SAS Developer

Strategic Staffing Solutions
Irving, TX, USA

Job Description

SAS Developer
Irving, TX
6 Months contract. NO C2C

Job Summary

This contractor role lives within the Unsecured Lending Operations team and blends hands-on SAS Viya development with business analysis. The person will enable and expand reporting capabilities-control, performance, and business intelligence-by unlocking new functionality in SAS/SAS Viya applications and translating stakeholder needs into tested, production-ready solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, enhance, and support reporting solutions using SAS Viya (or traditional SAS with intent to ramp into Viya) for control reporting, performance-based reporting, and BI.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to elicit, document, and refine requirements; write user stories; and identify practical solution approaches.
Analyze existing reporting workflows, surface gaps/opportunities, and implement new or improved functionality within SAS applications (macros, data transformations, custom logic).
Utilize SQL for source data preparation, integration, and validation supporting SAS reports.
Drive testing efforts: create/test unit and integration tests, coordinate and support UAT, and validate output accuracy.
Translate regulatory or operational needs into technical specifications in partnership with development and operations teams.
Troubleshoot production issues, provide user support, and ensure report reliability and performance.
Maintain clear, up-to-date documentation (requirements, technical design, test plans, release notes).
Assist in the transition or upskilling of traditional SAS SMEs to SAS Viya where needed.
Operate within established control frameworks, ensuring data quality, compliance, and risk-aware delivery.

Required Qualifications

Strong SAS development/programming experience; demonstrated ability to unlock new functionality in SAS applications.
Experience with SAS Viya development is strongly preferred; candidates with traditional SAS expertise must show capacity and willingness to become Viya-capable.
Solid business analysis skills: requirements gathering, solution identification, user story creation, and coordinating with development/testing teams.
Proficiency in SQL for data manipulation and report data sourcing.
Experience building or supporting control/performance/reporting systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders.
Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively on project teams in a fast-paced environment.
Strong problem-solving orientation with attention to detail and operational risk awareness.

Preferred Qualifications

Background in financial services, unsecured lending, or operational reporting environments.
Familiarity with BI/reporting visualization concepts (e.g., SAS Visual Analytics or similar).
Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery, including story grooming and sprint collaboration.
Exposure to data governance, data quality controls, and documentation standards.
Prior involvement in SAS migration or modernization efforts (e.g., legacy SAS → SAS Viya).
Version control usage (Git, etc.) and structured release/deployment processes.

Notes

Python cannot substitute for SAS on the resume; actual SAS/SAS Viya experience is required.

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Security Clearance

NO Security Clearance

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Strategic Staffing Solutions

Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) is a global IT consulting and business services corporation that delivers staff augmentation, total workforce management programs, outsourced solutions and direct hire recruiting with industry expertise in financial services, energy and utilities, oil, healthcare and insurance, telecommunications and retail distribution.Founded in Detroit, MI 35 years ago, S3 has reported consistent growth and profit every year since 1990, and carries zero debt. With locations throughout the U.S., Europe and the Americas, S3 consultants are placed in 49 states and in 22 countries.

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