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# SAS Viya Engineer - Contract

- **Company:** Strike IT Services
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon S3, User Authentication, Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Linux, Python (Programming Language), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), PostgreSQL, OpenID, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Prometheus, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), SAS (Software), Data Processing, Macros, Snowflake, Grafana, Parallel Computation, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Azure AKS, Restful APIs, Terraform, Microservices
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/sas-viya-engineer-contract/50861729

## About the Role

Strong, demonstrable hands-on SAS Viya experience, including Viya 4 deployment, engineering and administration.
Advanced Base SAS and SAS Macro development skills.
Strong understanding of Cloud Analytic Services (CAS), including workload optimisation and parallel processing.
Practical experience with Kubernetes, Helm and Linux.
Experience deploying or managing Viya on at least one major cloud platform: AWS EKS, Azure AKS or GCP GKE.
Experience designing ETL pipelines and configuring enterprise database and storage connectivity.
Proficiency in Python integration with SAS Viya, including the SWAT package, and working with REST APIs.
Infrastructure automation experience using Terraform or Ansible, alongside CI/CD integration.
Experience with Prometheus and Grafana for platform monitoring.
Knowledge of RBAC, authentication technologies such as OIDC, SAML and LDAP, and data governance.
Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to take ownership of technical activities with minimal supervision.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced SAS Viya Engineer to support an ongoing migration to SAS Viya 4 within a major client environment in London.
This is a hands-on role requiring strong, practical SAS Viya expertise, alongside advanced SAS development, cloud infrastructure and platform administration skills. You will be expected to work independently on SAS-related activities and contribute from the outset, with internal teams providing support on the organisation's environment and configuration., Support the migration to SAS Viya 4, including deployment, configuration, integration and troubleshooting.
Develop and optimise Base SAS programmes, SAS Macros and CAS workloads, supporting efficient in-memory and parallel data processing.
Deploy and manage SAS Viya microservices on Kubernetes, using Helm and Linux within a cloud environment.
Design and maintain ETL pipelines and connectivity with enterprise data sources, including Snowflake, PostgreSQL and Amazon S3.
Integrate SAS Viya with Python using the SWAT package and with other applications through REST APIs.
Automate infrastructure and platform activities using Terraform or Ansible, integrating changes into CI/CD pipelines.
Monitor platform health and performance using Prometheus and Grafana, investigating issues and implementing improvements.
Configure and maintain role-based access control, user authentication and data access controls.
Work with internal engineering, infrastructure and security teams to deliver a stable, secure and maintainable platform.
Document configurations, processes and operational procedures to support ongoing maintenance and knowledge transfer.