Data Architect

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Job Title: Data Architect - SAS (Legacy & Viya)

Location: Telford (Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite)

Duration: 6 Months

Pay Rate: £671 per day all inc. (PAYE through FCSA Umbrella)

Job Description:

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

Essential Skills & Experience

• 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 Experience

• 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

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.