Tableau Platform Admin

Role Summary

Tableau Platform Administrator. You will be the primary administrator for Lilly’s Tableau platform, responsible for architecture strategy, 24/7 reliability, and scalable analytics adoption across the enterprise. Collaborate with infrastructure, data engineering, cloud, and security teams to maintain a high-performance analytics ecosystem and drive automation, governance, and operational excellence. This role supports enterprise analytics that enable data-driven decisions across the organization.

• Lead installation, upgrades, and large-scale deployments of Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud across Dev, QA, and Production environments.
• Architect and maintain high-availability, clustered, and failover configurations to support enterprise BI workloads.
• Plan and execute patches, version upgrades, and security updates with minimal business disruption.
• Optimize data extracts, schedules, subscriptions, VizQL performance, and resource utilization.
• Define, implement, and enforce governance for projects, data sources, workbooks, permissions, extracts, and lifecycle management.
• You will perform regular Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) that includes but not limited to certificate renewal, password rotations, security patching, qualify documents and SharePoint articles updates.
• Conduct regular audits and generate insights on platform usage, performance, refresh reliability, and capacity analytics.
• Develop automation scripts and Dev Ops pipelines using Tableau REST API, Power Shell, Python, and monitoring utilities to reduce manual effort.
• Implement automated inventory management, monitoring, and usage tracking across Tableau assets.
• Partner with infrastructure, networking, cloud, database, and security teams to troubleshoot complex issues and improve platform resilience.
• Support integrations across Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, and hybrid data ecosystems.
• Lead performance tuning, capacity planning, scaling strategy, and optimization initiatives.
• Mentor junior administrators, establish SOPs, and drive standard methodologies for platform operations.
• Act as the enterprise Tableau SME—guiding stakeholders, assessing risk, and communicating platform strategy.

• Required:
  
  High School Diploma/GED with 5+ years of enterprise Tableau Server administration experience.
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  5+ years of hands-on experience with Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud, and enterprise BI administration.
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  Demonstrated experience with upgrades, configuration, monitoring, and enterprise deployments.
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  Experience supporting enterprise BI operations, migrations, DR planning, and governance frameworks.
• Required:
  
  Experience with Service Now or similar ticketing systems.
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  Deep understanding of Tableau Server/Cloud architecture, including capacity management, HA/DR strategies, and integration patterns.
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  Proven ability to optimize extract refresh, VizQL performance, and server resource distribution.
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  Expertise using Tableau REST API, Tab Cmd, Power Shell, and automated administrative workflows.
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  Advanced SQL skills for troubleshooting, data validation, and performance analysis.
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  Experience administering identity and security models, including SSO, SAML, OAuth, Azure AD, or AD.
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  Familiarity with cloud ecosystems (Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks) and hybrid analytics deployments.
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  Experience with Git-based workflows and Dev Ops practices.
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  Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
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  Ability to translate business requirements into platform capabilities and enhancements.
• Preferred:
  Experience administering complementary BI tools such as Power BI, Spotfire, or SAP Business Objects.
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  Strong documentation skills for Security and CSQA compliance.

• Tableau platform administration and governance, including HA/DR and lifecycle management of data sources and workbooks.
• Automation, scripting, and Dev Ops practices using Tableau REST API, Tab Cmd, Power Shell, and Python.
• SQL proficiency for troubleshooting, data validation, and performance analysis.
• Identity and security management (SSO, SAML, OAuth, Azure AD, AD).
• Cloud and hybrid analytics experience (Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks).
• Git-based workflows and Dev Ops practices.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement.
• Documentation and CSQA compliance expertise.

• Onsite role located in Indianapolis, Indiana (relocation required).
• Work Schedule:
  
  11:30am – 8:30pm EST (Nov-Mar); 12:30pm – 9:30pm EDT (Mar-Nov).
• Less than 5% travel.