Job description
SENIOR SAS DEVELOPER - MI - INSURANCE
Our client, a Times Top 30 major UK insurer, is looking for an experienced SAS Developer to join their MI Team on a mix of BAU and project work, including a future migration to SAS VIYA. As a Senior SAS Developer you'll support the MI Manager in providing meaningful MI to the business, helping support our client's thriving financial and operational performance. If you're looking for a new role in your SAS career and have experience in SAS EG/ SAS VA, SAS VIYA and SAS DI Studio, apply today!
About our client
They're a leading and expanding motor insurance group who are renowned for their staff reward and recognition and are ranked highly in The Times Top 30 Big Companies to work for. They're a modern and progressive group and pride themselves on their innovative IT software and dynamic and agile way of working.
Location: must be commutable twice a week to offices in either Manchester, Haywards Heath (West Sussex) or Whitstable (Kent)
Competitive Salary and benefits package, based on experience
Key tasks will include but not limited to:
- To support the MI manager and MI Senior Leads to build and manage the BI platform
 - To support department data initiatives which help to inform the overall strategic direction of the business
 - To mine large data, providing data and management information reports to inform decision making
 - To constantly review the way data is processed in the business, looking for ways to improve running times and efficiency
 - To be an advocate of data governance activities, policies and procedures
 - To help drive continuous improvements in data quality standards
 - To assist with the resolution of known data issues, ensuring root causes are identified and sustainable solutions are developed and implemented, liaising with IT to fix issues, as required
 - To help ensure that day to day data processing completes, to agreed timelines with no failures, high level understanding of the Data warehouse as a whole from end to end
 
The ideal candidate:
- Experience of writing SAS code or use of SAS EG or SAS VA
 - Experience of SAS DI studio
 - Experience of using SAS VIYA
 - Experience of T-SQL & Power BI
 - 3 years' experience in a BI role
 - Advanced Excel