SAS Viya Platform Engineer - 2091897

SAS Viya Platform Engineer

We are seeking a SAS Viya Platform Engineer to lead the design, development, and orchestration of the SAS Viya platform on a Zero Trust Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment. This role involves collaborating with architects and cross-functional teams to ensure high performance, scalability, and maintainability of the SAS infrastructure, while driving innovation and user experience improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end architecture and deployment of the SAS Viya platform on GCP, ensuring alignment with Zero Trust principles.
• Collaborate with architects to plan and execute technology refresh projects, optimizing infrastructure for performance and scalability.
• Enhance user experience through seamless URL management, analytics integration, localization, and component interoperability.
• Drive continuous improvement of the reusable SAS Dataset library.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and development across multiple products.
• Establish scalable development processes that enforce Ford standards and support dynamic content needs.
• Mentor junior engineers, lead code reviews, and promote best practices in code quality, testing, and performance optimization.
• Partner with product owners and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and Inner Source contributions.
• Prioritize the creation of engaging, tailored user experiences that deliver measurable business outcomes.

Required Skills & Experience:

• SAS Software: 5+ years as a SAS Administrator; SAS Viya experience preferred
• Java: 10+ years of core Java API development
• Cloud Computing: 5+ years building Docker containers and deploying to OpenShift
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 5+ years, including Cloud Run
• PostgreSQL: 2+ years

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Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.