Tableau Data Engineer

Associates Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Associates Systems is seeking an engineer to support self-service analytics on a cloud data platform and Tableau for a State agency client. Responsibilities include provisioning the environment, defining data models and source-to-target mappings, building data ingestion pipelines, developing Tableau dashboards, and conducting functional testing.

The role also involves contributing to technical design documentation and shaping a scaling roadmap for broader production rollout, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Experience provisioning cloud data platforms with RBAC and security controls.
• Proficiency in SQL for data transformation, validation, and stored procedures.
• Experience building data ingestion pipelines: streaming, micro-batch and bulk loads.
• Design and implement cloud-native ETL/ELT pipelines with batch and CDC patterns.
• Strong understanding of Medallion architecture: Bronze, Silver, Gold.
• Hands-on data modeling and producing source-to-target mappings.
• Tableau development: dashboards, live/extract connections, data sources.
• Knowledge of Tableau row-level security (RLS) and user access.
• Familiarity with cloud data services including storage and migration tooling.
• Ability to produce design docs, data mappings, and testing artifacts for technical/business audiences.
• Scripting in Python or shells for orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Support design and implementation of self-service analytics on a cloud platform and Tableau for a State agency client.
• Provision environments, define data models, and create source-to-target mappings.
• Build data ingestion pipelines and develop Tableau dashboards for end-to-end analytics.
• Perform functional testing and contribute to technical design documentation.
• Develop a scaling roadmap for broader production rollout.

Skills

Cloud provisioning

SQL data transformation

Data ingestion pipelines

ETL/ELT design

Data modeling

Tableau development

Tableau RLS/security

RBAC concepts

Python/shell scripting

IaC awareness

Job description

All qualified resumes responded to in 48hrs or less

US Citizen in good standing willing to hold a US Government

Role Description

Support the design and implementation of self-service analytics on a cloud data platform and Tableau for a State agency client. Responsibilities include provisioning the environment, defining data models and source-to-target mappings, building data ingestion pipelines, developing Tableau dashboards, and conducting functional testing. The engineer will also contribute to technical design documentation and support the development of a scaling roadmap for broader production rollout.

Technical Skill Set

• Hands-on experience provisioning and configuring cloud data platform environments including databases, schemas, compute resources, and role-based access control (RBAC)
• Proficiency in SQL for data transformation, stored procedures, and data quality validation
• Experience with data loading and ingestion mechanisms including streaming, micro-batch, and bulk load patterns
• Experience designing and implementing cloud-native ETL/ELT pipelines using batch and CDC-based ingestion patterns
• Strong understanding of layered data architecture concepts (Medallion / Landing - Bronze - Silver - Gold)
• Experience with logical and physical data modeling and producing source-to-target mapping specifications
• Hands-on Tableau development including workbooks, dashboards, and cloud data platform-connected data sources with live and extract connection configurations
• Familiarity with Tableau row-level security (RLS) and user-based access controls
• Working knowledge of cloud data services including object storage and database migration/replication services
• Ability to produce technical design documentation, data mapping specifications, and functional testing artifacts for both technical and business audiences
• Familiarity with Python or shell scripting for pipeline automation and workflow orchestration

Nice to Have

• Experience with IaC tooling such as Terraform or GitLab CI/CD
• Prior experience on State/public sector engagement

US clearance preferred- secret