SAS Technical Engineer
SAS Technical Engineer
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior SAS Engineer to support a major SAS migration initiative from Cloudera to AWS. This role focuses on hands-on analysis, remediation, and testing of SAS code to ensure seamless compatibility with AWS-based data sources. Working closely with technical leads, architects, and business users, the Senior SAS Engineer will play a critical role in ensuring functional accuracy, performance stability, and successful business sign-off throughout the migration life cycle.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead SAS migration activities from Cloudera (HDFS/Hive) to AWS.
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Oversee reconfiguration of SAS Servers, metadata, libraries, and connectivity points.
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Analyse and redesign SAS jobs referencing HDFS/Hive to AWS-based equivalents.
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Manage prioritisation, planning, and progress tracking for 1,000+ SAS jobs.
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Collaborate with business SMEs to coordinate testing and formal sign-offs.
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Validate SQL compatibility and ensure output consistency between Cloudera and AWS.
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Provide technical leadership and ensure timely issue resolution.
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Engage with senior stakeholders and provide regular migration status reporting.
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Mentor and guide onshore and offshore SAS engineers.
Mandatory Skills
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Expert-level SAS and SQL.
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Strong stakeholder management and project leadership skills.
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Proven experience delivering SAS platform migrations (Cloudera - AWS preferred).
Secondary Skills
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AWS exposure.
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Strong understanding of the Cloudera ecosystem (Hive, HDFS).
Interested to know more about this role, please contact Mark Bradshaw