Visualization & Analytics Engineer (Top-Secret Clearance required)

Client - AWS (Navy)

candidate must have active Top Secret (TS).

Need on SBS W2 or 1099 might be a possibility for the right candiate

Rate - Market and experience

Duration - long term.

 

SBS is AWS partner and working direclty with AWS 

 

Job Description: Visualization & Analytics Engineer (Tableau, AWS Athena, QuickSight)

 

We are seeking a highly skilled Visualization & Analytics Engineer with deep expertise in Tableau, AWS analytics services, and modern data architectures. The ideal candidate has experience integrating Tableau with AWS (including Athena and S3-based data lakes), building scalable dashboards, and understanding how front-end visualization layers connect to backend data sources. Experience with AWS QuickSight and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines is highly preferred.

 

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Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Tableau dashboards to support business intelligence and analytics requirements.

• Integrate Tableau with AWS services, including:

• Athena queries and metadata management

• S3 data lakes and Lake Formation–based access control

• AWS Glue Data Catalog

• Build and optimize Tableau data extracts, published data sources, and performance-tuned dashboards.

• Develop and maintain AWS QuickSight dashboards, datasets, analyses, and user permissions.

• Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure clean data pipelines and proper data modeling for reporting use cases.

• Understand and document how UI visualization layers (Tableau, QuickSight) connect to and query backend databases, warehouse structures, S3 buckets, and data lake zones.

• Work with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD processes for dashboard versioning, infrastructure-as-code, metadata management, and automated deployments.

• Troubleshoot dashboard performance issues and optimize queries in Athena and other AWS data services.

• Ensure governance, security, and role-based access control across visualization and data platforms.

• Partner with business users to translate requirements into actionable analytics products.

 

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Required Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, or data visualization roles.

• Strong hands-on experience with Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server/Online (dashboard design, data modeling, extracts, performance optimization).

• Proven experience integrating Tableau with AWS Athena and S3.

• Practical knowledge of AWS analytics stack, including:

• Athena

• S3

• Glue (ETL & Data Catalog)

• Lake Formation

• IAM permissions and policies

• Experience building dashboards and datasets in AWS QuickSight.

• Strong understanding of data lakes, data warehouses, and backend architectures.

• Proficient in SQL for building and optimizing data queries.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (GitLab, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins) and version control best practices.

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and translate business needs into technical solutions.

 

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Python, PyAthena, or AWS SDK for analytics automation.

• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Background in data engineering or data modeling.

• Experience with API integrations, REST endpoints, or embedding dashboards in applications.

 

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Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder-management abilities.

• Detail-oriented with a mindset for scalable design.

• Ability to troubleshoot complex data and performance issues independently.

• Collaborative team player with an analytical, problem-solving approach