SAS Architect

Location:	Remote (Must be living in the UK)
Hours:	Permanent Full-time
Salary:	Very competitive
Hiring:	ASAP
Requirements:	Must be UK Govt SC Clearable & living in the UK

About ISx4

ISx4 is a dynamic and innovative team, we harness the power of artificial intelligence and cloud computing to drive real-world impact. We work at the forefront of Analytics and AI technology, leveraging leading cloud platforms to build scalable, intelligent solutions. We provide Insight through Strategy, Solutions, Services & Support (Sx4). Our industry experience help derive competitive advantage for our clients, taking them on the journey from Hindsight, through Insight to Foresight.

We create, deliver and manage Analytics and AI solutions across all sectors including finance, government, life sciences, private sector and sport. Our services are increasingly in demand as Analytics and AI services become a core competency in every area of the business. ISx4 are formal certified partners with SAS, Microsoft, AWS, GCP, IBM and Databricks and have customers & staff located globally. These strategic partnerships allow us to remain vendor-neutral and focused on our core competency area of analytics services delivery. ISx4 have an ambitious hiring plan for the next few years with new hires at all levels to support the strategic growth of the firm.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced SAS Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise SAS analytics platforms, with a strong focus on SAS Viya 4 cloud-native architecture. The role will be responsible for defining platform architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and performance, and guiding development teams delivering analytics and data solutions on SAS.

The architect will collaborate with data engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to deliver robust, enterprise-grade analytics platforms.

What You'll Do

Platform Architecture

• Design and maintain the enterprise SAS platform architecture including SAS Viya 4 environments
• Define architecture for cloud-native SAS deployments (Kubernetes-based Viya)
• Ensure platform scalability, reliability, and high availability
• Produce and maintain architecture diagrams, design documentation, and technical standards

SAS Viya 4 Architecture

• Architect SAS Viya 4 deployments on Kubernetes
• Design integration with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), enterprise data platforms, and CI/CD pipelines
• Define deployment strategies, upgrades, and environment management for Viya environments
• Design DevOps workflows for SAS Viya

Infrastructure & Cloud

• Define infrastructure requirements for compute, storage, and networking
• Work with cloud and infrastructure teams to design container orchestration, auto-scaling strategies, and high availability
• Ensure platform performance and cost optimisation

Data & Integration Architecture

• Design integration between SAS and enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, streaming platforms, APIs, and microservices
• Ensure efficient data ingestion, transformation, and analytics workflows

Security & Governance

• Design authentication and authorization frameworks
• Implement data governance and access control policies
• Ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership to SAS developers and data engineering teams
• Define development standards and best practices
• Review solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture

Nice to Have

• Experience with analytics and machine learning platforms
• Knowledge of Python, R, or open-source data ecosystems
• Experience integrating SAS with modern data platforms
• Financial services or regulated industry experience
• Experience migrating SAS 9 to SAS Viya 4