamboo, or similar)
- Familiarity with ticketing systems like the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) or similar
- Ability to give business and technical presentations
- Ability to apply high quality standards
- Very good communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
- Analysis and problem solving skills
- Capability to write clear and structured technical documents
- Ability to participate in technical meetings and good communication skills
- Knowledge of programming in PYTHON will be an advantage
Profile:
- 5 years experiences in IT in general
- Bachelor degree
- At least 2 years of specific expertise in Statistics and SAS programming
- Familiarity with SAS Viya platform
- English mandatory
What the company offers
A particularly attractive salary package, with many additional benefits, to attract the best of you. A professional and stimulating work environment in the field of telecommunications. Multiple career opportunities within a changing group, advanced training in new technologies, rich and recognized expertise.
How to apply
Your application will be treated with confidentiality. We would be very happy to organize a first appointment to talk to you about this opportunity and consider your next career development. Send us your CV to [email protected] or even better use our online form http://www.ekxel.eu/candidatures/