Skill: Tableau Architect
Exp: 6 to 12 years
Location: Pune
· Experience: 6+ years overall IT experience, 3+ years Tableau platform experience
· We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Tableau Architect with strong expertise across
· Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud, and Tableau Desktop to design, scale, and govern an enterprise analytics platform. This role owns end-to-end Tableau architecture including platform stability, performance, security, governance, and user adoption.
Key Responsibilities
Tableau Platform Architecture (Server & Cloud)
- Design and implement enterprise Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud architectures
- Lead installation, upgrades, patching, migrations, and Cloud onboarding
- Define High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and backup strategies
- Perform capacity planning, scalability, and performance tuning
- Monitor platform health, usage, and performance using TSM, Admin Views, and logs
- Plan and execute Tableau Server to Tableau Cloud or hybrid migration strategies
Tableau Cloud Governance
- Define governance models specific to Tableau Cloud capabilities and constraints
- Manage sites, users, groups, roles, and content lifecycle
- Ensure data security, refresh schedules, and extract encryption
- Monitor Cloud usage, performance, and adoption metrics
Tableau Desktop & Development Standards
- Define and enforce Tableau Desktop development standards and best practices
- Review and optimize complex dashboards for performance and usability
- Guide developers on data modeling, calculations, parameters, and actions
- Promote certified data sources and reusable assets
- Establish visualization standards aligned to business needs
Data Architecture & Integration
- Architect optimized data sources and semantic layers for Tableau consumption
- Define extract vs live connection strategies and refresh optimization
- Partner with data engineering teams to optimize backend performance
- Integrate Tableau with cloud and on-prem data platforms
Governance, Adoption & Enablement
- Define enterprise Tableau governance frameworks (Dev/Test/Prod, certification, promotion)
- Enable self-service analytics while maintaining security and performance
- Drive adoption through enablement, training, and usage analytics
- Establish Tableau adoption and value measurement dashboards
Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
- Act as the Tableau platform owner and trusted advisor to business and IT leaders
- Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and roadmap planning
- Mentor Tableau Architects, developers, analysts, and administrators
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and data teams
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong hands-on expertise in Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud, and Tableau Desktop
- Advanced knowledge of Tableau Prep, Admin Views, and Tableau APIs
- Experience supporting large user bases and high-concurrency environments
- Strong SQL, data modeling, and performance tuning skills
- Experience with enterprise data platforms and cloud infrastructure
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skill
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
