SAS Platform Environment & Configuration Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by 1774516997
£515 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Telford
Summary: The SAS Platform Environment & Configuration Engineer will be integral to a high-impact program focused on consolidating critical services into a centralized data platform. This role involves hands-on work with SAS Viya, Kubernetes, and cloud-native environments, contributing to a major transformation initiative. The engineer will design, build, and support SAS environments while driving automation and performance optimization. Candidates must be eligible for SC security clearance and will work primarily in Telford with a hybrid arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and support SAS environments (9.4, Viya 3.5 & Viya 4)
- Lead migration to cloud-native SAS Viya 4 (Kubernetes, multi-tenancy)
- Manage environment configuration, deployments, and platform stability
- Integrate with Oracle, GitLab CI/CD, and enterprise systems
- Drive automation, performance optimisation, and high availability
- Support users and troubleshoot across dev, test, and production landscapes
Key Skills:
- Strong experience across SAS (EG, DI Studio, SAS Studio, VA/VI)
- Proven background in SAS Viya (3.5 / 4) configuration & migration
- Experience with Kubernetes, containerisation, or cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
- Solid understanding of environment management, deployments & testing lifecycle
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), automation, or IaC
Salary (Rate): £515 per day
City: Telford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Job title: SAS Platform Environment & Configuration Engineer
Rate: £515 per day inside ir35
Duration: 6 months START DATE: 01/06
Location: Telford with 2 days/week in office
Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC security clearance for this role
Role Overview:
Join a high-impact programme consolidating critical services into a single, centralised data platform-reducing complexity, driving efficiency, and supporting future scalability across the business. You'll play a key role within the Minerva Platform release team, helping scale capability to support a major transformation initiative involving SAS Viya, cloud migration, and modern platform engineering practices.
- Work on a large-scale platform consolidation project with real business impact
- Hands-on with SAS Viya 4, Kubernetes, and cloud-native environments
- Blend of platform engineering, DevOps, and environment ownership
- Join a growing team with increased investment and long-term roadmap
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support SAS environments (9.4, Viya 3.5 & Viya 4)
- Lead migration to cloud-native SAS Viya 4 (Kubernetes, multi-tenancy)
- Manage environment configuration, deployments, and platform stability
- Integrate with Oracle, GitLab CI/CD, and enterprise systems
- Drive automation, performance optimisation, and high availability
- Support users and troubleshoot across dev, test, and production landscapes
Required skillset:
- Strong experience across SAS (EG, DI Studio, SAS Studio, VA/VI)
- Proven background in SAS Viya (3.5 / 4) configuration & migration
- Experience with Kubernetes, containerisation, or cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
- Solid understanding of environment management, deployments & testing lifecycle
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), automation, or IaC
Nice to have:
- Experience with Airflow or scheduling tools
- Broader DevOps / platform engineering mindset
If you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV.