Specialist Solution Engineer - Tableau

Salesforce • Mclean, VA

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About The Position

Salesforce is hiring a Specialist Solution Engineer for Analytics (Tableau) on its Federal Civilian team. The role is a customer-facing technical trusted advisor and Tableau subject matter expert for Federal Civilian accounts. Working with Account Executives, core Solution Engineers, and the Analytics sales team, the Specialist leads technical discovery, develops and presents proof points, and supports customers from evaluation through activation, adoption, and expansion. The role helps agencies operationalize Data + AI + Trust using Tableau, CRM Analytics, Tableau Next, and Data 360.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of customer-facing experience in pre-sales, consulting, or solution architecture, with increasing scope and influence.
• Deep hands-on experience with Tableau, CRM Analytics, or comparable BI tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Data Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong command of data visualization, data modeling, and SQL.
• Ability to conduct technical and business discovery and translate requirements into solutions, success metrics, and ROI.
• Strong executive and technical communication skills, including the ability to whiteboard with analysts and engineers and present to senior leaders.
• Growth mindset and willingness to continue developing skills through enablement, labs, and certifications.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for customer meetings and events.
• U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• Pre-sales experience at a CRM, analytics, or BI company.
• Experience selling to or working with U.S. federal civilian agencies.
• Tableau and Salesforce certifications.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery, and with Python or scripting.
• Experience building with AI tools and facilitating workshops.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and business discovery with federal stakeholders, identify mission gaps, reporting bottlenecks, and legacy BI pain points, and translate findings into analytics use cases, success metrics, and executable plans.
• Align Tableau, CRM Analytics, and Tableau Next to agency problems, including their connections to Data 360 and the wider Salesforce platform.
• Deliver demonstrations, rapid prototypes, and proofs of concept that show how agencies can move from data to decisions.
• Advise on data and analytics architecture, including data modeling, governance, security, and integration with agency data platforms.
• Design and lead hands-on workshops and technical deep dives for agency data leaders, analysts, and enterprise architects.
• Present to executive leadership and translate complex technology into mission outcomes.
• Lead the technical Analytics sections of RFI and RFP responses, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Partner with customers on deployment strategy and adoption.
• Use AI-assisted tools to build and iterate on demonstrations, prototypes, and analytics experiences.
• Maintain deal hygiene in Org62, including deal contribution and SE scorecards.

Benefits

• Time off programs
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Mental health support
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee stock purchasing program
• Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation and equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior