Senior Tableau Administrator

Job summary

Administer and maintain Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud environments, including upgrades, security, performance monitoring, capacity planning, and deployment support. Troubleshoot production issues, implement backup and recovery strategies, automate administrative tasks, maintain operational documentation, and provide Level 2/Level 3 support.

Job details

Position: Senior Tableau Administrator Location: Canada – Remote Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Tableau Administrator in Tableau platform administration, support, monitoring, and performance optimization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and maintaining Tableau environments, ensuring platform stability, security, scalability, and user support. Experience in Power BI Administration is highly desirable to support the organization's broader BI ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Administer, configure, and maintain Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud environments. Manage Tableau upgrades, patches, migrations, and server health monitoring. Configure and maintain user authentication, authorization, and security models. Monitor server performance, capacity planning, and system availability. Troubleshoot Tableau server issues, extract refresh failures, scheduling issues, and performance bottlenecks. Implement backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies. Collaborate with developers, business users, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure platform reliability. Support deployment of Tableau workbooks, data sources, projects, and permissions management. Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and administration standards. Provide Level 2/Level 3 production support and participate in on-call rotations when required. Automate administrative tasks using scripting tools such as PowerShell, Python, or Tableau REST APIs. Required Skills IT experience with strong expertise in Tableau Administration and Support. Hands-on experience with Tableau Server installation, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance. Strong understanding of Tableau architecture, clustering, licensing, load balancing, and performance tuning. Experience managing user access, row-level security, and governance policies. Knowledge of Windows/Linux server administration. Experience with Tableau REST APIs, TabCMD, and automation scripting. Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills. Experience working in enterprise production support environments. Good-to-Have Skills Experience with Power BI Administration, including tenant administration, workspace governance, gateway management, security, and monitoring. Exposure to Power BI Service, Power BI Premium/Fabric environments. Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP. Experience with monitoring tools and ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow. Understanding of BI development lifecycle, data warehousing, and ETL concepts. Qualifications Tableau Certified Professional or Tableau Certified Data Analyst certification preferred. Power BI Administration certifications are a plus. Regards Patrick Fernandez Talent Acquisition Group - Strategic Recruitment Manager

What you’ll do

Administer and maintain Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud environments, including upgrades, security, performance monitoring, capacity planning, and deployment support. Troubleshoot production issues, implement backup and recovery strategies, automate administrative tasks, maintain operational documentation, and provide Level 2/Level 3 support.

Requirements

Requires strong IT experience and hands-on expertise administering, configuring, upgrading, and supporting Tableau Server in enterprise production environments. Candidates should understand Tableau architecture, security, performance tuning, Windows or Linux administration, and automation tools; Power BI administration experience and Tableau certification are preferred.

Listed skills

• Python · Preferred
• Incident Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Tableau Administration
• Tableau Server
• Tableau Cloud
• Power BI Administration
• Server Configuration and Maintenance
• Performance Monitoring and Optimization
• Security and Access Management
• Row-Level Security
• Windows and Linux Administration
• Tableau REST APIs
• TabCMD
• PowerShell
• Python
• Incident Management
• Production Support
• Backup and Disaster Recovery

Job areas

• Technology
• Data & Analytics
• Software
• Customer Service & Support

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