Senior Tableau Developer with Must have Higher Education domain

Summary: The Senior Tableau Developer role focuses on designing and developing interactive dashboards and visual analytics solutions specifically for the higher education domain. The position requires expertise in Tableau and involves collaboration with stakeholders to ensure effective data integration and reporting standards. The role is remote and emphasizes the importance of experience in the higher education sector. Candidates without this experience will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining interactive dashboards, reports, and visual analytics solutions for institutional and operational reporting needs
• Creating standardized and reusable dashboard templates and reporting frameworks that can support multiple initiatives and departments
• Developing intuitive navigation, filtering, and self-service functionality for end users
• Supporting reporting initiatives related to institutional effectiveness, student success, compliance, operations, and strategic planning
• Applying data visualization best practices and accessibility standards across reporting solutions
• Connecting dashboards and reports to institutional data systems and data sources for scheduled or real-time updates
• Supporting automated data refresh processes, validation procedures, and quality assurance activities
• Collaborating with internal teams to establish appropriate data governance, security, and reporting standards
• Assisting with integration of reporting tools with databases, APIs, SharePoint lists, and other enterprise systems
• Collaborating with stakeholders to standardize metric definitions, calculations, and reporting methodologies
• Ensuring consistency in reporting structures, dashboard layouts, and visualization practices across projects
• Supporting documentation of reporting processes, governance standards, and technical workflows
• Conducting usability testing and gathering stakeholder feedback to improve reporting solutions
• Developing sustainable maintenance and support processes for long-term reporting initiatives
• Creating developing training materials and guides for end users and administrators

Key Skills:

• Expert proficiency in Tableau Desktop, Prep and Cloud with demonstrated experience creating interactive dashboards
• Experience in dashboard development, including interactive features and automated data pipelines
• Strong knowledge of higher education data structures and common metrics
• Ability to integrate Tableau with institutional data systems and databases, including PeopleSoft CS9, SharePoint, OpenBook, and application programming interfaces (APIs)
• Strong background in data visualization best practices and accessibility standards
• Proficiency in SQL, ETL processes, and relevant programming languages
• Tableau dashboard development experience in a higher education environment
• Previous work with community college data systems and metrics
• Tableau certifications such as Tableau Desktop Certified Professional, Tableau Server Certified Professional, Tableau Data Management Certified

Salary (Rate): undetermined

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Working Arrangements: remote

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Industry: IT