SLC Solutions Architect, Mendix

• Ideal candidates will have several years of SAS platform administration, extensive enterprise architecture understanding, including SAS GRID, and be proficient with Enterprise Guide, Enterprise Miner, DI Studio, Metadata Server and the base SAS languages like DataStep, DataStep 2 and most PROCS
• 3+ years’ experience as a SAS platform Admin
• Extensive experience using common SAS modules:
• Enterprise Guide
• Enterprise Miner
• DI Studio
• Metadata Server
• SAS GRID
• Extensive enterprise software knowledge to include:
• Windows Server configuration
• Linux REHL 8+ configuration
• Database configuration/connectivity
• Firewall and networking experience
• 3+ years SAS language programming
• Experience with Cloud Computing technologies like AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI
• Excellent presentation preparation and presenting skills
• Excellent written and spoken English ability
• Strong commercial awareness
• Knowledge and experience of data architecture, data processing, database systems and analytics
• Knowledge of the SQL language and other business analytics tools and languages
• Knowledge of SLC supported platforms LINUX, , AIX, MacOS and Solaris
• Self-motivated with a passion for new technology
• Strong problem solve
• Not afraid to ask for help

Desirable

• We are seeking a highly motivated individual to lead services delivery in the Americas for the SLC product
• The SLC Solution Architect is a player/coach role who will ramp up to become proficient in all aspects of an SLC migration project, while at the same time helping to scale an Americas-based practice
• Key facets of the role will span the full customer lifecycle from sales pursuit through implementation and support of the platform and include both functional and technical skills
• Establish an effective working relationship with Sales and Presales to assist in the final stages of deal closure, attending presales technical calls as required
• Perform discovery with customers to understand their existing SAS environment with the key goal of determining migration feasibility
• Analysis of existing SAS language programs, working with product development and data science teams to determine effort/duration requirements
• Analyze existing SAS infrastructure, understand target requirements from customer taking into consideration any modernization needs, and prepare a recommended target architecture. Determine customer use-cases of unsupported language elements and software modules, preparing a ‘route to live’
• Defining the training requirements, resources available and delivery deadlines for a migration project
• Attend customer stand-ups and project review meetings and be the face of Siemens DISW SLC
• Responsible for the technical delivery of migration projects to include:
• Supporting the deployment and configuration of SLC software onto customer environments
• Support the configuration of any number of 3rd party applications/drivers/DBs required by SLC
• Training of customer system admins on the effective use of SLC/HUB as required
• Training of customer migration delivery teams on best practices for code migration
• Triage technical issues to ensure prompt resolution, working with L2 support
• Development requirement scoping, bug definition and working with product management and engineering when required to oversee deployment of maintenance builds/bug fixes
• Travel to client locations on an infrequent but as-needed basis
• Liaise with different teams - Engineering, Database, Support, Cloud, Testing, QA, Documentation