Tableau Expert - (Migration from Looker to Tableau)

Job Details

Job Title

Tableau Expert - (Migration from Looker to Tableau)

Department

Business Intelligence / Data Analytics

Employment Type

Contract

Location

Remote

Experience Required

10

Key Responsibilities

Migration & Development
• Migrates existing Looker Pro dashboards, reports, and Looks to Tableau Desktop/Server/Online.
• Re-create LookML models, dimensions, and measures in Tableau using calculated fields, data sources, and extracts.
• Ensure 1:1 parity of KPIs, metrics, and visualizations between Looker Pro and Tableau.
• Develop complex Tableau dashboards with interactivity - filters, parameters, drill-downs, and actions.
• Convert Looker Explore queries into optimized Tableau data connections and custom SQL.

Data & Analytics
• Connect Tableau to various data sources including cloud warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, etc.).
• Design and optimize data extracts and live connections for performance.
• Build and maintain reusable data sources, calculated fields, and Tableau Prep flows.
• Validate migrated reports against source data to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Stakeholder Collaboration
• Collaborate with business teams to understand reporting requirements and translate them into Tableau solutions.
• Conduct demos and training sessions to help end-users adopt Tableau post-migration.
• Document migration mappings, data lineage, and Tableau best practices.
• Communicate migration progress, blockers, and timelines to project stakeholders.

Governance & Best Practices
• Establish and follow Tableau development standards, naming conventions, and version control practices.
• Manage Tableau Server/Online: publish workbooks, manage permissions, user groups, and schedules.
• Ensure report performance through query optimization and efficient dashboard design.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Tableau (Expert Level - Must Have)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, or Tableau Online.
• Proficiency in building complex dashboards with calculated fields, LOD expressions, table calculations, and parameters.
• Strong knowledge of Tableau data connections - live, extract, published data sources.
• Experience with Tableau Prep Builder for data transformation and cleaning.
• Familiarity with Tableau REST API and admin capabilities.
• Ability to optimize dashboards for performance - extract optimization, query reduction, layout best practices.

Looker Pro (Working Knowledge - Must Have)
• Solid understanding of Looker Pro's interface, Explores, Looks, and Dashboards.
• Ability to read and interpret LookML - models, views, dimensions, measures, and explores.
• Experience running Looker queries, extracting data, and analyzing existing report logic.
• Understanding of Looker's data modeling concepts to accurately map them to Tableau equivalents.

Technical Skills
• Strong SQL skills - writing complex queries, CTEs, window functions, and query optimization.
• Experience with cloud data warehouses: BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, or Azure Synapse.
• Working knowledge of data modeling concepts (star schema, data marts, aggregations).
• Familiarity with Git or version control for managing workbook/code changes.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications
• Tableau Desktop Specialist or Tableau Certified Data Analyst certification.
• Prior experience in a formal BI migration project (tool-to-tool or on-prem to cloud).
• Knowledge of Python or R for data prep or automation scripts.
• Experience with dbt (data build tool) for data transformation.
• Exposure to other BI tools such as Power BI, Qlik, or MicroStrategy.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology and working in sprint-based teams.

Key Competencies & Soft Skills
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail in data accuracy and validation.
• Excellent communication skills - ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-driven with the ability to manage multiple migration workstreams simultaneously.
• Problem-solving attitude when encountering gaps between Looker and Tableau capabilities.
• Collaborative team player who can work across data engineering, analytics, and business teams.

Regards
Surya
Surya@rurisoft.com