Data Architect - SC Cleared

Data Architect – SC Cleared

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Data Architect in the West Midlands for an initial 6-month contract

***MUST BE SC CLEARED***

***INSIDE IR35***

Job Spec:

Main responsibilities:

• Own the architecture and technical design of SAS-based solutions across legacy SAS and SAS Viya environments
• Provide design assurance and governance for SAS services, ensuring alignment with data platform and enterprise architecture standards
• Support and guide teams consuming data warehouse sources (on prem and/or cloud) from SAS
• Define and document integration patterns between data warehouses and SAS platforms
• Advise on migration, coexistence and modernisation strategies between legacy SAS and Viya
• Act as the technical authority for SAS-related decisions, risks and trade-offs
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams and vendors to resolve complex issues
• Ensure solutions consider security, performance, scalability and data quality

Required Skills:

• Strong experience as a SAS Architect or Senior SAS Technical Lead
• Hands-on architectural experience with Legacy SAS (Base SAS, SAS Grid, SAS 9.x)
• Proven experience integrating SAS with enterprise data warehouses
• Experience working in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments

Desirable Skills:

• Experience supporting or designing modernisation journeys from legacy SAS to Viya
• SAS Viya (cloud or containerised environments)
• Exposure to cloud platforms
• Familiarity with data lake / lakehouse patterns alongside traditional warehouses
• Experience working in multi-supplier or federated delivery models