Tableau Architect

Scientific Games:

Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.

Position Summary

Scientific Games LLC is looking for a self-motivated, highly experienced Tableau Architect. The candidate will be responsible for tasks such as enforcing best practices and executing procedures for deploying and maintaining Tableau instances, day-to-day operational activities, capacity management, replication setup/management and ongoing database change reviews. The team manages and maintains large-scale and very high transaction Tableau installations working with SQL Server databases on Windows Server platforms. You will also work in tandem with the other teams, preparing documentations and specifications as required.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily procedures and checks to ensure stability of the production BI environment.
• Collaborate with business and technical resources to create technical specifications from functional requirements.
• Work with test teams to deliver quality BI solutions.
• Install, configure, maintain, and administer Tableau applications.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization of Tableau installations.
• Perform application upgrades, apply patches, and maintain the Tableau environments.
• Perform audits for system maintenance and security, identifying and implementing areas of improvement.
• Manage Tableau licenses for all environments.
• Create BI content - semantic models, reports, dashboards, and visualizations.
• Migrate content between environments.
• Experience administering development and production environments across verticals, including sizing and capacity scoping.
• Generate Root Cause Analysis as required in support cases.
• 24x7 Support of production Tableau environments.

Skills and Qualifications

Required:

• 3+ years' experience administering Tableau.
• Experience in administering and configuring multi-tenant Tableau installations.
• Understanding of Tableau's underlying architecture.
• Good understanding of security structures and the implementation of.
• Ability to add customizations and integrate with other applications.
• Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications.
• Experience designing reports, dashboards, and semantic layers.
• Strong SQL and data warehousing skills and dimensional modeling concepts. MS SQL Server preferred.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot BI environment related issues.
• Proven ability to design BI solutions to reports against large volumes of data and experience tuning reports and queries.
• Knowledge of load balancing, failover and disaster recovery for BI implementations is a plus.
• Proven experience reporting against industry standard database platforms including Microsoft SQL server, Oracle, Teradata etc.
• Monitoring and alerting solutions
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and working knowledge of common protocols such as SFTP, SMTP, DNS, and HTTP/S
• Able to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Pro-active, dedicated, committed and responsible.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desired:

It would also be advantageous if you had any of the following knowledge and experience:

• BI platforms including SAP Business Objects or Power BI.
• Code versioning tools such as git/GitLab
• Windows Server Administration
• Scripting - PowerShell, Python, and shell scripting are all good
• Zabbix
• Industry experience - either in iLottery or iGaming.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences with 3+ years working with Tableau.
• Tableau certifications are a plus.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

Scientific Games, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, "SG") are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain SG employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure SG complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, SG requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SG conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

SG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you'd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.