Alteryx Administrator

Kforce Inc; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Job summary

Kforce is seeking an experienced Alteryx Administrator in Maryland Heights, MO to support and stabilize a large on-premises Alteryx Server environment on a 6-month contract. You will handle day-to-day administration, performance tuning, and health of a high-availability cluster serving thousands of users.

This hands-on role requires strong Windows Server skills, AD/LDAP integration, and experience with Alteryx Server APIs for automation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Alteryx Server administration experience
• Experience administering a multi-node Alteryx Server cluster in a production environment
• Strong understanding of Alteryx Server architecture: Controller, Worker, Gallery, Persistence Layer, and Service Layer
• Experience configuring and maintaining High Availability (HA) in Alteryx Server
• Proficiency with Alteryx Server API for automation, monitoring, and administrative tasks
• Experience with Active Directory/LDAP integration for authentication and group management
• Solid Windows Server administration skills
• Experience with SQL Server or MongoDB for Alteryx persistence layer management
• Strong troubleshooting skills - diagnose issues at node/service/workflow level
• Excellent written communication skills with documentation and knowledge transfer

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the Alteryx Server cluster across all nodes (Controller, Worker, Gallery)
• Monitor server health, job queue performance, and resource utilization across cluster nodes
• Manage Alteryx Server upgrades, patches, and hotfixes with the DDP team
• Maintain HA configuration and validate failover readiness - conduct HA failover testing
• Tune worker node concurrency, job scheduling, and resource allocation for 7k-user environment
• Manage user provisioning, deprovisioning, and RBAC in Alteryx Gallery and Server
• Administer AD/LDAP integration for authentication and group management
• Support onboarding of new users and teams; enforce licensing governance
• Conduct periodic access audits and remediate orphaned accounts or over-privileged roles

Skills

Alteryx Server

HA/High Availability

Windows Server

SQL Server

Active Directory/LDAP

PowerShell

Tools

Alteryx Server

MongoDB

Datadog

Zabbix

Prometheus

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Maryland Heights, MO that is seeking an Alteryx Administrator. About the Role: We are looking for an experienced Alteryx Administrator to support and stabilize our enterprise Alteryx Server environment on a 6-month contract engagement. This role is responsible for the day-to-day administration, performance tuning, and operational health of a high-availability, on-premises Alteryx Server cluster serving approximately 7,000 users across the organization. The contractor will work closely with the DDP engineering team, serving as the subject matter expert on the Alteryx platform while our internal team completes a knowledge transfer and transition. This is a hands-on technical role - not a project management position. Responsibilities: Platform Administration:

• Administer and maintain the Alteryx Server cluster across all nodes (Controller, Worker, Gallery)
• Monitor server health, job queue performance, and resource utilization across cluster nodes
• Manage Alteryx Server upgrades, patches, and hotfixes in coordination with the DDP team
• Maintain HA configuration and validate failover readiness - conduct periodic HA failover testing
• Tune worker node concurrency, job scheduling, and resource allocation to optimize throughput for a 7k-user environment

User & Access Management

• Manage user provisioning, deprovisioning, and role-based access control in Alteryx Gallery and Server
• Administer Active Directory/LDAP integration for user authentication and group-based permissions
• Support onboarding of new users and teams; Enforce licensing governance and usage policies
• Conduct periodic access audits and remediate any orphaned accounts or over-privileged roles

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on Alteryx Server administration experience
• Demonstrated experience administering a multi-node Alteryx Server cluster in a production environment
• Strong understanding of Alteryx Server architecture: Controller, Worker, Gallery, Persistence Layer, and Service Layer
• Experience configuring and maintaining High Availability (HA) in Alteryx Server
• Proficiency with Alteryx Server API for automation, monitoring, and administrative tasks
• Experience with Active Directory/LDAP integration for authentication and group management
• Solid Windows Server administration skills
• Experience with SQL Server or MongoDB for Alteryx persistence layer management
• Strong troubleshooting skills - able to diagnose issues at the node, service, or workflow level independently
• Excellent written communication skills - this role has a significant documentation and knowledge transfer component

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large user environments at enterprise scale
• Familiarity with Alteryx licensing models (named user, concurrent, server capacity)
• Experience integrating Alteryx Server monitoring with tools such as Datadog, Zabbix, or Prometheus
• Exposure to IIS configuration and Windows firewall rules as they relate to Alteryx Gallery
• Experience with Alteryx Designer for workflow triage and testing
• Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms for incident and change management
• Experience writing PowerShell scripts for Windows service management or Alteryx API automation

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.