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 skill set
* 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
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