Senior Software Engineer - SAS Migration

Senior Software Engineer - SAS Migration

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer for our client, in the Boston area, for an exciting project! The project is to enhance the security, scalability, and operational efficiency of the analytics environment through the migration of its on-premises SAS 9.4 platform to AWS.

This is a hybrid role with one day / week in office.
The person hired for this role will provide installation and configuration services for SAS 9.4m8 on a new production server within AWS. The new servers will be built with same like-for-like configuration as the existing on-prem servers. This engagement also includes migration of existing data, users, and SAS assets on both Windows and Linux environments.
Note: No Visa Sponsorship, C2C, or subcontracting is available for this role.

Responsibilities

• Project kickoff and requirements gathering
• Conduct migration planning meetings and define migration approach
• Create the Pre-Installation Requirements Document (PIRD) Installation and Configuration
• Download the SAS 9.4m8 Software Depot including any required SAS components, products, or bundles
• Migrate three on-prem servers (tiers) to one AWS instance.
• Installation and Configuration of SAS 9.4m8 in an out-of-the-box configuration with HTTPS for all communications
• Application of required hot fixes
• Post installation and validation of SAS 94m8 components (excluding unused SAS Forecast Server)
• Configure customer specific SAS/Access to PC File formats configuration
• Configure customer specific SAS Metadata Libraries Migration
• Migrate metadata and users to the new SAS environment
• Migrate file system content, including SAS datasets, SAS Enterprise Guide projects, SAS programs, and source files.
• Update schedules on new server to match existing servers
• Troubleshooting and issue resolution to support customer’s UAT
• Completion of Safeguards SCSEM Cloud 7.0 and RHEL 7.0 checklists
• Documentation and Knowledge Transfer

Qualifications

• Years of Experience - 3-5 years in a similar role
• Experience with SAS 9.4m8 installation, configuration and migration to AWS platform
• Education - Bachelors Degree or Equivalent experience will be accepted.

Pay $86 - $96 / hour W2 Depending on Experience

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