Job#: 2091897
Job Description:
Position Title: SAS Viya Platform Engineer
Location: Hybrid Dearborn MI
Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree
12 Month Contract
$50-60/HR
Position Overview:
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
EEO Employer
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.
EEO Employer
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.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
