Sr. Functional Application Manager SAS

Project overview

Assignment Description

Performing the Functional and Application Management of the Business Intelligence and Analysis functionalities to support the information position of the Inspectorate for the Environment and Transport.

The SAS Administrator is the link between the Analysis and Data department and the ICT organization, capable of translating the work of the analysts into a working Business Intelligence solution.

Responsibilities

Background of the assignment

For the functional and application management of our SAS Business Intelligence and Analytics information provisions, we are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and driven SAS administrator to strengthen our agile team. You are familiar with working with databases, data warehouses, ETL, data management, and complex applications within a SAS DWH environment. In addition to SAS, you will also perform the functional management of Weigh in Motion (Real Time Monitor load capacity transport). You are a real team player, but you also work independently.

You are accountable for your work, behavior, and attitude, and we expect you to hold your colleagues accountable as well. Furthermore, customer focus, structured and accurate work, proactivity, flexibility, and good communication skills are necessary competencies.

• Managing the functional BI and Analytics systems of the ILT,
• Supporting users by answering questions, resolving incidents, and using the SAS environment.
• Focusing on proactively solving complex problems and improving the efficiency of the application systems,
• Drawing up and monitoring a management plan,
• Guiding users in the transition to new versions of SAS, SAS clients, and SAS facilities,
• Facilitating knowledge exchange sessions for our SAS users, in collaboration with analysts within ILT,
• Managing contracts in consultation with the contract manager regarding licenses, scratch cards, etc.,
• Maintaining contacts with key users, (software) suppliers, and chain partners at an operational level and supervising work,
• Explaining and transferring new functionalities to users and key users,
• Monitoring the continuity of the coherence between different systems,
• Performing acceptance tests of changes,
• Requirements management: supporting the scrum team and the product owner in drawing up and refining EPICs and user stories,
• Ensuring the implementation of proposed changes, the controlled management of these changes, and maintenance of the user and management documents of the application(s),
• Designing and building queries and dashboards,
• User and access management.
• Managing the SAS applications,
• Performing corrective, preventive, perfective, and adaptive maintenance,
• Guiding small functional changes,
• Technical and operational IT support in collaboration with SAS and chain partners DICTU and SSC-ICT.
• Promoting changes in the DWH, Datamarts, and SAS programs to the Acceptance and Production environment.
• Installing/rolling out new/changed SAS BASE programs, reports, and dashboards in SAS Visual Analytics and developments in the SAS Portal.
• Connecting/importing data sources via various interfaces such as SOAP Queues, XML, and various SAS Access interfaces

Requirements

SAS DI, SAS VA, SAS Viya and SAS Base (preferably certified)

SAS Maintenance (preferably certified)

managing/configuring authorizations and user support in the use of the tooling

Knowledge of and experience with functional management processes and specifically the functional management of SAS and analysis environments

HBO (completed/diploma) or Academic work and thinking level in the direction of Business Intelligence/Analytics/Information Science;

"Specialized in developing SAS-DI jobs. Uses a structured approach. Demonstrable knowledge and experience with:

"Has experience working in complex multidisciplinary environments. Takes initiative and advises proactively. Can communicate clearly and strongly, both orally and in writing."

Has demonstrable experience with plan-based and project-based work and Agile/Scrum. Uses a structured approach.

Wishes

"1. Proactive

"1. Knowledge and experience of relational databases, particularly Oracle and MS SQL

"1. Experience with SAS metadata structure, authorizations, and security

• SAS Viya and SAS Visual Analytics is a plus,
• data warehouse concepts.
• analysis of the logging of SAS processes.
• Enterprise Guide"
• Results-oriented and Independent
• Customer focus
• Planned and structured work
• Accurate work"
• Knowledge and experience with open-source analysis tools such as R(-Shiny) and Python in relation to SAS
• Knowledge and experience with query languages (SQL and SAS Base)"
• Preferably experience with promotion and implementation (OTAP) of SAS software
• Skill in analyzing and inventorying information needs
• Experience within the Dutch Central Government
• Experience with ICT supplier DICTU"

Project details

• Start: 2026-12-31T23:00:00
• Location: Den Haag Zuid-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch