Job title: SAS Platform Environment and 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. Youll 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 and 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 and migration Experience with Kubernetes, containerisation, or cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) Solid understanding of environment management, deployments and 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.