SAS Viya Admin/ Architect

Title- SAS Viya Architect/ Administrator
Duration- 12 months
Location- Washington, D.C
Pay Rate Range- $90/hr to $95/hr on W2

JD:

We are seeking a consultant to support a variety of insider threat tasks for a client in the Intelligence Community. This consultant would be working with a team of fellow consultants on an ongoing project that started more than 10 years ago and has had a significant impact on national security. The current solution integrates more than 100 different data sources into an advanced SAS Visual Investigator environment with nearly 30 entities and dozens of VA reports woven into the framework. Applicants must be proficient in SAS Viya 4 administration, upgrades, and have a solid understanding of Kubernetes. Applicants must be willing to obtain a TS/SCI w/polygraph security clearance, and live to the DC area (or relocate to DC area).

What will you do:

• Use data in a fast-paced operational environment to address urgent insider threats to national security.
• The SAS Viya 4 Platform Administrator is responsible for the administration, operation, and technical integrity of SAS Viya 4 environments deployed on Kubernetes. This role requires a deep understanding of SAS Viya 4's cloud native technical architecture, container orchestration, and platform integrations, with emphasis on availability, security, performance, and scalability.
• Administer and support SAS Viya 4 environments in containerized deployments.
• Manage SAS Environment Manager, including users, groups, roles, content permissions, and access controls.
• Perform platform lifecycle activities such as upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and certificate management.
• Monitor platform health, logs, and performance across Viya services and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain entities, pages, alerts, and workflows in SAS Visual Investigator.
• Assist with the operation and maintenance of a SAS Viya 4.0 instance that includes SAS Studio, Visual Analytics, and Visual Investigator.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts in the insider threat domain.
• Configure and support authentication and authorization integrations,
• Troubleshoot role and permission propagation issues across Viya services.
• Ensure platform compliance with security and government standards (e.g., RBAC, least privilege, auditability).

Skills:

• SAS Viya 4 Administrative knowledge/understanding
• Working expertise with Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, OpenShift, or equivalent).
• Experience troubleshooting containerized applications at scale.
• Must be currently located in or willing to relocate to the Washington DC area.
• Must be willing to work from client site up to 5 days per week.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics or related field.