Tableau Administrator

Canada
Remote
Posted Oct 15, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Senior · 8+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Administer and maintain Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud, including upgrades, security, monitoring, performance optimization, capacity planning, and backup and recovery. Provide Level 2/Level 3 production support, troubleshoot platform issues, automate administrative tasks, and collaborate with technical and business teams to ensure reliable BI services.

Job details

Role: Senior Tableau Administrator (Support) Location: Remote in Canada Duration: Contract We are seeking an experienced Senior Tableau Administrator with 8+ years of experience 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. Required Skills • 8+ years of overall 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. Tableau Certified Professional or Tableau Certified Data Analyst certification preferred. • Power BI Administration certifications are a plus. 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. 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. Thank you Praveen praveen.s@themesoft.com

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of IT experience with strong Tableau administration and support expertise, including server configuration, architecture, security, performance tuning, and production troubleshooting. Windows or Linux administration, Tableau REST APIs, TabCMD, and scripting are required; Tableau certification is preferred, while Power BI administration and cloud platform experience are advantageous.