SAS Programmer/Developer

SAS Programmer/Developer

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About the Job

Our client has a requirement for an SAS Developer/Programmer for a 6 Month Contract opportunity. The position is located in Toronto, ON.
What makes this Special

Our client is one of the largest Banks in North America. With exponential growth and millions of customers and clients who are served through our various businesses: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. Being part of this company is being part of a better Canadian service.

Role

We are looking for a strong SAS Programmer/Developer with current or recent experience in handling large dataset. This individual would need to have solid working knowledge with UNIX and be familiar with UNIX commands and files system. In addition, candidates must have a good understanding of job automation and optimization along with experience with production environment and Scripting. Strong problem solving skills and good communication skills are also important for this role.

Skills

- Strong SAS programming skills with experience in handling large dataset and SQL knowledge
- Working knowledge with UNIX and familiar with UNIX commands and file systems
- Experience with production environment and Scripting;
- Good understanding of job automation and optimization;
- Strong problem solving skills and good communication skills
- Knowledge of regular expression would be an asset
- Financial/banking industry experience

Responsibilities

- Develops code (writes software application programs) using SAS
- Use SAS programming skills in handling large dataset
- Work with UNIX commands and file systems
- Experience with production environment and Scripting;
- Develops and codes programs to integrate multiple subsystems. Identifies and recommends system enhancements to improve or expand customer services by anticipating customer problems and recommending solutions.
- Develop detailed design specifications, create and review code and assess impact on other applications. Role will work closely with other team members to ensure consistency in coding standards and approaches and to optimize any synergy and re-use opportunities.
- Documentation of design options and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology. Ensure that solutions adhere to development best practices and architectural principles.
- Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions. Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues. Active participation in issue resolution.
- Provide detailed development estimates to Project Manager for development effort as well as weekly status reporting and budget forecasting.
- Configuration management for the sub projects within the release.
- Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds as code is promoted from development, system, acceptance and production environments. May lead code reviews.
- Work closely with System Test Environment Management Team (STEMT) to ensure that environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
- Participate in development of test strategy, test plans, test cases and testing efforts (unit testing and integration testing of code).
- Provide technical support to business and testing team during testing phases. Track defects, defect triage and resolution.
- Data set up and environment shake down.
- Knowledge transfer within group.
- Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository