Job ID: TX-70123035 (97990203)
Remote SAS Developer with SQL, Visual Analytics, Data warehousing, QA/Testing, Crystal Reports, .Net/C#/ASP/Web Development, and education/PEIMS/STAAR experience
Location: Austin TX (TEA)
Duration: 6-42 months
The primary work location(s) will be at William B. Travis State Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701 (100% Remote Work s Allowable within the United States).
Minimum Requirements:
YearsRequired/PreferredExperience
7RequiredSAS base programming
7RequiredData analysis
7RequiredSQL
4RequiredSAS Visual Analytics report creation
4RequiredDataset creation
4RequiredData warehousing and testing
4RequiredQuality Assurance Testing
4RequiredCreating and documenting requirements specifications, business rules, and user help information
4RequiredExcel
4PreferredMicrosoft Office products
1PreferredCrystal Reports
1PreferredWeb development tools (.Net, c#, ASP, Microsoft Visual Studio)
1PreferredState educational data sources including PEIMS, teacher certification, Texas higher education, and STAAR
The 2019 Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Outcome 5.4 Project is funded by a grant from the US Department of Education. This project has been developed to update and enhance current PreKindergarten Reports located on the Texas PK-16 Public Education Information Resource (TPEIR) website.
The SAS Visual Analytics (VA) Programmer and Report Developer will report to the TPEIR Unit Manager in the Research and Analysis Division. This twelve-month contract position performs highly complex SAS programming, data analysis, report building and conversion for the TPEIR public website. Specific job responsibilities include gathering data requirements, converting existing reports to SAS VA with SAS datasets as backend; designing, developing, and creating SAS datasets and SAS VA reports; and optimizing SAS code using best practices.
OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Work Hours are Central Time
– Ability to code, test, and debug SQL and SAS programs.
– Skill in gathering and creating requirements and other technical documentation.
– Skill in creating and maintaining formatted educational reports for public use.
– Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to produce high quality work in a dynamic environment.
– Must be able to read and understand existing coding and processing to troubleshoot and resolve issues as they arise.
– Highly organized, ability to work independently on multiple projects at once, and meet deadlines.
– Excellent written and oral communication skills.
– Ability to work with team members and stakeholders, engage in a collaborative, results-oriented environment, and maintain cooperative working relationships with a variety of individuals and professional groups across functional units.
– Must submit to a national criminal history record information review, including fingerprinting, prior to beginning work.