Senior Lead BI Engineer

About the role

This position involves managing and supporting enterprise Tableau environments to ensure stability, scalability, security, and performance. You will work closely with various teams to deliver a secure and high-performing analytics environment. The role requires expertise in Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud administration, along with knowledge of Snowflake, SQL, and cloud platforms.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Install, configure, administer, and upgrade Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud environments.
• Manage server architecture, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Configure and maintain Tableau Services Manager (TSM).
• Monitor platform health, perform troubleshooting, and resolve issues.
• Conduct scheduled backups, plan for disaster recovery, and execute restoration activities.
• Manage content deployments and migrations across different environments.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of the platform.
• Manage users, groups, permissions, projects, and licensing.
• Implement and maintain Single Sign-On (SSO), SAML, and authentication integrations.
• Configure and support Row-Level Security (RLS) requirements.
• Enforce data governance and security standards for Tableau assets.
• Administer Tableau data sources, extracts, and refresh schedules.
• Optimize dashboard and workbook performance.
• Troubleshoot data connectivity and refresh failures.
• Improve query performance through SQL tuning.
• Define and enforce Tableau governance standards and best practices.
• Maintain standards for dashboards, workbooks, projects, and data sources.
• Provide end-user support, training, and platform guidance.
• Create and maintain operational documentation and knowledge repositories.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to integrate Tableau with enterprise data platforms.
• Support data sourcing from Snowflake, SQL Server, and other enterprise databases.
• Participate in data modeling, ETL validation, and analytics architecture discussions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of overall IT experience.
• Proven hands-on experience in Tableau Administration within enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong experience managing Tableau Server and/or Tableau Cloud platforms.
• Strong SQL skills for query optimization and data analysis.
• Experience with SQL Server or similar relational databases.
• Good understanding of database administration concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake.
• Experience managing Tableau-Snowflake integrations.
• Understanding of Snowflake performance optimization and security concepts.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Knowledge of cloud-based analytics and data platform architectures.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines.
• Knowledge of BI governance, metadata management, and data lifecycle management.

Nice to have

• Tableau Certified Data Analyst, Tableau Server Certified Associate, or equivalent Tableau certifications.
• Experience with automation and scripting for Tableau administration.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools.
• Experience supporting large-scale analytics environments with multiple business units.

Skills & tools

• Tableau Online (Administration, Architecture)
• Tableau Server (Administration, Architecture)
• Tableau Services Manager (TSM)
• Tableau REST API
• Tabcmd
• Tableau Desktop (administrative and troubleshooting support)
• AWS Redshift
• Snowflake
• SQL
• SQL Server
• AWS

Practical notes

• This is an employee position based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.