SAS Viya Lead Technical Architect | SC Cleared

Rate: £650 per day (Inside IR35)

Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

Location: Remote, with occasional travel for workshops (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds or Newcastle)

Duration: Contract

We are seeking an experienced SAS Viya Lead Technical Architect to take ownership of the design and delivery of a SAS Viya platform within a complex, secure environment. This is a hands-on leadership role suited to a technical authority who can shape architecture, guide delivery teams and engage confidently with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end technical architecture and design of the SAS Viya platform
• Define architectural standards, principles and best practice across the programme
• Oversee platform deployment, configuration, integration and migration activities
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering and delivery teams
• Engage with stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
• Ensure the platform meets security, performance, scalability and resilience requirements
• Facilitate technical workshops and design sessions with both technical and non-technical audiences

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Technical Architect with deep, hands-on expertise in SAS Viya
• Strong background in platform architecture, deployment and integration (cloud and/or on-premise)
• Experience designing solutions within secure or regulated environments
• Solid understanding of data management, analytics and platform administration
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to lead and mentor technical teams
• Active SC Clearance is essential (candidates must hold current clearance to be considered)

Desirable

• Experience with SAS administration and migration from SAS 9 to Viya
• Knowledge of containerisation (Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Public sector or government delivery experience