Tableau Developer

Location

• Linthicum
• Maryland

up to 6 months contract with possible extension

Pay Range: $70 – $90/hr (The pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications)

• Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA.
• 401(k).
• Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws.

The ideal Tableau Developer serves as the technical lead for a specific department or functional area, designing, building, and maintaining Tableau visualizations that enable data-driven decision-making. Acting as the primary liaison between the department and IT, the Developer coordinates data-source approvals, migration of workbooks across environments, and signoffs for production releases. The role also involves providing Tier-1 support, knowledge transfer, and occasional Interactor-level responsibilities.

Must be comfortable supporting users in a manufacturing environment.

• Prepare raw data for Tableau consumption.
• Establish and maintain connections to new and existing data sources.
• Create dimensions, measures, and calculated fields.
• Develop interactive dashboards and reports on both Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server.
• Verify data accuracy and consistency in collaboration with data engineers and analysts.
• Engage with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and provide effective solutions.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to data, dashboards, or reports.
• Maintain and enhance existing Tableau dashboards and reports.
• Generate workbooks and hyper extracts in Tableau Desktop and deploy workbooks and data sources to Tableau Development and Quality Assurance environments.
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency with Tableau Desktop and Server, along with solid understanding of database concepts and extensive hands-on SQL experience.
• Apply best practices in data visualization, with a working knowledge of data analysis, modeling, and ETL processes, and familiarity with data warehousing and integration tools.
• Build workbooks, dashboards, and Hyper extracts using Tableau Desktop.
• Publish workbooks and data sources to Development and Production sites.
• Refresh extracts and monitor extract schedules in the Development environment.
• Conduct unit testing to ensure system integrity prior to production implementation.
• Identify and resolve data-quality and performance issues in Tableau workbooks and data sources.
• Monitor usage reports to optimize resource performance.
• Manage and request appropriate access for Interactors and Viewers, ensuring compliance with established governance protocols.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the department with the Tableau Admin Team, DBA Team, and functional users.
• Coordinate releases, migrations, and sign-offs related to production deployments.
• Provide comprehensive knowledge transfer and ongoing support to Interactors and Viewers.
• Provide Tier-1 support for Tableau-related issues that arise within the department.
• Assist with troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning as needed.

• Proficient with Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server/Online, and Hyper extracts.
• Strong SQL skills for data extraction and transformation.
• Experience integrating Tableau with R, Python, or other analytical languages is a plus.
• Experience working with data-catalog tools such as Collibra.
• Understanding of data privacy, security, and approval workflows.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, effective visual analytics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with comfort presenting to senior leadership.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple releases, track approvals, and meet deadlines.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including IT, DBAs, and functional users.

• bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of practical, hands-on Tableau development experience, preferably within a departmental or functional-area context.

• Tableau Server administration, including site creation, and user/role management.
• Scripting and automation using Tableau REST API, Python, or Power Shell.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development processes.
• Familiarity with higher education or research environments.

• Regular office hours with occasional off-hours support for critical releases.
• A collaborative environment that involves interaction with multiple business units and IT teams.