Senior SAS Engineer

at ABN AMRO

📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands

EUR 72,800-104,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Hybrid

🕙 36-40 hours per week

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Agile @ 3 Azure @ 6 CI/CD @ 3 Communication @ 6

Details

Are you a passionate SAS expert who thrives on taking ownership of critical platforms? This role serves as the technical lead and trusted expert for the SAS RCM capability within the Financial Risk Grid. You will be responsible for the end-to-end performance, stability, and strategic evolution of the SAS RCM platform in an international Agile environment.

Responsibilities

Act as the technical owner and expert for the SAS RCM application.
Take end-to-end accountability for platform performance, stability, and delivery.
Define and drive the roadmap and long-term strategy.
Design and implement scalable and reliable solutions.
Reduce technical complexity and improve operational efficiency.
Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot SAS environments.
Manage licenses, upgrades, patches, and hotfixes.
Lead collaboration with stakeholders and build strong internal ownership while reducing reliance on external support.
Work with SAS Administrators, Platform Engineers, and a Product Owner in a Scrum-based Agile team.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree with an IT focus.
Strong hands-on experience as a SAS Administrator using SAS 9.4 or later.
Deep expertise in SAS, including SAS architecture and cloud hosting, preferably Azure.
Familiarity with Agile ways of working, Scrum, and CI/CD best practices.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
An entrepreneurial attitude.
Knowledge of SAS RCM is a strong advantage.

Benefits

Gross monthly salary of €6,066–€8,666 based on a 36-hour work week, including holiday allowance and a flexible benefits budget.
Excellent pension scheme.
Hybrid working, with working from home possible in consultation with the team and depending on the role.
Ergonomic home office setup.
Five weeks of vacation per year, plus two mandatory days off, with the option to purchase up to four additional weeks annually.
Five additional days off for personal development or volunteer work.
Annual development budget of €1,000, accumulating up to €3,000.
Annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for business and private use.