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# SAS Viya Engineer - Contract

- **Company:** Strike IT Services
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Temporary 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 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-0B6BB602D73D420B7E/

## 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

* 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.