SAS Platform Environment & Configuration Engineer

Telford
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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 roadmapResponsibilities

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 landscapesRequired 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 IaCNice to have:

Experience with Airflow or scheduling tools
Broader DevOps / platform engineering mindsetIf you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV

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