Senior Technical Specialist

Title: Tableau Administrator

Location: Remote/India

Exp Level: 10+ Years

Education: Any Degree

Experience:

Total 8+ years of experience

3+ years of experience as a Tableau Administrator (or similar role).

Role Overview

Tableau Platform Administration
· Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Tableau Server / Tableau Cloud
· Manage environments (DEV / TEST / PROD)
· Monitor server health, performance, and capacity
· Apply patches and version upgrades with minimal downtime
Security & Access Management
· Manage users, groups, roles, and permissions
· Integrate authentication (LDAP / Active Directory / SSO / OAuth)
· Enforce row_level and project_level security
· Support compliance and audit requirements
Content Governance
· Manage projects, workbooks, data sources, and extracts
· Enforce content lifecycle standards (certified, deprecated, archived)
· Promote dashboards between environments

· Remove unused or redundant content

Performance & Reliability
· Monitor response times, background tasks, and extract refreshes
· Tune dashboards and extracts for optimal performance
· Scale server resources based on usage patterns
· Troubleshoot failures and outages
Data Connectivity & Refresh
· Configure and manage:
o Live connections
o Extracts
o Scheduled refreshes
· Handle data source authentication and credential rotation
· Support connectivity to databases, cloud warehouses, and files
Monitoring & Automation
· Track usage metrics and adoption KPIs
· Automate recurring admin tasks using:
o Tableau REST API
o TabCmd
o Python / scripting
· Create monitoring and alerting dashboards
User Support & Enablement
· Provide Tier_2/Tier_3 Tableau support
· Assist developers with publishing and performance issues
· Create admin and user documentation
· Conduct best_practice sessions for dashboard developers