Senior SAS Consultant

Senior SAS Consultant

Posted 1 week ago by 1753255873

Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA

Summary: The Senior SAS Consultant will provide expert-level support to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), acting as a trusted advisor and technical expert. This role involves advanced troubleshooting, upgrade planning, and optimization efforts across a wide suite of SAS products. The consultant will work remotely, offering real-time technical assistance and collaborating with client IT staff to implement changes in SAS environments. The position requires a strong background in SAS administration and programming, particularly in federal or regulated sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide remote, real-time over-the-shoulder technical assistance via secure screen-sharing tools
  • Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues in SAS environments (production and non-production)
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement SAS software patches, upgrades, and optimizations
  • Review and evaluate code, debug errors, and recommend performance improvements
  • Support implementation and integration of new SAS tools or modules
  • Collaborate with client IT staff to plan and execute technical changes
  • Review technical proposals or implementation plans for changes to client’s SAS environments
  • Participate in kickoff and strategy alignment sessions

Key Skills:

  • SAS Certified Platform Administrator for SAS 9
  • SAS Certified Professional: Advanced Programming using SAS 9.4
  • 5+ years of experience supporting complex SAS environments in Federal or Regulated industry sectors
  • Strong troubleshooting and system tuning capabilities
  • Experience in Upgrades and SAS software lifecycle planning
  • SAS Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS 9 (preferred)
  • SAS Certified Specialist: Administration of SAS Viya (preferred)
  • Familiarity with TIGTA or IRS operational environments (preferred)
  • Knowledge of Federal IT compliance, FISMA, and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Title: Senior SAS Consultant

Start: Immediately

Duration: 1 - 3 Years

Location: Remote

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Overview

  • Senior SAS Professional Services Consultant to provide expert-level support to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
  • Serve as a Trusted Advisor and Technical expert, supporting client s internal SAS Administration teams with advanced troubleshooting, upgrade planning, optimization efforts, and Advisory services across a wide suite of SAS products.

Responsibilities

  • Provide remote, real-time over-the-shoulder technical assistance via secure screen-sharing tools
  • Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues in SAS environments (production and non-production)
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement SAS software patches, upgrades, and optimizations
  • Review and evaluate code, debug errors, and recommend performance improvements
  • Support implementation and integration of new SAS tools or modules
  • Collaborate with client IT staff to plan and execute technical changes
  • Review technical proposals or implementation plans for changes to client s SAS environments
  • Participate in kickoff and strategy alignment sessions

SAS Environment includes:

  • Base SAS Foundation
  • SAS/Stat, SAS/Graph, SAS/IntrNet
  • Enterprise Guide, SAS Studio, Office Analytics
  • SAS/Connect, SAS/Access (ODBC, PCFF)
  • Enterprise Miner, Text Miner
  • SAS Integration Technologies

Minimum Qualifications:

  • SAS Certified Platform Administrator for SAS 9
  • SAS Certified Professional: Advanced Programming using SAS 9.4
  • 5+ years of experience supporting complex SAS environments in Federal or Regulated industry sectors
  • Strong troubleshooting and system tuning capabilities
  • Experience in Upgrades and SAS software lifecycle planning

Preferred Qualifications (optional):

  • SAS Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS 9
  • SAS Certified Specialist: Administration of SAS Viya
  • Familiarity with TIGTA or IRS operational environments

Knowledge of Federal IT compliance, FISMA, and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling