Job Purpose:
To provide operational support and maintenance for Business Intelligence platforms (Tableau and Power BI), ensuring system stability and optimal performance; deliver expert technical support to end-users, resolving issues and ensuring data accessibility; and contribute to ongoing improvements through proactive monitoring and troubleshooting, ultimately enhancing the BI environment for effective decision-making.
Role and Responsibilities
Platform Support and Maintenance:
- Provide day-to-day operational support for Tableau Server and Power BI Service, including user administration, security management, and content deployment.
- Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions to optimize performance and stability.
- Perform regular system health checks and maintenance tasks, including backups, upgrades, and patching.
- Manage and maintain data connections and gateways for both platforms.
- Write and execute complex SQL queries to extract, transform, and load data from various data sources.
Incident and Problem Management:
- Respond to and resolve user support tickets related to Tableau and Power BI, adhering to SLAs.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose technical issues, including data connectivity, report performance, and platform errors.
- Document incidents, problems, and resolutions in a knowledge base for future reference.
- Escalate complex issues to senior team members or vendors as needed.
User Training and Documentation:
- Develop and maintain user documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting procedures.
- Provide training and support to end-users on Tableau and Power BI best practices.
- Assist in the development and delivery of training materials and workshops.
- Data Governance and Security:
- Ensure compliance with data governance policies and security standards.
- Manage user permissions and access controls within Tableau and Power BI.
- Monitor data quality and integrity within the BI platforms.
Continuous Improvement:
- Identify opportunities to improve BI platform performance, efficiency, and user experience.
- Having good experience of SQL and DAX performance tuning.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest features and functionalities of Tableau and Power BI.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of best practices for BI operations.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest features and best practices in Power BI, Tableau, SQL, DAX, and data warehousing.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience:
- Minimum of 6+ years of experience in BI operations support, preferably with Tableau and Power BI, DAX and SSAS.
- Proven experience in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to BI platforms.
- Experience with user administration, security management, and content deployment in Tableau Server and/or Power BI Service.
- Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and SQL.
Technical Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Tableau Server and Power BI Service administration.
- Understanding of data connectivity and gateways (e.g., Tableau Bridge, Power BI gateways).
- Strong knowledge of SQL for data analysis and troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and tools
- Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) is a plus.
- Familiarity with cloud based BI environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) is a plus.
Preferred Skills
- Tableau Server Certified Administrator.
- Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate.
- Experience with other BI tools and technologies.
- Experience with ITIL framework