SAS Developer
Posted Today by Hays
£405 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The SAS Developer role focuses on delivering technical design and solutions for banking, risk, and regulatory reporting using SAS technologies. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders and managing SAS delivery teams while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The role is hybrid, requiring two days onsite in Birmingham, and is a six-month contract. The position is in-scope of IR35 regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end technical design artefacts covering SAS EG, SAS DI, and SAS Viya environments.
- Define standards for SAS code structure, performance optimisation, and reusability.
- Translate Basel III / Basel 3.1 business requirements into SAS functional and technical designs.
- Design SAS solutions supporting RWA, EAD, capital calculations, and regulatory reporting.
- Lead SAS platform upgrades and migrations, including movement to cloud-hosted SAS Viya environments.
- Design SAS data processing flows for large, complex datasets with a focus on efficiency and scalability.
- Act as the technical design authority for SAS across the programme and mentor SAS teams.
- Collaborate with business design leads, information architects, and client stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on and design experience with SAS EG, SAS DI, Base SAS, and SAS Viya.
- Proven experience delivering Basel III / Basel 3.1 solutions using SAS.
- Deep understanding of risk and regulatory reporting processes in banking.
- Experience leading technical design and managing SAS delivery teams.
- Experience with SAS cloud migrations or modernisation programmes (desirable).
- Strong knowledge of SDLC, quality management, and release governance (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £405 daily
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
About the role: As a SAS Developer with expertise in banking, risk, and regulatory reporting, you will collaborate with our client’s regulatory and risk-focused banking programmes. You will be responsible for owning end-to-end technical design and delivery across SAS environments.
Job Details:
- Location: Birmingham (2 days onsite per week)
- Contract: 6 months
- Hours: 37.5 hours a week, Monday–Friday
- Hybrid: 2 days onsite per week
- Pay Rate: A daily rate, in-scope IR35, of £405 via a Hays approved umbrella company
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Technical Design & Development
- Own end-to-end technical design artefacts covering SAS EG, SAS DI, and SAS Viya environments
- Define standards for SAS code structure, performance optimisation, and reusability
- Basel & Regulatory Delivery
- Translate Basel III / Basel 3.1 business requirements into SAS functional and technical designs
- Design SAS solutions supporting:
- RWA (Risk Weighted Assets)
- EAD (Exposure at Default)
- Capital calculations
- Regulatory reporting
- Ensure implementations align with regulatory expectations and audit requirements
- Platform Migration & Modernisation
- Lead SAS platform upgrades and migrations, including movement to cloud-hosted SAS Viya environments
- Define:
- Migration strategies
- Cutover approaches
- BAU stabilisation plans
- Ensure minimal risk and disruption during critical regulatory migrations
- Data, Controls & Performance
- Design SAS data processing flows for large, complex datasets with focus on efficiency and scalability
- Implement:
- Reconciliation checks
- Control frameworks
- Defect root cause analysis
- Ensure alignment with data quality, governance, and regulatory standards
- Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the technical design authority for SAS across the programme
- Guide and mentor onshore and offshore SAS teams
- Review code and technical documentation
- Collaborate with:
- Business Design Leads
- Information Architects
- Client stakeholders
- Strong hands-on and design experience with:
- SAS EG, SAS DI, Base SAS, SAS Viya
- Proven experience delivering Basel III / Basel 3.1 solutions using SAS
- Deep understanding of risk and regulatory reporting processes in banking
- Experience leading technical design and managing SAS delivery teams
- Experience with SAS cloud migrations or modernisation programmes
- Exposure to multiple UK banking clients and regulatory environments
- Strong knowledge of SDLC, quality management, and release governance
- Ability to bridge technical and functional discussions with senior stakeholders
- SAS technical and solution design documents
- SAS code standards and optimisation guidelines
- Migration and upgrade design artefacts
- Control, reconciliation, and performance design documentation
- Technical sign-off and assurance materials
- This is 6 months contract.
- A daily rate, in-scope IR35, of £405 (PAYE) OR equivalent (via a Hays Approved Umbrella Company).
- This role provides a hybrid working access in Birmingham (2 days onsite per week).
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Next Steps: Once you’ve applied, one of our friendly recruitment consultants will give you a call and talk you through the screening process. If your application is successful, you’ll be involved in a live virtual interview with one of our client’s hiring managers to get to know you better. We look forward to speaking to you!