Environment & Configuration Engineer

Environment & Configuration Engineer

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Summary: The Environment & Configuration Engineer (SAS) role involves designing, configuring, and maintaining SAS environments, including migration to cloud-native platforms. The position requires collaboration with data engineers and DevOps teams to ensure optimal performance and compliance with security standards. The successful candidate will also provide technical support and automate environment provisioning. SC clearance is required for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, configure, and maintain SAS environments including SAS 9.4, SAS Viya 3.5, and SAS Viya 4.
  • Support the migration of legacy SAS platforms to cloud-native SAS Viya 4 environments, including namespace separation and Kubernetes orchestration.
  • Implement and manage configuration objects, service data, and translation objects within SAS environments.
  • Collaborate with data engineers and DevOps teams to integrate SAS with Oracle, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and other enterprise platforms.
  • Monitor and optimise platform performance, ensuring high availability and compliance with security standards.
  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting for SAS users and developers.
  • Automate environment provisioning and data transfers using approved EA integration patterns.
  • Participate in community knowledge sharing and contribute to best practice documentation.

Key Skills:

  • SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) - workflow orchestration and user support.
  • SAS Data Integration Studio (DI) - job development and deployment.
  • SAS Studio - job development and deployment.
  • SAS Viya 3.5 / Viya 4 - platform configuration, migration, and containerisation (Kubernetes).
  • SAS Visual Analytics (VA) and SAS Visual Investigator (VI) - dashboard and investigation tool support.
  • Oracle - integration and data pipeline support.
  • Configuration Management - experience managing service objects, deployment artefacts, and environment baselines.
  • Testing Lifecycle Knowledge - including test strategy design, environment comparison utilities, and automated testing integration.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
  • Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automated deployment pipelines.
  • Knowledge of scheduling tools - Airflow.
  • Strong documentation and communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Telford

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Environment & Configuration Engineer (SAS)

Max Rate: £550p/d via Umbrella

Clearance Required: SC is required - candidate cannot start until SC is approved (transfer/share or new application)

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Telford with 2 days/week in office

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, configure, and maintain SAS environments including SAS 9.4, SAS Viya 3.5, and SAS Viya 4.
  • Support the migration of legacy SAS platforms to cloud-native SAS Viya 4 environments, including namespace separation and Kubernetes orchestration.
  • Implement and manage configuration objects, service data, and translation objects within SAS environments.
  • Collaborate with data engineers and DevOps teams to integrate SAS with Oracle, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and other enterprise platforms.
  • Monitor and optimise platform performance, ensuring high availability and compliance with security standards.
  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting for SAS users and developers.
  • Automate environment provisioning and data transfers using approved EA integration patterns.
  • Participate in community knowledge sharing and contribute to best practice documentation.

Essential Skills And Experience

  • SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) - workflow orchestration and user support.
  • SAS Data Integration Studio (DI) - job development and deployment.
  • SAS Studio - job development and deployment.
  • SAS Viya 3.5 / Viya 4 - platform configuration, migration, and containerisation (Kubernetes).
  • SAS Visual Analytics (VA) and SAS Visual Investigator (VI) - dashboard and investigation tool support.
  • Oracle - integration and data pipeline support.
  • Configuration Management - experience managing service objects, deployment artefacts, and environment baselines.
  • Testing Lifecycle Knowledge - including test strategy design, environment comparison utilities, and automated testing integration.

Desirable Attributes

  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
  • Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automated deployment pipelines.
  • Knowledge of scheduling tools - Airflow
  • Strong documentation and communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will also need to be SC Vetted.

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