General Specifications

Contract type: Time & Material

Title: Senior SAS Platform Administrator

Work location: Brussels

Desired start date: 01-01-2027

End date: 31-12-2031

Work regime: Full-time

Estimated number of hours: 9,000

Experience: 5–10 years (Senior)

Task Description

The Data & Analytics team has been using SAS technology for decades. We are looking for an

experienced SAS administrator and developer to join the team. The main tasks are:

• Management/administration of the SAS platform:

• Implement and secure the SAS configuration;

• Monitor server activity and manage logging;

• Add users and manage roles;

• Set up connectivity with data sources;

• Set up and secure metadata folder structures and manage repositories and metadata;

• Provide first-line support to power users and end users;

• Install and configure a SAS 9 server under Linux.

• Promotion and code review of programs written by developers.

• Develop ETL programs in SAS and SAS/DI in the data warehouse.

• Prepare technical documentation.

R and Python are also used. The consultant must be able to perform the same tasks using these

technologies.

Technical Skills

Knowledge of Dutch or French (C1: advanced proficiency). Knowledge of the second national

language (B1: intermediate level). Knowledge of English: understanding, writing and reading (B2:

upper-intermediate level).

• SAS 9.4 administration under Linux: installation, configuration, hotfix/patching, troubleshooting,

operations, etc. (L3: at least 5 years of experience)

• Advanced Linux knowledge: OS, services, permissions, performance, logs, etc. (L3: at least 5

years of experience)

• Shell scripting (bash) for automation and operations (L2: at least 2 years of experience)

• Networking (DNS, firewall/ports, basic reverse proxy/load balancer) applied to platforms (L2: at

least 2 years of experience)

Basic knowledge of one or more of the following technologies (L1: at least some experience):

• SAS Viya 4 administration: operations, configuration, upgrades/patching, diagnostics (logs),

operations/management;

• Certificates / TLS / PKI: chains, renewal, import/trust, troubleshooting;

• SSO SAML + Active Directory (AD FS or Entra ID/Azure AD): IdP/SP configuration,

claims/attributes, SAML certificates, troubleshooting;

• OpenShift/Kubernetes: namespaces, routes/ingress, configmaps/secrets, logs, troubleshooting;

• Containerization: images, registries, best practices, lifecycle;

• R platform administration (packages, environments/libraries, deployment);

• Python knowledge (tooling/automation);

• Azure Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory / Lakehouse / Pipelines / integrations).

Soft Skills

1) The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of the client, the IT environment, and an

understanding of the challenges of the requested role. The candidate must also understand the

client’s mission and key activities.

2) The candidate must demonstrate the ability to integrate into the client’s teams, particularly

through the values of kindness, courage, positivity and reliability.

3) The candidate must demonstrate skills inherent to the requested role and within the ICT

department, namely presentation skills, a professional attitude, correctness and respect towards

management, clear and effective communication, and a responsible commitment for the duration of

the contract.

On-call Duty

Available for on-call duty: Yes

Desired frequency: once per week

Administrative Specifications

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