• Job Description

  Req#: 34119

  Job Description

  CareerStart@sas Internship Program 2024

  EMEA ASIA PACIFIC

  Nice to meet you!

  We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.

  We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling internship coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.

  Opportunity

  Within our EMEA/ APAC-wide Internship Program CareerStart@sas we’re offering a 6-month full-time internship in our Customer Advisory department as a Cloud and solution architect within the Platform team.

  The Cloud and Solution architect intern has to be someone who wants to understand and learn the complete SAS architecture ecosystem, and who wants to apply new trends in software and technology architecture, with the help of experience architect within the team, in the platform practice.

  Essential business domais where you are going to be involved, always with a team mate to assits you, are:

  • Working with the sales team on technical activities to maximize revenue opportunities and ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.
  • Co-operating with sales in developing customer account strategies, assessment of customer needs and critical sales issues to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Providing consultative services, including architecture recommendations to support proposed solutions.
  • Translating business requirements into SAS technical solutions and linking to business value.
  • Identifying appropriate architecture, applications, tools and solutions for targeted accounts.
  • Preparing technical demonstrations, proof of concepts and presentations based on client needs.
  • Conducting discovery meetings to collect, analyze, clarify and document business requirements during the sales cycle to support the implementation team and produce a detailed solution proposal.
  • Developing familiarity with company sales initiatives, product positioning, pricing, proposals and models.
  • Preparing and answering RFI and RFP to accomplish customer requirement in the discovery phase.

  Starting date: April, 15

  Required qualifications:

  • You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
  • Strong communication skills – both written and verbal. We’re a global company, English is a key.
  • Leadership abilities. Your past experiences demonstrate you’ll take initiative and go above and beyond the call of duty.
  • You’re interested in the future of Analytics and embrace technology.
  • You’re a college student enrolled in an accredited program at the end of course. Or, you are a fresh graduate.
  • Target majors include all the STEM faculties, Quantitative Finance or equivalent.

  Preferred qualifications

  • Basic knowledge of software engineering.
  • Familiarity with Linux.
  • Basic knowledge of system and databases administration.
  • Programming language Knowledge such us Python, R, Java, SQL, SAS is preferred.
  • Diagraming capabilities to express architecture concepts from a high level until a detailed level.

  What you can expect?

  We’re not about coffee runs or boring busywork. Our internship program is focused on development, culture and community. We’ll help you grow professionally, thrive in an award-winning work environment and make memorable connections with your co-workers and fellow interns. We provide you with a unique business project and great opportunity to work on the most innovative analytics solutions during your internship. Besides that, you will have a SAS mentor, a personalized training program, and a tutor who always supports and enables you.

  Perks of the job

  • Work with (and learn from) the best. As a SAS intern, you’ll get face time with our top executives!
  • Free SAS programming training and certification for technical consulting roles.
  • At SAS, flexible work is the norm. Want to work remotely? That’s cool. Prefer a hybrid mix of sweatpants and in-person collaboration? That’s great, too.
  • Enjoy hackathons, social events and other opportunities to connect + engage.
  • Your well-being matters, and that’s why we support all dimensions of your well-being by offering programs that reduce stress and distractions to help you stay healthy and productive.

  Diverse and inclusive

  At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

  Additional Information

  Equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications. The level of this position will be determined based on the applicant's education, skills and experience. Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

  All valid SAS job openings are located on the Careers page at www.sas.com . SAS only sends emails from verified “sas.com” email addresses and never asks for sensitive, personal information or money. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of any type of communication from, for, or on behalf of SAS, please contact us at Recruitingsupport@sas.com before taking any further action.

• About the company

  SAS was developed at North Carolina State University from 1966 until 1976, when SAS Institute was incorporated.

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