SAS Engineer [SAS Studio, SAS programming, ETL, data warehousing]

GIOS Technology; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GIOS Technology Limited is seeking an experienced SAS Developer to design, build, and optimize SAS programs for large datasets. You will create robust ETL pipelines, implement data validation, and collaborate with business teams to deliver actionable insights.

Responsibilities include testing, documentation, and ensuring data quality across data warehouses. Advanced SAS, macros, and SQL skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of hands-on SAS programming experience.
• Experience with large datasets and data warehousing concepts.
• Ability to test, validate, and govern data quality.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain SAS programs (Base SAS, SAS Macros, SQL, Data Step).
• Build robust data pipelines for extraction, transformation, validation, and loading.
• Optimize SAS jobs for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Work with large datasets including SPDE, SAS datasets, external sources.
• Perform unit testing, system testing, and UAT support for SAS code.
• Develop and maintain validation frameworks to ensure data accuracy.
• Analyse complex datasets to identify patterns, trends, insights.
• Prepare outputs, dashboards, or reports in SAS or BI tools.

Skills

SAS programming

ETL

Data warehousing

SAS Macro

SAS SQL

Base SAS

Problem solving

Tools

SAS Enterprise Guide

SAS Studio

SQL

Job description

Design, develop, and maintain SAS programs (Base SAS, SAS Macros, SQL, Data Step).

Build robust data pipelines for data extraction, transformation, validation, and loading.

Optimize SAS jobs for performance, scalability, and maintainability.

Work with large datasets (including SPDE, SAS datasets, external sources).

Testing, Validation & Quality Assurance

• Perform thorough unit testing, system testing, and UAT support for SAS code.
• Develop and maintain validation frameworks to ensure data accuracy.
• Conduct impact assessment on code changes and data refresh cycles.
• Document test cases, results, and coding standards.

Data Analysis & Insights

• Analyse complex datasets to identify patterns, trends, anomalies, and insights.
• Prepare analytical outputs, dashboards, or reports in SAS or other BI tools.
• Partner with business teams to understand data needs and translate them into technical designs.

(Nice to Have) Pricing & Statistical Modelling Experience

• Exposure to pricing frameworks, financial modelling, or actuarial concepts.
• Understanding of regression models, forecasting techniques, or predictive models. Ability
• Ability to partner with modelling teams to support data prep and model deployment.
• Experience in pricing, modelling, actuarial data, or financial analytics.
• Exposure to Python, R, or SQL-based analytical workload

Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

Key Skills: SAS Studio, SAS programming, ETL, data warehousing, 5-10+ years of hands‑on SAS programming experience.

Advanced skills in:

• Base SAS
• SAS Macros
• SAS SQL
• Data Step programming
• SAS Enterprise Guide or SAS Studio
• Experience with large datasets, data warehousing concepts, and ETL workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Experience with code testing, validation, and quality control.
• Solid understanding of data structures, metadata, and data governance.