Risk Support Analyst - Business Analyst - Credit Risk - SAS - Halifax

North Yorkshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Business Risk Analyst required for a leading retain bank with SAS experience.

Responsibilities - Accountabilities)

  • Act as the platform gate keeper to ensure quality code and processes are deployed into Production
  • Undertake robust testing (in the Test environments) of the batch processes sent through the Route to Live process
  • Executing the batch change control and code promotions activities.
  • Offer support to SAS users on this environment.
  • Establishing best practices and guidelines for the usage of SAS environment.
  • Provides guidance and assistance to SAS Developers on operational and technical issues; interfacing with the SAS for Support environment problems.
  • Data management including Data quality checking and data audits.
  • Design, develop, maintain and enhance the data platform to support current and future Credit Risk business objectives and initiatives.
  • Support Credit Risk analysts with SAS working practice and mentor efficient and optimum use of the analysis tools.
  • Develop and maintain system documentation including Data Dictionaries, User Guides, Design and maintenance procedures etc.

Skills - Knowledge - Experience

  • Preferably 3 years of SAS experience, however, at least 1 year of experience is required.
  • Experience in utilising SAS Management Console to administer SAS platforms (especially on Unix AIX systems)
  • SAS code release management experience, including packaging, promoting, and deploying metadata across SAS environments
  • Batch scheduling experience in an industry recognised tool (Tivoli, LSF)
  • Good communication skills are key. Ability to clearly articulate their thoughts and ideas, data expertise, processes and provide workable solutions in an easy to understand format to SAS users.
  • Team working with both technical and non-technical colleagues to develop technical solutions.
  • Show well-developed interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, particularly the ability to convey key business information arising from complex data issues to non-technical people
  • Good business acumen with the technical expertise to optimise and automate business processes.
  • Experience of financial product data, especially Credit Risk would be beneficial.

Specific SAS Skills Required

  • SAS v9.4
  • SAS Management Console
  • SAS EG, SAS DI
  • Unix AIX
  • LSF/Tivoli
  • Experience of Credit Risk.
  • Stakeholder management and good communication. Will provide a direct interface into the business and need to translate business requirements into technical designs.

Please note that, due to the high level of applications we receive, we are not able to provide individual responses. If you have not heard from us within 2 working days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Campion Willcocks is an equal opportunities employer. Services advertised by Campion Willcocks are those of an employment business.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
3 months initially
From
Campion Willcocks Limited
Published at
02.08.2017
Project ID:
1391227
Contract type
Freelance
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