Technology Consulting - AI and Data - SAS Viya - Technical Manager

EY; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in India is seeking a SAS Viya Technical Manager in Data & AI within Technology Consulting to own end-to-end SAS Viya platform governance and drive platform improvements.

You will lead administrators, optimise CAS performance, ensure security and compliance, mentor teams, and translate analytics requirements into scalable solutions for enterprise deployments.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in analytics platforms or data & AI environments with SAS tech.
• Expertise in SAS Viya architecture, administration and CAS performance.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale analytics platforms across multi-environment landscapes.
• Strong understanding of data platforms, analytics pipelines, and tuning.
• Hands-on with platform operations, monitoring, and incident management.
• Knowledge of security, identity, access management, governance in regulated spaces.
• Ability to translate business analytics requirements into scalable tech solutions.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor SAS Viya administrators and platform engineers.
• Excellent problem-solving and client-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical authority for SAS Viya design, config, and standards.
• Lead platform administration, upgrades, patching, and recovery for stability.
• Manage CAS performance, scalability, and resource utilisation for analytics workloads.
• Ensure robust security and regulatory compliance across environments.
• Oversee monitoring, logging, and incident management for reliability.
• Troubleshoot data issues and bottlenecks in real-time and batch pipelines.
• Govern SAS Viya content, data access, and release management.
• Mentor SAS Viya admins and engineers, establish SOPs and best practices.
• Contribute to documentation and code/configuration reviews.

Skills

SAS Viya architecture

Platform administration

Leadership

Performance tuning

Security governance

Incident management

Mentoring

Data pipelines

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

10–12 years SAS analytics platforms

Tools

SAS Viya

CAS server

Job description

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SAS Viya – Technical Manager, Data & AI, Technology Consulting (EY GDS)

EY GDS is seeking a SAS Viya Technical Manager with robust technical leadership and deep expertise in data and analytics, specifically focusing on SAS Viya. The role involves end-to-end ownership and governance of the SAS Viya platform and participation in the growing Data & AI practice within EY GDS.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical authority for SAS Viya architecture, platform design, configuration, and standards across environments.
• Lead platform administration and lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, backup, recovery, and ensuring environment stability.
• Manage and optimise CAS performance, workload execution, scalability, and resource utilisation for analytics and AI workloads.
• Ensure robust security, identity, access management, and regulatory compliance in line with enterprise policies.
• Oversee monitoring, logging, observability, and incident management to ensure platform reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data issues and performance bottlenecks across real-time and batch analytics pipelines.
• Govern SAS Viya content, data access, environment promotions, and release management.
• Lead and mentor SAS Viya administrators and platform engineers, establishing SOPs and best practices.
• Contribute to technical documentation, code/configuration reviews, and continuous platform improvement.

Required Skills And Experience

• 8–12 years of experience in analytics platforms, data engineering, or enterprise Data & AI environments with strong exposure to SAS technologies.
• Extensive technical expertise in SAS Viya architecture, administration, and CAS performance optimisation.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale analytics platforms in complex, multi-environment landscapes.
• Strong understanding of data platforms, analytics pipelines (batch and real-time), and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with platform operations, monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management.
• Strong knowledge of security, identity, access management, and governance in regulated environments.
• Ability to translate business and analytics requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Experience in leading and mentoring technical platform teams, setting standards and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills, especially in high-pressure delivery environments and client engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar field.
• 10–12 years of experience in SAS-based analytics platforms, including SAS Viya.
• Strong experience in SAS Viya architecture, administration, CAS server configuration, and performance tuning.
• Proven track record in delivering enterprise-grade SAS Viya implementations and translating business requirements into secure, high-performance analytics solutions.
• Expertise in SAS Viya security (identity management, authorisation, CAS permissions, credential domains).
• Experience with SAS Viya lifecycle management (upgrades, patching, environment promotions, production support).
• Ability to lead and mentor SAS Viya administrators and platform engineers.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder communication skills.
• SAS certifications in SAS Viya Administration or Architecture are strongly preferred; cloud certifications are a plus.

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