Unix/Linux Admin

Business Title: - SAS Administrator

Job Location: Pune/Gurugram/Bangalore

Experience : 5+ Years

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift Timings: 2:00 PM-11:00 PM IST / 3:00 PM IST to 12: 00 AM IST

Stratacent is looking for a SAS Administrator who can work not only as an individual contributor but also as a good team player with minimal supervision. Should be result driven, self-motivated with a desire to excel and must possess good problem-solving skills. Must have worked in direct client (preferably international clients) facing roles and possesses excellent verbal/written communication skills. They will be part of dedicated SAS Admin team with diverse experience across domains and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Configuration and Maintenance of SAS 9.4 Software especially on SAS Grid on Linux operating system. Extensive hands-on SAS Grid is a must.
• Checking the status and operations of SAS servers, including starting, stopping, and/or pausing the servers used in the various tiers of the SAS system.
• Managing metadata repositories / Using SMC to administer metadata.
• Performing and scheduling regular backups of the Metadata Server and physical files.
• Monitoring, logging, and/or troubleshooting SAS servers, including using system logs or setting logging options as well as options within SAS Management Console (SMC).
• Understanding SAS installation directory structures, where to find things related to servers, configurations, content, etc. Administering the scheduling of jobs and reports with LSF or other schedulers.
• Adding / managing libraries to the Metadata Server. Troubleshooting performance problems in a logical, scientific manner.
• Understanding the concept of SAS repositories, what they are, why they are used, and how to create/maintain them. 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/hotfixes, 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.
• Providing knowledge