Duration : 6+ Months Contract.
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Job Requirement.
Years Skills/Experience.
4 Experience in analysis, design and development of SAS programs in a UNIX environment. Work involves migrating MVS SAS to a UNIX environment.  Work will involve extensive modifications to update program data sources.
4 Experience with SAS/base, SAS/Macros, SAS/SQL.  
4 Work experience and knowledge of Oracle 10g and SQL Server databases, schemas, tables, and elements and able to write simple to complex SQL code.
4 Experience developing test plans and test to validate their own or other developers SAS program results.
4 Work experience in updating or creating documentation of code and high level systems documentation.
4 Strong analytical, problem-identification and analysis skills with the ability to envision a solution.  
Strong Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.
Strong  Works well independently and as part of a team.
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Preferences:.
Years  Skill/Experience.
2+  Experience in migrating mainframe MVS systems to UNIX or PC SAS.
2+ Basic and or Advanced SAS Certification Preferred.
2 Experience working with an automation tester to validate a large SAS processes results.
2  Experience with mainframe SAS and JCL.