SAS Consultant

Years of experience- 5 to 10 Years

Job Purpose-The role provides support, maintenance and development of information systems to meet operational processing, data and information security objectives of the organization.

Key Result Area-

• System monitoring and periodic health checkup of SAS AML system.
• Able to handle SAS AML Incident and provide RCA for the incident.
• Good knowledge of SAS AML automation like ML and other scenario fine tuning tool.
• Analyze business requirement and translate it into technical specification.
• Participate in effort estimation and delivery planning.
• Design and develop applications in compliance to functional specification and making specific determinations about system performance.
• Preparation/Documentations of SDD and Writing unit and integration tests cases.
• Prototyping and researching alternative implementation strategies
• Code as per program specifications.
• Monitor development of modules independently as per plan/ SLAs
• Perform unit tests as per test plans.
• Provide lead support during acceptance testing, implementation, and training for assigned modules
• Ensure delivery of modules as per prescribed quality guidelines.
• Prepare/verify production transfer documentation.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) arising from production system disruption and gather required information and logs from the system for investigation.
• Adherence to service calls SLA.
• Ability to communicate vendor effectivity on issue and follow up.
• Vendor co-ordination and follow up with vendor for resolution and closure of the issues.
• Document results of tests and program specifications/ Technical Architecture documentation.
• Deploy bug fixes in test environment and perform SIT.
• Writing technical specifications.
• Performing maintenance on the existing code base
• Get the fix tested by users and take appropriate actions to move the change in Production with TPS team.
• Accountable for the stability of all applications.
• Ensure right level of engagement with architecture
• Ensure the solution delivered meet business expectation, derive value and adhere to technology standards
• Implement change management process for all change deliverables in Technology
  
  

• SAS AML 7.1 application Programming knowledge (BASE SAS & Advance SAS) - Mandatory
• SAS EG & Oracle PL/SQL –knowledge in PL/ SQL – Mandatory
• SAS DI, SAS VA - preferable
• Basic Linux – knowledge of basic Linux
  
  

• SAS– Application support (Anti Money Laundering), Configuration & User management (SAS Administrative console)
• Data warehouse Data Marts (ETL SQL) – DTS development, configuration, execution & monitoring (internal development) - Optional
• Dunning process – daily process - full support (internal development)
• Month end process - full support (internal development)
• Working knowledge with software development methods and techniques
• Good knowledge of and experience with UNIX OS, programming languages and development tools
• Good verbal and written communication
• Working knowledge with software development methods and techniques
• Good knowledge and experience with OS, shall script programming languages and development tools
• Strong technical knowledge in required application area.
• Ability to review, understand and improve program code and system documentation.
• Good verbal and written communication including ability to prepare system documentation.
• Ability to interpret solution documentation and identify areas of concern and recommend approach.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work on multiple projects with multiple deadlines
• Ability to communicate clearly with business users and project manager
• Ability to innovate and provide functional applications with intuitive interfaces
• Ability to complete all phases of software development life cycle including analysis, design, functionality, testing and support.
• Computer Science degree or equivalent Qualification
  
  

• Member of the development/ implementation team (including off- shore) working on assigned tasks, projects and it initiatives
• interacts with members and other functional teams including members of the off- shore team
• work with team members participating in shadowing and training activities
• adhere to information controls and security frameworks/ procedures, including change and incident management process
• provide general administrative support to the team including meetings, knowledge transfer and activity reporting
• Review code and identify of programming errors
• Investigate and understand the cause of defects raised.
• Interpret, understand and resolve support issues
• Responsible to deliver functional programming errors
• investigate and understand the cause of defects raised
• proactively rectify/ rework to minimize issues with deliverables which adversely affects the value chain