SAS Administrator / Technical Engineer Expert | Federal Government | 12 months contract | Canberra | Must Hold A Negative Vetting Level 1 Security ClearanceTalent Street is looking for a SAS Administrator to join a Federal Government Department for a long-term engagement. The successful candidate will have proven experience in managing, maintaining or supporting Statistical Analysis System (SAS) platform in a large-scale organization.The landscape involves SAS specific products and its maintenance while supporting business and application teams in their requirements of data reporting. A suitable candidate will have proven experience in managing, maintaining or supporting Statistical Analysis System (SAS) platform in a large-scale organization. The product includes suite of SAS GRID, Viya, Enterprise Guide, Machine Learning, Visual Analytics, etc. The individual will need to be familiar with the technology stack and be able to support the administrative tasks as well as development needs where appropriate.Responsibilities:Understand use cases, write functional specifications, and design documentation.Partner with key stakeholders and understand requirements.Analyse business requirements and design the solution framework.Ad-hoc support of various SAS installations.Assist end users / customer-facing people in investigating and resolving everyday issues.Maintain and enhance the source code and processing in the current SAS environment.Effectively communicate with team members throughout a project's lifecycle.Timely patching of SAS and its components.Performance upkeep of SAS systems.Ensure all work is carried out and documented in accordance with agency standards, methods, and procedures to ensure information retention and re-use.Identify and discover automation possibilities for ease of administrative effort and reduction of repetitive work.Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including vendors to ensure smooth operations and support.Primary Technologies required for role include: SAS, Unix/Linux.Secondary Technologies: Java, Python, SQL.Desired Skills and Experience:Skilled in at least one programming language (preferably Python).Hands-on experience on Linux Platform as a Linux administrator or SAS application with Linux as underlying operating system.Five years or more experience in supporting SAS landscape.Operating System hands-on experience on Unix/Linux and shell scripting (ability to develop code rather than just maintain existing).Analysis, troubleshooting and problem-solving experience.If you are ready for an exciting opportunity, please APPLY here, or contact Kruti Patel, at 0404 225 *** or send your updated CV with a suitability statement on ******. #J-18808-Ljbffr