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[KMM Murthy]

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Requirement #01:

Position: SAS Data Integration Architect / Developer

Location: Detroit, MI -- 100% on-site, Full-Time / 40 Hours / week , Mon -Fri.

Duration: Full time

Job Title

Senior SAS Data Integration Architect / Developer. Technical Lead for architecting, designing and implementation of a SAS Data Warehousing project. Contract-To-Hire: MUST BE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE BEING HIRED DIRECTLY BY THE CLIENT AT THE END OF CONTRACT ENGAGEMENT – the client expects you to be their employee after the 6 month temporary contract, if you and the Client are happy. 

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Senior SAS Data Integration Architect/Developer to be the technical lead on implementing a SAS Data Management Solution. Senior SAS DI Developer will be responsible for Enterprise Data Warehouse and mapping data from multiple sources (including MS-SQL Server, flat files, Excel), building and implementing the data flows and loading the data into a SAS Analytical/Reporting Data Mart. The consultant will be required to design/develop the data model for the SAS Analytical/Reporting Data mart for optimal efficiencies. The candidate will have demonstrated experience in using DI Studio, MS-SQL Server, SAS Metadata Administration and good communication skills providing updates to the Data Warehousing team.

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Job Description:

The Senior SAS Data Integration Architect/Developer to the technical lead in architecting, designing and implementing the SAS Data Management Solution. Senior SAS DI Developer will be responsible for Enterprise Data Warehouse and mapping data from multiple sources (including MS-SQL Server, flat files, Excel), building and

implementing the data flows and loading the data into a SAS Analytical/Reporting data mart. The consultant will be required to design/develop the data model for the SAS Analytical/Reporting Data mart for optimal efficiencies. The candidate will have demonstrated experience in using DI Studio or Data Management Studio, MS-SQL Server, SAS Metadata Administration and good communication skills providing updates to the Data Warehousing team.

This position will be responsible for 1) gathering data requirements and designing/developing the Data Warehouse/ Data Marts and 2) performing analytical and programming activities including analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation of integrating the data management solutions, 3) functioning as subject matter expert for using SAS Data Management Solution (Data Integration Studio or Data Management Studio). Successful candidates will possess: 1) experience in designing and developing Data Warehouses and using SAS Data Management Solution tools, 2) strong understanding of standard development methodology (Systems Development Life-cycle) for both implementation and maintenance projects, 3) thorough understanding of and experience in structured programming methodology, 4) skill in gathering and documenting user requirements and writing technical specifications, 5) proven customer relationship skills, 6) strong SAS 9.4 DI tools, SQL and MS-SQL Server knowledge.

Skillsets:

The Client requires a Senior SAS DI consultant.. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following, with hands-on, proven experience with SAS programming to maintain and develop advanced SAS coding techniques to write maximum efficient and performance

optimized code. Services may include focus on and require the Consultant to:

1. SAS DI Studio and/or Data Management Studio experience a must. Experience in Data Integration/Management Studio, developing sophisticated data flows.

2. 6 years or more of SAS Data Warehousing implementation experience and experience developing technical solutions with SAS Data Integration and reporting tools in a SAS environment.

3. Data Modeling and Data Architecting expertise is required.

4. Proven skill in gathering and documenting user requirements and writing technical specifications and design documents.

5. Integrating and managing the data mappings from the client’s data sources (mainly MS-SQL Server) to the SAS Data Warehouse using SAS Data Management Solution. 

Designing, developing and implementing the DI Studio job flows to load the data into SAS.

6. Be proficient in Base SAS programming (DATA step), SQL programming (i.e., use of SQL pass-through or PROC SQL), as well as the SAS Macro language, ODS, Reporting and Summary procedures and SAS Array processing for use in making code more efficient.

7. MS-SQL Server DBMS experience.

Requirement #02:

Position: SAS Administrator / SAS Grid Administrator 

Duration:6 month consult-to-hire (Candidate must be willing to consider converting to FTE at conclusion of 6 month contract)  

Location:Washington, DC. with occasional visits to Richmond, VA,100% onsite. Occasional visits to Richmond, VA 

Will clients interview the candidates

Yes. The candidate will be interviewed by the SAS Technical team, and then by the customer.

Any Certifications required? - SAS Platform Administration

- SAS Grid Administration

- BASE Programming

- SAS Architecture

Candidate Demographic US Citizens or Green Card Holders for FTE conversions

This candidate should have experience administering SAS/GRID and provide knowledge transfer / assistance to end users. This person will need to have an in depth knowledge of GRID administration, monitoring and problem resolution.

Job Description:

Primary Skill set Experienced SAS Platform / Grid Administrator

- Experience administering SAS platform in a multi-node grid environment.

- Experience creating metadata users and groups

- Experience creating metadata libraries and folders

- Experience starting and stopping all SAS servers

- Experience reading through SAS logs to work through problems finding root causes and rectifying. Interfacing with SAS technical is a must.

- Experience monitoring grid and make sure that nodes are balanced with SAS generated code running efficiently across grid

- Working knowledge of LSF as it pertains to the SAS grid.

- Ability to make changes to SAS environment such as modifying SAS code, configuration files and writing automation scripts.

- Ability to install hot fixes, service packs, upgrades as well as add-on software components.

- Knowledge and consultative approach to model deployment methodology.

- Experience troubleshooting GRID problems

- Experience migrating from non-grid to grid environments

Soft Skills

- Ability to work in a fast paced evolving environment.

- Ability to be part of a team and collaborate with various individuals within the organization

- Excellent communication skills

- Ability to communicate both technically and business-like based in the audience.

