VENKATESH NEERATI
Hyderabad,India
Summary
Experienced IT professional specialising in Alteryx server administration, Tableau Server, and cloud management. Expertise in performance tuning, extract scheduling, and infrastructure monitoring, with a focus on disaster recovery and data security. Manages Single Sign-On (SSO), Active Directory, SAML, SSL, and RBAC for effective user access control. Committed to optimising cloud data management and data warehousing across on-premises and cloud environments.
Overview
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Certification
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work history
Freelance Alteryx /Tableau Server Administrator
Self-employed
2024.11 - Current
- Delivered part-time technical support for analytics platforms, enabling users to leverage data insights effectively while pursuing higher studies.
- Supported Tableau and Alteryx users with troubleshooting, workflow execution issues, and dashboard fixes.
- Administered small client environments, overseeing user provisioning, permissions, and server maintenance to ensure optimal performance.
- Resolved incidents related to data connections, authentication, and workflow scheduling.
- Facilitated timely communication and documentation, ensuring efficient delivery of client support tasks.
Alteryx Server Administration
AionTech
, INDIA
2022.01 - 2024.10
- Platform Administration & Governance: Provided end-to-end administration of Alteryx Server (Gallery), ensuring high availability, stability, and performance for enterprise-scale automated workflows.
- Managed Controller, Worker nodes, and scaled environments to support high-concurrency processing.
- Security, Authentication & Access Control: Configured and maintained Active Directory/SAML authentication, user roles, studios, districts, and collections.
- Implemented secure access models and governed permissions across Gallery assets.
- Workflow Execution & Optimisation: Troubleshot and optimised resource-intensive workflows in collaboration with developers. Improved CPU/RAM utilisation and reduced workflow failures through performance tuning.
- Scheduling, Maintenance & MongoDB Management: Managed complex schedules, job queues, and workflow dependencies. Performed MongoDB backups, maintenance, and lifecycle management for data connections and API integrations.
- Upgrades, Migrations & Infrastructure Management: Led Alteryx Server upgrades and environment migrations with zero downtime for business-critical processes.
- Performed log analysis (Engine logs, Controller logs, Service logs) to identify failures and optimize capacity
- Migrated workflows, schedules, credentials, and system settings across versions and environments.
- System Hardening & Monitoring: Applied security patches, performed system health checks, and ensured compliance with enterprise standards.
- Monitored server performance, worker utilisation, and job execution patterns.
Tableau Server / Tableau Cloud Administrator
AIONTECH Solutions
2022.01 - 2024.10
- Administered Tableau Server installations across Linux and Windows environments, encompassing installation, upgrades, configuration, and multi-node deployments.
- Spearheaded Windows to Linux Tableau Server migrations, achieving seamless cutovers with minimal operational disruption.
- Governed Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud platforms to ensure secure, stable, and compliant analytics operations.
- Managed roles, permissions, and IAM-aligned access controls for diverse business units.
- Oversaw site, project, and content governance, including the structuring of folders, ownership, certifications, and lifecycle management.
- Executed cross-domain and cross-environment migrations, including transitions from Tableau Online to on-premises solutions.
- Conducted in-depth performance tuning for VizQL, Backgrounder, and extract workloads to optimize resource utilization.
- Monitored system performance, capacity, and resource utilisation with LogShark, RMT, and custom scripts to maintain optimal Tableau operations.
- Analysed system logs to identify performance bottlenecks, troubleshoot emergent issues, and maintain overall platform health.
- Generated operational monitoring reports on usage, performance metrics, and SLA adherence to inform stakeholders and support informed decision-making.
- Managed extract refresh strategies, scheduling, and optimisation for large-scale data deployments.
- Configured and maintained Tableau Bridge to facilitate hybrid data connectivity.
- Installed and configured essential database drivers (PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Redshift, Athena, Databricks) on both Linux and Windows servers.
- Configured Single Sign-On (SSO), SAML, SSL, and SMTP protocols to ensure secure authentication and communication.
- Ensured strict alignment with enterprise identity and access management policies.
- Provided production support, incident management, and root-cause analysis for Tableau platform issues to ensure minimal downtime and continuity of service.
- Guaranteed Service Level Agreement (SLA) adherence through proactive monitoring and expedited issue resolution.
- Supported business users by providing best practices, dashboard optimisation guidance, and governance consultations.
- Cultivated robust client relationships and delivered comprehensive platform-level support across multiple engagements.
Education
Master of Science - Applied Data Science
University of Essex
Colchester 2024.10 - 2026.07
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical engineering
View Photos Siddhartha Institute of Technology And Sciences
Ghatkesar, Telangana 2018.06 - 2021.09
Skills
Alteryx server administration/Alteryx scheduler
Performance Tuning & Extract Scheduling
Tableau Server & cloud administration
Tableau Bridge
MySQL
Linux
Single Sign-On (SSO) & Active Directory
SAML & SSL
RBAC
On-Prem & Cloud Support
Incident management & Infrastructure Monitoring
Backup and Data Security
Disaster Recovery (DR) Strategy Implementation
Cloud Data Management & Data warehousing
Certification
- Alteryx Server Administration
- Tableau Desktop specialist
- Alteryx Designer
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Accomplishments
Improved platform security and access reliability by implementing structured user/group governance and RBAC best practices. • Improved Alteryx & Tableau platform reliability and performance through proactive monitoring, Performance optimization and automation. • Reduced manual admin effort by automating migrations, cleanups, and validations. • Enabled scalable self-service BI through strong governance and content organization. • Recognized as a trusted Alteryx & Tableau platform SME for enterprise deployments.
Timeline
Freelance Alteryx /Tableau Server Administrator
Self-employed
2024.11 - Current
Master of Science - Applied Data Science
University of Essex
2024.10 - 2026.07
Alteryx Server Administration
AionTech
2022.01 - 2024.10
Tableau Server / Tableau Cloud Administrator
AIONTECH Solutions
2022.01 - 2024.10
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical engineering
View Photos Siddhartha Institute of Technology And Sciences
2018.06 - 2021.09