Senior SAS Viya Platform Engineer - Rivonia / Hybrid - R1.4M, Cape Town

About the Role We are looking for a skilled and motivated

SAS Viya Engineer

to join our growing data and analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for deploying, managing, and optimizing the SAS Viya platform in a cloud-native environment.

You’ll work at the intersection of

data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps , supporting advanced analytics and machine learning initiatives across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Install, configure, and maintain SAS Viya on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) or on-prem Kubernetes environments

Manage users, roles, and permissions to ensure secure access

Monitor system performance and troubleshoot platform issues

Integrate SAS Viya with databases, APIs, and data lakes

Design and maintain scalable data pipelines

Clean, transform, and prepare data for analytics and modeling

Support data scientists using SAS Visual Analytics and SAS Model Studio

Deploy and manage machine learning models within SAS Viya

Automate model scoring and retraining processes

Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments

Work with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

Ensure system scalability, reliability, and high availability

Required Skills&Experience

Strong experience with

SAS Viya

administration and deployment

Solid knowledge of

SQL

and data integration

Experience with

cloud platforms

(AWS and/or Azure)

Hands‑on experience with:

Docker

Kubernetes

Proficiency in

Python

and/or

R

Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

Experience building and maintaining data pipelines

Nice to Have

Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g., Terraform)

Knowledge of data lakes and big data ecosystems

Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools

Previous experience supporting data science teams

Reference Number for this position is

GZ60657

which is a permanent

Hybrid

position based in

Rivonia

offering a cost to company salary of

R1.4m per annum

negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on



or call him on

011 463 3633

to discuss this and other opportunities.

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