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# SAS Technical Lead

- **Company:** Insight
- **Location:** Glasgow, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £77,444.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, Batch Processing, Big Data, Data Centers, Information Engineering, Data Integration, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SAS (Software), Information Technology, Data Analytics, Grid Computing, Data Management, Legacy Systems, Databricks
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5805094924

## About the Role

Degree in Computer Science or related field.

 - 10+ years' experience in managing and operating enterprise analytics platforms (SAS, grid computing, or similar).
 - Deep technical expertise in Linux (RHEL or similar), distributed/grid computing, batch processing/scheduling, and data integration tools.
 - Proven experience leading technical teams in complex enterprise environments.
 - Track record of owning and evolving critical production platforms in risk, regulatory, or financial domains.
 - Experience managing supplier/vendor relationships.
 - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
 - Ability to balance hands-on technical work with strategic leadership.

Desirable (Bonus) Skills:

 - Experience with SAS Viya migration or alternative analytics platforms (Databricks, Python, etc.).
 - Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and hybrid architectures.
 - Knowledge of financial services regulatory workloads (e.g., IFRS9, stress testing, financial crime, risk modeling).
 - Experience with automation, observability, and performance tuning in large-scale data environments.
 - Proficiency with the SAS language.

## Description

Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for enterprise SAS analytics platforms and supporting infrastructure.

 - Lead the modernization and optimization of analytics capabilities, aligning platform strategy with business and regulatory needs.
 - Manage and develop a team of platform engineers and specialists, building expertise across SAS, data engineering, and platform operations.
 - Own and manage key vendor relationships to influence platform roadmap and ensure value from investments.
 - Engage hands-on in platform design, troubleshooting, automation, integration, performance, scheduling, and resilience initiatives.
 - Collaborate with stakeholders across Risk, Finance, Financial Crime, and Business Intelligence to deliver robust technical solutions.
 - Drive platform reliability, including operational excellence, incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement.
 - Lead major initiatives such as platform migration, data center exits, decommissioning legacy systems, and adopting new analytics technologies.
 - Define, implement, and enforce technical standards, governance, and best practices across the analytics platform estate.
 - Partner with architects and engineering teams to advance towards a hybrid or cloud-aligned analytics architecture.


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