Hybrid SAS Data Engineer for Viya 4 Cloud Migration

Searchability NS&D; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Searchability NS&D is seeking an experienced SAS Data Engineer to support a major UK public sector cloud migration from SAS 9.4 and Viya 3.x to SAS Viya 4 on AWS. You will design, build and optimise data pipelines, ensure data quality, security and performance throughout the transition.

Responsibilities include ETL design, performance tuning, CI/CD integration, and collaboration with SAS developers, architects and QA teams.

Qualifications

• Experience building and managing ETL pipelines with SAS Data Integration, Pentaho or Talend.
• Experience with SAS 9.4 and SAS Viya (Viya 3.x and 4).
• Proficient in SQL and Python; scripting for data processing.
• Experience in AWS cloud environments and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of data modelling, performance tuning, large-scale data migration.
• Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Experience with data validation and data quality controls.
• SAS/AWS Data Engineering certifications or equivalent.
• Experience in government or regulated environments.
• Knowledge of Denodo data virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and optimise data pipelines to migrate SAS estate to Viya 4 on AWS.
• Design ETL processes to migrate data from legacy SAS to Viya 4.
• Optimize data pipelines for performance, scalability and cloud delivery.
• Refactor jobs for Viya 4 compatibility with SAS developers.
• Implement data transformations and validation rules for accuracy.
• Automate data ingestion and processing using Jenkins and Git.
• Integrate pipelines into CI/CD frameworks for continuous delivery.
• Monitor data quality and pipeline health with alerts and controls.
• Ensure governance, security and GDPR compliance.
• Collaborate with architects, business analysts and test teams.
• Support UAT and production readiness with test data prep.

Skills

ETL pipelines

SQL proficiency

Python scripting

Agile delivery

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

Data quality controls

Data governance

Data migration

Cloud AWS

Tools

SAS Data Integration

SAS 9.4

SAS Viya

Pentaho

Talend

Docker

Kubernetes

Denodo

Job description

Searchability NS&D is seeking an experienced SAS Data Engineer to support a major UK public sector cloud migration from SAS 9.4 and Viya 3.x to SAS Viya 4 on AWS. You will design, build and optimise data pipelines, ensure data quality, security and performance throughout the transition.

Responsibilities include ETL design, performance tuning, CI/CD integration, and collaboration with SAS developers, architects and QA teams.