Job Description
As our next Data Platform Engineer for SAS you’ll manage, secure, and maintain enterprise SAS environments to meet the wide-ranging needs of data-users across the business, from analysing data and user requirements, to design, build, and implement the running of a reliable and resilient data platform. You’ll join a team of engineers team in our Leeds based Technology Services function.
You’ll need an inquisitive mind and be able to deliver data integrations between systems and think about how that data may be used downstream in analytical teams, or how it may impact our regulatory reporting team. Working with our data products team, you will deliver a platform that can support their data reporting requirements.
What You’ll Do
- User & Access Control: Register and manage users, groups and roles. Carry out annual audit of user access.
- Security & Metadata: Secure server configurations, set up metadata folder structures and assign permissions.
- Data Access & Connectivity: Register and maintain data libraries, configure database connections (Oracle, SQL Server, etc.), and troubleshoot data access issues
- Logging & Troubleshooting: Monitor server health, review log files, and resolve runtime or availability issue
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, developers, architects, and technical support teams to resolve platform and application issues.
- Contribute to good housekeeping practices for the maintenance of data.
Skills Required
We are recruiting for multiple roles and would be interested in hearing from you if you have hands-on technical experience in the following:
- Administration, deployment and support of SAS Platform (currently v9.4)
- Strong knowledge of SAS architecture, components, services, configuration, and operational management.
- Strong SAS platform administration and troubleshooting experience.
- SAS programming experience.
- Experience working with Linux, including administration, troubleshooting.
- Experience with platform monitoring, logging, performance tuning, resilience, backup/recovery, and production operations.
- Strong troubleshooting skills covering SAS applications, operating systems, connectivity, authentication, and platform configuration.
- Ability to work effectively with platform teams, database administrators and analytical/data science users.
- Excellent time management and work prioritization skills
- Awareness of Data Cleansing, Data Quality and Data Governance tools and methods.
About us
At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.
Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process.
Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.
Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.
About our Benefits
We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:
- Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
- Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
- Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
- Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
- My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.
Ready to apply?
If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application.
Want more information?
If you have any questions about this role, please contact careers@ybs.co.uk