Title: SAS Programmer
Agency: Northern VA Community College
Location: Fairfax County - 059
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: $115,000 - $130,000
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Job Description:
General Description:
This position will have primary responsibility for designing data imports
and exports in NOVA's SAS platform. Position will build statistical tables,
create/write programs and queries, and build data sets for reporting.
Duties and Tasks:
- Build statistical tables to collect data, create/write programs to manipulate data, build appropriate data sets for reporting.
- Work collaboratively with business units to identify data sources, create data imports and exports, and combine data sets to generate reports through NOVA’s data warehouse.
- Write programs to generate tables, listings, figures and analysis datasets. Build SAS datasets from various databases.
- Produce analysis datasets, reports and/or graphics.
- Provide reports, graphics and analysis as required.
- Implement standard programming for data pre-processing and data post-processing in a quality controlled and validated environment using SAS.
Minimum Qualifications:
KSA's Requirements:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Office, Project, and other productivity tools.
- Knowledge of database and server software and management.
- Demonstrated expert knowledge of SAS Programming
- Knowledge of specification writing for system requirements, business process management,
- Knowledge of software development life cycles, software and database architecture and modeling of business requirements and processes.
- Knowledge of IT security practices
- Ability to manage a heavy workload, concurrently working on multiple issues and meeting deadlines
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to read, interpret, and explain policy implications of software documentation and technical configuration.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues;
- Demonstrated knowledge of best practices related to implementing enterprise-wide applications
- Ability to determine project requirements and business needs
- Excellent communication, motivational and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent technical, diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.
- Highly adaptable individual with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience in SAS programming
- Experience in an IT development position
- Experience developing/managing successful enterprise-wide implementation of new technologies.
- Experience in troubleshooting complex technical issues
- Experience providing application support at the enterprise level
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Considerations:
- Experience in leading enterprise-wide implementations as technical lead
- Experience designing, developing and maintaining SQL Server databases
- Experience in higher education setting
- Experience in managing large-scale technical implementation, including the development of requirements and process improvement(s)