We are seeking experienced Senior SAS Administrators / Infrastructure Engineers for an anticipated long-term engagement supporting enterprise data analytics platforms within a major Australian Government environment.

The successful consultants will provide technical administration and operational support across enterprise SAS infrastructure, including SAS Viya and related SAS platforms . This opportunity would suit senior infrastructure professionals with strong hands-on SAS administration experience, production support capability and experience operating within complex, security-conscious environments.

This opportunity is subject to our successful appointment under the relevant government procurement process.

Key responsibilities

You will:

- Administer and support enterprise SAS infrastructure, including SAS Viya.
- Diagnose platform issues and contribute to major incident resolution.
- Plan, test and implement security, regulatory and platform patching.
- Monitor platform availability, performance and capacity.
- Develop, maintain and test disaster-recovery plans.
- Automate infrastructure administration, testing and deployment activities.
- Perform root-cause analysis and implement preventative improvements.
- Contribute to complex systems design and technical risk assessments.
- Lead or support platform installation, upgrade, migration and decommissioning activities.
- Prepare and review technical documentation, operating procedures and support material.

Applicants must have:





- A current Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance and the ability to maintain it throughout the engagement.
- Substantial experience administering SAS Viya or comparable enterprise SAS environments .
- Senior-level experience supporting business-critical infrastructure platforms.
- Demonstrated experience with availability management and disaster recovery.
- Experience with infrastructure capacity, performance monitoring and planning.
- Solid incident, problem and root-cause management capability.Experience creating scripts or automation for infrastructure administration.
- Experience contributing to complex systems design, installation, upgrade or decommissioning activities.
- Strong technical documentation and stakeholder communication skills.

Availability to work from a nominated government office when required.

A degree in software engineering, computer science or a related discipline is highly regarded.

Location and working arrangements

Candidates must be based in ACT, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia or Tasmania .

Hybrid working arrangements may be available on a case-by-case basis. Candidates must live within reasonable travelling distance of a relevant office and be able to attend at short notice for operational or emergency requirements.

This is not a fully remote engagement.

Initial term: 12 months.

Potential extension subject to client requirements.

Anticipated commencement: 1 September 2026.

Engagement type: hourly-rate contract.

Rate: negotiable according to experience and demonstrated capability.

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📌 Senior SAS Administrator | Federal Government12-Month Contract (Canberra)
🏢 Pryan
📍 Canberra