Are you a problem solver, explorer, and knowledge seeker – always asking, “What if?” If so, you may be the new team member we’re looking for. Because at SAS, your curiosity matters – whether you’re developing algorithms, creating customer experiences, or answering critical questions. Curiosity is our code, and the opportunities here are endless. What we do We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. Our curiosity fuels innovation, pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo, and changing the way we live. SAS Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Team is a service organization responsible for providing IT support for our full spectrum of SAS Solutions to Infrastructure & Platform Services. Additionally, the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) team works with other SAS IT teams to improve our service catalog offerings to our customers including helping to implement next generation technologies. As an Engineer in the SAS Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) team, you will use your communication and technical skills to support internal and external customers in our hosted & internal environment. You will help design, implement, and support a large heterogeneous computing environment. You will be responsible for helping to maintain Service Level Agreements and Operational Level Agreements, and improve the performance, reliability, and standardization of our hosted & internal solutions. This specific request is for an IaaS Delivery Architect Information Systems Engineer Experience: 5-8 Yrs (in Project Management) Responsibilities would include: - Manage deadline-driven, team-oriented projects. Responsible for attainment of overall project objectives and goals. - Establish budget and delivery schedule, based on project requirements and in consultation with stakeholders and internal and external project team members. - Determine resource needs and coordinate requests for personnel, equipment and other resources. - Direct activities of project staff. May provide technical leadership as appropriate for projects. - Initiate and track projects. Maintains project documentation including updates to Project/Portfolio Management systems, plans, schedules and status reports. - Manage project scope and customer expectations. - Work with team to define project goals and implementation strategies. - Negotiate with customer about project issues related to risks, cost, time, and deliverables. - Communicate project status to stakeholders and management. Provide presentations on projects (e.g., kick-off, scope, deliverables, and schedule) as requested. - Use appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to work effectively with business partners (e.g., peers, functional partners, cross-sector partners, matrixed partners, external vendors, etc.) to meet mutual goals and objectives. Organize and manage assigned projects considering department, division, and corporate priorities and goals Technology/Vendor experience: - PMP Certification - Strong organization and planning skills - Excellent written and verbal skills - Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and deliver projects - Experience with formal project management methodology - Ability to lead a project team - Working knowledge of the working environment which applies to the scope of projects to be managed (project characteristics may include development, infrastructure, analytics, global, 3rdparty, compliance, etc.) - Ability to conceptualize client needs and translate them into implementation strategies - Resolves problems with minimal management assistance, escalates appropriately - Strong negotiation, facilitation, and presentation skills - Global business perspective and effective global team management |