Wednesday, 22 January 2014


Description

 
SAS Solutions OnDemand, established in 2000, is a service organization responsible for providing our full spectrum of SAS Solutions to the ASP channel for SAS Institute, Inc. Yearly double-digit growth has fueled the need to improve all operational aspects of our diverse IT infrastructure, addressing scaling, customer service, and efficiency issues.. As an Information Systems Engineer in the SAS Solutions OnDemand (SSO) hosting organization, you will use your communication and technical skills to support internal and external customers in our ASP hosted environment. You will help design, implement, and support a large heterogeneous computing environment. You will be responsible for helping to maintain Service Level Agreements and improve the performance and reliability of our hosted solutions. The SSO environment is fast-paced with tight deadlines and shifting priorities. The ability to adapt and react to complex issues in a timely manner is a desired attribute.
Primary responsibilities for this role include:
  • Identify and document support workflows
  • Manage a Service Catalog
  • Identify support bottlenecks
  • Manage server deployment and configuration
  • Monitor and respond to system events
  • Fundamental understanding of IT technology components (networking, security, storage, hardware, OS, application stack, etc.) and its interactions
  • Initiate, provision, and deliver IT services in a timely manner
  • Detail oriented with a focus on quality
  • Ability to follow established procedures with continuous process improvement in mind
  • Capacity to multi-task concurrent tasks and keep them in-flight
  • Critical thinking and decision making skills to properly prioritize business demands
  • Proficient in documentation and Enterprise level ticket tracking
  • Ability to troubleshoot and achieve results when processes fall outside of established work stream
  • Comfortable in multiple operating system environments with focus on Windows and RHEL

Qualifications

 
Essential
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business, Computer Science, or other quantitative field related to area of assignment.
  • Minimum 2+ years as an Information Systems Administrator or Engineer in a heterogeneous, dynamic, customer-focused environment
  • Experience with Linux-based and Windows operating systems
  • Proven effective technical documentation
  • Familiar with ITIL framework
  • Ability to identify workflow bottlenecks
Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered in place of the requirements stated above
  • Associate's degree in a related field plus an additional 2 years of the stated essential experience
  • High School Diploma (GED) plus an additional 4 years of the stated essential experience
Preferences
  • Collaborative team experience with superior problem-solving skills
  • Experience with LDAP or Microsoft Active Directory integration within UNIX/Linux
  • Understanding best practices around information security and data privacy in relation to system access and availability
  • Support experience with virtualization technologies
Additional Information
 
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.
 
 The level of this position will be determined based upon the applicant's education, skills and experience.
 
Resumes may be considered in the order in which they are received.
  
SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

Job

 Sales

Primary Location

US-NC-Cary

Organization

 SAS Institute Inc.

Job Posting

 Jan 21, 2014, 5:32:40 PM

Unposting Date

 Mar 8, 2014, 7:59:00 AM
* Classification Full-time

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