Senior Platform Engineer - Tableau/Alteryx
Role summary
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to manage and optimize Alteryx and Tableau at scale within a regulated enterprise. This role involves configuring, administering, and tuning Alteryx Server/Cloud and Tableau Server/Cloud environments, focusing on reliability, performance, security, and compliance (including GxP/21 CFR Part 11). Responsibilities include implementing monitoring, data quality checks, security measures, and ITIL governance. The engineer will also provide L2/L3 support, optimize costs, and establish engineering standards. The position requires strong SQL, data modeling, and experience with data transformation tools, with preferred experience in regulated industries and cloud technologies.
Join FUJIFILM Biotechnologies to power analytics at scale. We’re seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with deep expertise in Alteryx and Tableau. You’ll shape engineering standards, elevate platform reliability and performance, and deliver secure, audit‑ready solutions that accelerate decision‑making across a regulated enterprise.
What you’ll do
- Own Alteryx at scale: Configure, administer, and optimize Alteryx Server/Cloud (environments, schedules, credentials, governance, packaging/promotions, upgrades).
- Elevate Tableau performance: Engineer/administer Tableau Server/Cloud (sites/projects, permissions, extracts, schedules, LCM, performance tuning, version upgrades).
- Run platforms like a pro: Implement monitoring/alerting, SLOs, capacity planning; troubleshoot incidents; drive root‑cause elimination and reliability improvements.
- Raise data quality: Implement quality checks, lineage, and observability; define standards for naming, modeling, documentation; contribute to catalog/metadata.
- Build security/compliance in: Align with Cybersecurity, data privacy, and where applicable GxP/21 CFR Part 11; execute changes under ITIL/PMO governance.
- Partner to deliver: Translate business needs into technical designs; balance delivery velocity with platform health and best practices.
- Be the escalation point: Provide L2/L3 support, guide service desk, maintain runbooks/knowledge articles, participate in on‑call rotations as needed.
- Optimize for performance and cost: Tune queries/extracts; right‑size compute/storage; drive license hygiene and cost efficiency.
- Standardize and improve: Establish engineering standards, SOPs/WIs, templates, peer reviews; evaluate and introduce targeted innovations.
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s; or 6+ years with a Master’s; or PhD with 3+ years; or equivalent experience.
- Within the above, 5+ years in data engineering and/or analytics platform engineering, including 3+ years hands‑on administering and operating Alteryx and Tableau in enterprise settings.
- Strong SQL and dimensional/relational data modeling; experience with data transformation/integration tools (e.g., Alteryx, dbt, Azure Data Factory/Talend).
Preferred requirements
- Certifications: Alteryx Designer (Core/Advanced) and/or Server Admin; Tableau Desktop Specialist/Certified Professional, Tableau Server/Cloud Admin; ITIL Foundation v3/v4; cloud certifications (Azure/AWS/GCP) are a plus.
- Hands‑on with Snowflake (highly considered); Python for automation; CI/CD (Git, DevOps pipelines); infrastructure‑as‑code basics.
- Experience in biotech/life sciences or other regulated industries; familiarity with data privacy and, where applicable, GxP/CSV/CSA and 21 CFR Part 11.
What’s in it for you
- Impact at enterprise scale: Your engineering will power analytics and AI across functions.
- Technical leadership: Set standards, mentor peers, and influence platform roadmaps.
- Modern stack + growth: Advance your skills across Alteryx/Tableau, dbt/SQL, cloud data services, and automation.
The US salary range for this position is $120,000 to $172,500. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Our programs are designed to focus on maintaining and enhancing all pillars of health with a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with the option of a Health Savings Account with company contributions. In addition, we offer an industry leading 401(k)savings plan, insurance coverage, employee assistance programs and various wellness incentives. We support life-work balance with paid vacation time, sick time, and company holidays. Explore a supportive environment that enriches both your personal and professional growth!
This is a global position that will support all FUJIFILM Biotechnologies sites. This position can be based at any of our locations around the globe. Benefits and compensation will be governed by the location that you are based from and considered your home site.
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