Tableau Systems Engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced Tableau Systems Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable enterprise Tableau solutions that drive data-driven decision-making. This role requires deep expertise in complex systems engineering and a strong background in government or industry environments.

You will collaborate closely with analysts, developers, and business leaders to optimize our data visualization platforms and support mission-critical reporting needs.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the design and deployment of enterprise Tableau architecture

• Ensure Tableau environments are secure, scalable, and high-performing

• Translate stakeholder requirements into effective system use cases

• Collaborate across teams to enable seamless data integration and visualization

• Troubleshoot and optimize dashboards and data workflows

• Support integration activities aligned with NGA/NRO standards and infrastructure

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical/scientific field such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems

• OR equivalent experience:

  • 4 years additional experience if no degree

  • 2 years additional experience if holding a non-STEM degree

Experience:

• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in government or industry, including work with:

  • DoD/IC Acquisition Process

  • Requirements Process

  • PPBES Process

  • Systems engineering of large, complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments

• Experience with NGA/NRO joint integration activities

• Working knowledge of NGA IPO infrastructure

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, D3, ggplot

• Proficiency in big data technologies: Hadoop, Hive, HDFS, HBase, MapReduce, Spark, Kafka, Sqoop

• Experience with SQL, Spark, and ETL

• Skilled in extracting, cleaning, and transforming large transactional datasets to build predictive models and supporting documentation

Communication & Collaboration:

• Strong communication skills to translate stakeholder requirements into system use-cases

Clearance: 

• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.