SAS Viya Administrator

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Design and architect SAS Viya deployments based on business, performance, and scalability requirements

• Install, configure, and deploy SAS Viya in cloud and on-premises environments

• Administer and manage CAS (Cloud Analytic Services) and SAS Compute including session management and resource allocation

• Experience with managing containerized workloads, namespaces, ingress, storage classes, persistent volumes, and other Kubernetes resources.

• Install, patch, upgrade, and validate SAS Viya software releases.

• Monitor system health, logs, events, and resource utilization across SAS and Kubernetes environments

• Perform root cause analysis and resolve platform, application, and connectivity issues

• Implement performance tuning for CAS, compute servers, and supporting services

• Conduct capacity planning and forecast infrastructure growth requirements

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design and architect SAS Viya deployments based on business, performance, and scalability requirements

• Install, configure, and deploy SAS Viya in cloud and on-premises environments

• Administer and manage CAS (Cloud Analytic Services) and SAS Compute including session management and resource allocation

• Experience with managing containerized workloads, namespaces, ingress, storage classes, persistent volumes, and other Kubernetes resources.

• Install, patch, upgrade, and validate SAS Viya software releases.

• Monitor system health, logs, events, and resource utilization across SAS and Kubernetes environments

• Perform root cause analysis and resolve platform, application, and connectivity issues

• Implement performance tuning for CAS, compute servers, and supporting services

• Conduct capacity planning and forecast infrastructure growth requirements

• Develop, test, and maintain disaster recovery and backup strategies

• Perform regular recovery drills to validate disaster recovery readiness

• Manage user authentication and authorization using LDAP/Active Directory/SAML/OAuth

• Implement encryption for data at rest and in transit (TLS, certificates, key management)

• Integrate SAS Viya with enterprise databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, etc.) and validate secure connectivity.

• Automate administrative tasks using Python, Shell scripting, and CI/CD pipelines

• Implement automated monitoring, alerting, and incident response mechanisms

• Utilize monitoring tools (Prome theus, Grafana, etc.) for observability

• Optimize cloud resource utilization and manage cost efficiency

• Create and maintain detailed architecture diagrams and system documentation

• Develop installation guides, operational runbooks, and standard operating procedures

• Support SAS Studio, Model Studio, and other Viya applications

• Assist SAS developers and analysts with onboarding, environment usage, and troubleshooting

• Coordinate with storage, network, database, and security teams for platform alignment

• Participate in change management processes for environment updates and enhancements

• Ensure compliance with IT governance, audit requirements, and regulatory standards

• Evaluate new tools, features, and methodologies to improve SAS platform operations

• Serve as escalation point for production incidents and critical system issues

• Conduct periodic health checks and recommend system improvements

• Maintain configuration management and environment version control

• Support migration activities from legacy SAS environments to SAS Viya

Salary Range: $140,000 to $160,000 per year

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Role: Engineer

Desired skills: SAS

Qualifications: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Experience: 8 - 12 Years

• Job function: TECHNOLOGY

• Location: Dallas, TX

Salary range: $140,000–$160,000

Apply by: 2026-08-07 00:00:00