The job of a Tableau architect is to design the set-up and security of applications, dashboards, and other tools made using Tableau software, which is a suite of a data visualization programs focused on business intelligence and IT. As a Tableau architect, your duties include consulting with other designers, end-users, and managers to determine the scope and need for different data visualization tools and then develop these tools and ensure their proper configuration. As the architect, your responsibilities are to create the technical architecture for the tools and define different features for the developer or programmer to execute.