SAS Developer

Job Title: SAS Developer
Location: Jericho, NY
Duration: Contract

Job Description: Responsibilities:Coordinate efforts with corporate systems admin on cross domain issues and problem;Perform sanity checks post deployment to ensure smooth production;Partner with Insights, Modeling and reporting teams to deploy jobs in production;Set up scoring process using SAS scoring accelerator for Hadoop;Write extensive SAS codes to automate processes, reports and model scoring;Should have Basic knowledge of different SAS Merge technique;Ability to provide alternate efficient solutions as applicable;Provide alternate efficient solutions, as applicable;Report daily to Strategy and Implementation Teams regarding the results of the strategy execution;Experience in using Set Statements, how to Format and informat data;Strong knowledge of SAS with previous programming experience;Understand the requirements & Use-cases provided;Able to understand the user requirements and Use cases provided;Work with business partners to resolve defects identified; ensure all issues are resolved in a timely manner;Experience with SAS/BASE (Data step programming) and SAS/SQL or other relational database software (e.g., Oracle).
Requirements:Experience with ETL tools such as Talend is a plus
Minimum 5 years of experience SAS programming, including but not limited to SAS/STAT, SAS Macro and Advanced SAS programming functions
Minimum 2 years of practical experience working with SAS Unix shell scripting to schedule job using Cron and actively managing the entire job flow
Experience in extracting, loading, cleansing & manipulating data in a SAS environment;Experience with Google Cloud Platform, such as BigQuery and Datalab is preferred
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Experience with creating data layers and data models in Hadoop ecosystem is a plus
Minimum 2 years of experience scheduling production jobs with SAS Management Console
Self-driven Strong persuasion, facilitation and influencing skills;Experience working in Client environment
Experience of 8-10 years, with strong experience on SAS;SAS Certified Base Programmer, preferred. SAS Certified Advanced Programmer, preferred (Not Required);Minimum Bachelor's degree required;Deadline and closure oriented.
Competencies: Digital : BI- Fundamentals of Business Analytics using SAS
Experience (Years): 8-10

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.