About the role

Technical Architect designing application architectures for SAS Viya solutions on Azure and AWS. Collaborating with teams to deliver reliable and scalable cloud-based solutions.

Responsibilities

Design and guide application architectures built on SAS Viya solutions, including integration with third-party services, data platforms, identity providers, and enterprise systems.
Establish engineering patterns and reference implementations that enable consistent development and operation of custom solution workloads across Azure and AWS.
Partner with consulting and customer delivery teams to enable successful implementation of solution architectures and integrations.
Define best practices for application configuration, deployment workflows, and lifecycle management within cloud-native environments.
Improve developer and operator experience by simplifying application onboarding, deployment, and troubleshooting processes.
Promote secure-by-design engineering practices aligned with organizational security and compliance requirements.
Evaluate emerging technologies and integration approaches to enhance SAS solution capabilities and customer outcomes.
Participate in technical communities and contribute thought leadership aligned with SAS innovation initiatives.
Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support secure software development goals.

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in technical architecture, application engineering, or solution integration roles.
Experience designing and implementing enterprise application integrations upon distributed system architectures.
Hands-on experience with Azure and AWS cloud environments.
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices-based applications.
Understanding of APIs, service integration patterns, and application lifecycle management.
Demonstrated ability to produce technical documentation, including architecture diagrams and solution design documents.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Willingness to travel as business needs require.
Personal qualities aligned with SAS values: curiosity, passion, authenticity, and accountability.

Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
Medical plan options include: PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS.
Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan.
An industry-leading 401k plan.
Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development.
Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.