SAS Business Systems Analyst
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 10+ years of relevant professional experience in business systems analysis or enterprise data initiatives.
- Posting language
- English
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Business Systems Analyst with 10+ years of experience in business analysis, enterprise data modernization, and legacy-to-cloud migration initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in the SAS platform ecosystem, SAS code analysis, data mapping, and AWS cloud data services.
The candidate will act as a strategic bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, supporting the migration of legacy SAS-based data platforms to modern AWS cloud architectures while ensuring business continuity, data integrity, and operational efficiency.
Mandatory Skills:
- Business Analysis: Extensive experience in enterprise business analysis and requirements management.
- SAS Platform Ecosystem: Expert-level knowledge of SAS environments, SAS code analysis, datasets, reporting logic, and legacy data flows.
- AWS Cloud Data Services: Advanced understanding of Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, AWS Glue, and Amazon EMR.
- Data Mapping: Expertise in source-to-target data mapping, interface specifications, and data transformation requirements.
- Enterprise Data Cataloging: Experience with Data.world and/or Alation.
- Legacy-to-Cloud Migration: Strong experience supporting legacy data platform modernization and migration to cloud-based architectures.
- Data Modeling: Advanced understanding of data models, database architecture, and relational data structures.
- Documentation: Experience creating BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, workflows, and technical documentation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience in business systems analysis or enterprise data initiatives.
- Proven experience in SAS-to-AWS migration projects.
- Demonstrated expertise in data mapping, legacy system analysis, and cloud data modernization.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
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Responsibilities
Bridge business stakeholders and technical teams to support migration of legacy SAS-based data platforms to AWS cloud architectures. Analyze SAS code, data flows, and reporting logic, and support data mapping and modernization while maintaining business continuity, data integrity, and operational efficiency.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of business systems analysis or enterprise data experience, including proven SAS-to-AWS migration work. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a related field and expertise in SAS, AWS data services, data mapping, data modeling, enterprise data cataloging, documentation, and stakeholder management.
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Requirements Management
- SAS Platform Ecosystem
- SAS Code Analysis
- AWS Cloud Data Services
- Data Mapping
- Enterprise Data Cataloging
- Legacy-to-Cloud Migration
- Data Modeling
- Database Architecture
- Documentation
- Stakeholder Management
- Data Transformation
- Legacy System Analysis
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- Technology
- Data & Analytics
- Software
- Consulting
Keywords
- Business Systems Analysis
- Enterprise Business Analysis
- Requirements Management
- SAS
- SAS Code Analysis
- SAS Datasets
- Reporting Logic
- Legacy Data Flows
- Amazon S3
- Amazon Redshift
- AWS Glue
- Amazon EMR
- Data Mapping
- Source-to-Target Mapping
- Interface Specifications
- Data Transformation
- Data.world
- Alation
- Legacy-to-Cloud Migration
- Cloud Data Modernization
- Data Modeling
- Database Architecture
- Relational Data Structures
- Functional Specifications
- User Stories
- Workflows
- Technical Documentation
- Stakeholder Management