Required Skills &

Experience - 3–5 years of SAS/Python development experience - Advanced SAS: Data Steps, Macros, SAS SQL, and advanced SAS assets - Strong Python: DataFrames, data manipulation, and production-ready code - Cloud: Hands-on Python development in a cloud/server-based environment - GitHub Copilot: Practical experience with AI-assisted development - Data: Strong understanding of data transformation and processing - Documentation: Able to document technical work and provide clear status updates - Independence: Able to work effectively in a heads-down development environment -Communication: Able to clearly explain technical progress to stakeholders Nice to Have Skills &

Experience - Experience with agentic prompting and advanced GitHub Copilot capabilities - Experience troubleshooting development environment, server connectivity, architecture, or engineering-related issues - Experience working in Visual Studio or similar development environments - Experience supporting large-scale migration or modernization initiatives - Previous experience working with teams where SAS remains a primary technology used across the organization - Banking or financial services experience is considered an asset but is not required Insight Global is hiring for a SAS/Python Developer on a 12-month contract for a leading banking client. This is a hybrid role and requires 2x/week on site downtown Toronto (NO REMOTE FLEX). This role will support the Marketing Analytics team’s migration from SAS Enterprise Guide to Python using Anaconda in a cloud environment (with development in Visual Studio).

The focus is hands-on, heads-down coding to convert existing SAS programs (data steps, macros, SAS SQL) into efficient, maintainable Python code (pandas/dataframes), with strong attention to performance and documentation.



No predictive modeling is required—this is primarily a migration and engineering-quality coding role. Time Allocation (Target Split) - 80%: Coding / migration work (SAS to Python conversion, refactoring, testing) - 10%: Stakeholder communication (status updates, clarifications with lead/Director) - 10%: Engineering/support work (documentation, environment/connectivity support, collaboration with team member) Day-to-Day Responsibilities - Convert SAS Enterprise Guide programs into Python (Anaconda-based) equivalents - Translate SAS data steps, macros, and SAS SQL logic into Python/pandas - Refactor and optimize code for performance (compute-efficient processing) - Write efficient queries and transformations; avoid compute-heavy approaches - Apply data engineering best practices (e.g., productive querying, indexing concepts, runtime considerations) - Partner with internal project owners to migrate their SAS-based workflows while they retain ownership of outputs - Lead/own migration delivery for a large, code-heavy initiative from the team’s portfolio - Produce clear technical documentation (in-code comments and supporting documentation) so the broader team can maintain the migrated assets - Provide regular, concise status updates and communicate progress/blockers clearly - Support connectivity and environment-related needs (e.g., connecting to servers, navigating architectural/engineering constraints) as required - Leverage GitHub Copilot where helpful to accelerate development, while ensuring correctness, clarity, and maintainability Pay: $35 - $45/hr Contract Duration: 12 months Work Arrangement: Hybrid Artificial intelligence tools are used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.

Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.

📌 SAS/Python Developer (Toronto)
🏢 Insight Global
📍 Toronto