FTE, Remote)

Adastra Corporation

8d•Remote

About The Position

Adastra is seeking a Lead SAS/Python Developer to support a large-scale modernization initiative migrating legacy SAS-based workloads to Anaconda/Python. The role provides technical leadership for SAS decommissioning and migration while also contributing hands-on to application migration, automation development, governance, and modernization of analytical processes. The developer will work across technical and business teams to lead migration or retirement of active SAS workloads, establish development standards, guide implementation, and ensure analytical solutions are scalable, reliable, and maintainable. The position is fully remote and may be based across Canada or the USA. The successful candidate must be able to work Central (CST) hours; CST availability is described as preferred in the qualifications. The position is available as a contractor or full-time employee.

Requirements

Senior- or lead-level software development experience, including demonstrated technical leadership within complex development or modernization initiatives.
Strong hands-on expertise in Python, including Anaconda, as well as SQL and SAS.
Strong ability to understand, interpret, and modernize complex SAS programs and workflows.
Experience with relational databases, including Netezza and Redshift.
Strong Linux/Unix scripting experience.
Experience with CRON scheduling and automation.
Strong experience with unit testing, debugging, code optimization, and performance tuning.
Experience conducting code reviews, establishing development standards, and guiding developers on technical implementation.
Ability to own technical solutions from requirements and design through development, testing, and implementation.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including communicating technical concepts and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
Ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
Commitment to code quality, accuracy, maintainability, and continuous improvement.
Ability to work within CST hours is preferred.
Must be able to work Central (CST) hours, as stated in the location and work model details.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with GitHub and GitHub Copilot.
Working knowledge of SAS Enterprise Guide.
Working knowledge of JupyterHub.
Previous experience leading or supporting large-scale SAS-to-Python migration or SAS decommissioning initiatives.
Experience mentoring or providing technical direction to development teams.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and hands-on development throughout SAS-to-Python migration and modernization initiatives.
Analyze complex business and technical requirements to design scalable solutions and define technical approaches.
Lead the interpretation and migration of SAS programs, datasets, and processes to Python-based environments.
Develop, test, and maintain Python applications and scripts.
Build and support Unix-based automation and data processing pipelines.
Establish and promote development standards, coding best practices, and reusable patterns across the team.
Conduct code and technical design reviews and guide developers.
Optimize applications for performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Identify technical risks, dependencies, and migration challenges, and drive solutions through to resolution.
Maintain technical documentation and source code repositories using Git.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure teams, and other technical partners to deliver migration and modernization objectives.
Serve as a technical point of contact for development and migration activities and support technical decision-making across the initiative.