Lead Engineer - SAS Programming (7-12 yrs)

ROLE : Lead Engineer

EXPERIENCE : 7+ Years

EDUCATION : B.E/Master's

LOCATION : Bangalore (Hybrid work)

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead and manage software development projects from inception to completion.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and deliverables.

- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

- Manage project timelines and deliverables to ensure timely completion.

- Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.

- Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies to improve development processes.

- Design and develop SAS programs to support business and research needs.

- Collaborate with end-users and other stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

- Test and debug programs to ensure that they are functioning correctly and efficiently.

- Document code, processes, and workflows thoroughly and accurately.

- Troubleshoot and resolve the technical issues related to SAS programs.

- Performance tuning of SAS programs.

- Collaborate with other team members to ensure that all deliverables are completed in a timely and professional manner.

- Maintain the integrity and security of all data and code.

- Contribute to the continuous improvement of data solutions.

- Design and develop batch software on the UNIX platform utilizing Korn shell scripting as a wrapper to execute SQL, SAS and/or Perl programs.

- Maintain and enhance the source code and process flow for the department's SAS production environment.

- Follow departmental standards and best practices for coding, testing and documentation.

- Knowledge on PowerBI.

- Participate in design reviews and provide input to the design recommendations, information/data flow, incorporate security requirements into design.

- Translate technical requirements into programmed application modules and develop/enhance those.

Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, or a related field.

- Experience with SAS programming and SAS Enterprise Guide.

- Strong programming skills in SAS/BASE, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, SAS/MACRO, and data manipulation techniques.

- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

- Experience working with large datasets and databases.

- Strong understanding of Azure Synapse.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.