- Consultative Leadership is key to this position.

- Ability to work with end users in helping them GRID enable SAS code and projects.

Requirement #03

Position: SAS/GRID Administrator

Duration: 6 month consult-to-hire(Candidate must be willing to consider converting to FTE at conclusion of 6 month contract) 

Location: Richmond, VA. 100% onsite.

Any Certifications required? - SAS Platform Administration

- SAS Grid Administration

- BASE Programming

- SAS Architecture

Candidate Demographic US Citizens or Green Card Holders for FTE conversions

This candidate should have experience administering SAS/GRID and provide knowledge transfer / assistance to end users. This person will need to have an in depth knowledge of GRID administration, monitoring and

problem resolution. The candidate will need extensive experience performing configurations of SAS/GRID environment. Experience with NetApp and SRS distributed data storage is a plus.

Job Description:

Primary Skill set Experienced SAS Platform / Grid Administrator

- Experience administering SAS GRID environment.

- Experience starting and stopping all SAS servers

- Experience reading through SAS logs to work through problems finding root causes and rectifying. Interfacing with SAS technical is a must.

- Experience monitoring grid and make sure that nodes are balanced with SAS generated code running efficiently across grid

- Working knowledge of LSF as it pertains to the SAS grid.

- Ability to make changes to SAS environment such as modifying SAS code, configuration files and writing automation scripts.

- Ability to install hot fixes, service packs, upgrades as well as add-on software components.

- Experience troubleshooting GRID problems

- Experience migrating from non-grid to grid environments

- Experience GRID enabling SAS/BASE programs with appropriate macros.

- Experience utilizing SMC to monitor and administer the GRID

- Experience configuring the GRID from the backend, utilization or command line commands and configuration files.

- Experience with RedHat Linux.

- Knowledge of NetApp/SRS distributed storage

Soft Skills

- Ability to work in a fast paced evolving environment.

- Ability to be part of a team and collaborate with various individuals within the organization

- Excellent communication skills

- Ability to communicate both technically and business-like based in the audience.

- Consultative Leadership is key to this position.

- Ability to work with end users in helping them GRID enable SAS code and projects.

Requirement #04:

Position : Senior SAS BI Analyst

SAS Customer Mid-sized health insurance company

Duration: 6 MONTHS

Location:  Richmond VA

Work Location Onsite 100%

Certifications Required None. Base SAS Programming and SAS

Administration certification helpful.

Demographic Requirements U.S. Citizen, Green Card, H1B Visa all accepted

DESCRIPTION and RESPONSIBILITIES

SAS is seeking a senior Business Intelligence Analyst to work with our customer, a medium-sized health n insurance company in Richmond Virginia.

The consultant will be responsible for the following:

• Conducting ad-hoc SQL queries and report building.

• methods. Analyzing data using descriptive statistical

• faster or Optimizing jobs when possible so that they run consume fewer resources.

• Performing some data management tasks, such as the migration of data between data stores (such as Teradata to Netezza).

• Enterprise Guide Establishing best practices for using SAS on a SAS Grid.

• scripts Automation of jobs through the use of tools such as and schedulers.

• Packaging re-usable code into stored processes.

• SAS Integration of SAS with Microsoft Excel using the Add-in for Microsoft Excel.

• Working on projects with little direct supervision, utilizing effective troubleshooting skills, and leveraging a customer-focused demeanor.

• skills. Applying good oral and written communication

• business Understanding and translating the customer’s requirements into workable SAS technical approaches.

• knowledge-sharing Leading and/or actively participating in SAS activities.

QUALIFICATIONS – ESSENTIAL

• science, Bachelor degree in related field such as computer information science, or data science,

or statistics.

• software. Experience submitting SAS jobs on SAS Grid

• Experience with SAS 9.4 is a must.

• Experience installing and configuring SAS software clients.

• libraries, Experience with SAS metadata such as defining creating metadata folder structures,

and setting permissions and access controls.

• Implementation experience with core SAS software, including:

o Conducting analyses with Base SAS, including SAS procedures and SAS data step code, and SQL.

o Performing ad-hoc querying, analysis, data management, and report building in SAS Enterprise Guide.

o Training and supporting new users with little SAS experience and who are new to SAS and SAS Enterprise Guide.

o Accessing data and running SAS stored processes from with Microsoft Excel through SAS Add-in for Microsoft Excel.

o Supporting users of SAS Enterprise Miner.

o Connecting to data sources via the SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata and to Netezza.

• Strong problem solving abilities.

• Competence in Microsoft Office.

QUALIFICATIONS – PREFERRED

• core SAS Implementation and administration experience with software, including:

o Strong skills with Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, and the SAS Add-in for Microsoft Excel

o SAS/ETS, SAS/OR, SAS/QC

o SAS/ACCESS to DB2, Greenplum, Hadoop, SQL Server, Netezza, Oracle, Sybase, and Teradata.

o SAS/CONNECT, SAS/SHARE

o SAS Enterprise BI Server and SAS Management Console.

o SAS Enterprise Miner and SAS Text Miner and SAS Model Manager

• Experience in the health insurance Industry.

• English. Good written and spoken communication skills in

Candidates may be subject to a drug screening and to a criminal background check.

Thanks & Regards...

Krishna Murthy

KMM Technologies, Inc.

SBA 8(A), MD/DC MSDC and VA SWaM Certified 

Tel: 240-800-0046 | Fax: (866) 856 3684

E-MAIL: mur...@kmmtechnologies.com