SAS Admin & Developer

Tender description

Who Speclialist Work With The team is embedded with the Analytical community and serves other external departments, but all users are Analysts (Statisticians, Economists, Operational Researchers and Social Researchers). What Specialists Work On 1. Monitoring SAS servers so that they are running in the most efficient state. 2. Support others to develop their own SAS capabilities, including ProcSQL and maintenance. 3. Ensure data stored in SAS server is held securely and stored efficiently. 4. Help develop technology paths so other databases and software packages to access SAS. 5. Using best coding techniques to get the best out of SAS capabilities. Where the Work Takes Place Westminster, London Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements On-site 5 days a week. meetings with users and teams in London offices Work Location Westminster, London Security Clearance Willing to undergo Security Clearance (SC). Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Experience of administration of SAS Server - 12 points Experience of using BASE SAS, Enterprise Guide, Graph and another major SAS component - 12 points Experience of at least one scripting language, such as VB Script, Python, PHP or a similar language - 12 points Nice to Haves Previous experience of using R - 3 points Experience of working with MS SQL Server or another SQL database - 3 points Experience of Linux OS, such Ubuntu 16 (or later) or anything similar - 3 points Experience of transferring data between SAS and other applications - 3 points Experience of MS Excel and MS Access 2010 or later - 3 points Experience of designing databases - 3 points No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Able to work in a small multi-skilled team - 3 points Willing to help develop other colleagues' capability - 3 points Always be willing to help users - 3 points Willing to working within the existing toolset - 3 points Able to communicate complex solutions in a simple manner for non-technical users - 3 points Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 45% Cultural fit 15% Price 40% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £250 per day