Technical Consultant (Emerging Career)

Job Title: Technical Consultant (Emerging Career) 0-2 years of experience

Start Date: July 1, 2025

Location: Montreal, Canada or Ottawa, Canada

Nice to meet you!

We’re a leader in data and AI. 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 career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

What you’ll do

SAS consultants transform a world of data into a world of intelligence. Our mantra is ‘Be curious’ and we practice this daily by finding creative and innovative solutions to continually exceed customer expectations. The team needs smart, caring, bold and trustworthy individuals to join us in inspiring customers with the most trusted analytics.

As a Technical Consultant, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with government agencies at various levels supporting policies and programs while collaborating with others on consulting projects and special projects.
• Enhance Canadian government law enforcement, public safety, healthcare and social services by working in a secure environment, collecting, managing and analyzing intelligence data.
• Provide reliable delivery of targeted project results through the application of specific SAS methodologies, projects and technologies.
• Understand, utilize, and communicate best practice methodologies and industry standards internally and externally.
• Install SAS software solutions and any required supporting products for knowledge sharing and demonstration purposes.
• Participate in product and solution training to acquire and maintain a detailed level of product knowledge of core components of SAS offerings.
• Leverage detailed technical knowledge to support implementations across industries.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• This is an entry-level position with 0 - 2 years of full-time relevant experience required.
• Academic or work experience with computer programming or demonstrated aptitude for picking up new technologies.
• Technology projects and/or internship experience demonstrating both individual and teamwork abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication, analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with users with various technical backgrounds.
• Must be eligible and willing to obtain security clearance (Canadian resident for past 10 years).
• Ability to work full time on site.
• Bilingual fluency in English and French required.
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience programming with the SAS programming language.
• Experience with database technologies (SQL, Oracle, Hadoop, etc).
• Experience with cloud software or cloud computing such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure.

Travel Requirement

• Ability to travel, up to 25%.

Benefits Highlights

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans and a health care spending account.
• Short- and long-term disability plans.
• Group RRSP matching program.
• Gym membership and fitness equipment reimbursement.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, volunteer time off and unlimited sick days.
• 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 remain 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

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.