Sas Developer

Responsibilities:

• Project task management
• Define project deliverables, controls and ensure adherence to these
• Supervise and assist the team on project execution and delivery
• Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to client expectation
• Communications, including deck writing
• Coordination of all sub-team efforts; Creation of project plan, define milestones, timelines, review plan with the team
• Delivery of output
• Facilitation and gathering of client feedback on problem structuring
• Understand and define business problems, get all background information and collect relevant data points
• Create solution hypothesis and get client buy in, discuss and align on end objective, staffing need, timelines and budget
• Effective management of frequency of feedback loop with offshore resources
• Build capabilities in junior team members

Technical skills:

• Experience SAS 9.4 (base and advance)
• Experience SAS Viya 3.3,3.5 and 4 (base and advance)
• Experience in migration from SAS EG & SAS Viya:
• Expertise in converting .EGP file to .Flow in Viya
• Experienced in scheduling regular backups/restore strategies.
• Experienced in reading SAS logs to find out root cause issues.
• Experienced in preparing documentation of Installation and standard operating procedures
• Scheduling the jobs and monitoring for day-to-day activities, escalating problems to the tech support if any issues arise.
• Support end-users with access and connectivity issues.
• Establish a formal, regularly scheduled backup process.
• Working with Development and Testing teams to prioritize and handle issues to resolve quickly.
• Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into SAS datasets.
• Perform data quality checks and implement data cleansing and validation procedures.
• Optimize data processing and storage for efficient performance.

Soft skills:

• Strong work ethic and desire to product quality results
• Consistently and proactively communicates (verbally/written) to stakeholders (progress/roadblocks/etc.)
• Continuous Improvement mindset and approach to work product
• Ability to take complex subjects and simplify it to less technical individuals
• Provides clear documentation of processes, workflows, recommendations, etc.
• High level of critical thinking capabilities
• Organized and has the ability to manage work effectively, escalating issues as appropriate
• Takes initiative & is a self-starter
• Displays ownership of their work (quality, timeliness)
• Seeks to become an expert in their field and shares their expertise through recommendations, proactive communications/actions and peer sharing/coaching where relevant

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelors/Master's degree in economics, mathematics, computer science/engineering, operations research or related analytics areas; candidates with BA/BS degrees in the same fields from the top tier academic institutions are also welcome to apply
• 4+ years’ experience, preferably in insurance analytics
• Experience in working in dual shore engagement is preferred
• Must have experience in managing clients directly
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability and willingness to take initiative
• Strong record of achievement, solid analytical ability, and an entrepreneurial hands-on approach to work
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work in fast pace continuously evolving environment and ready to take up uphill challenges
• Is able to understand cross cultural differences and can work with clients across the globe