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Cloud Infrastructure Capacity Engineer | Forecasting & Automation

We're seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Capacity Engineer to help manage the growth and efficiency of a large private cloud infrastructure environment.

This is an engineering role focused heavily on capacity modeling, forecasting, infrastructure analytics, automation, and resource optimization.

You'll help bridge the gap between application teams and infrastructure management by translating business and technical requirements into infrastructure capacity plans.

The Role

You'll be responsible for helping answer critical infrastructure questions:

How much compute capacity will we need six months or years from now?Are our existing compute and storage resources being utilized effectively?When should additional infrastructure be purchased?Where can capacity be reclaimed or optimized?What infrastructure requirements should be included in future deployments?Are current capacity levels creating a potential performance or availability risk?Key ResponsibilitiesBuild and automate capacity planning and forecasting toolsCreate models to predict long-range infrastructure growthAnalyze compute and storage utilizationSupport private cloud VM and container capacity managementForecast data center requirements including power, racks, and coolingValidate infrastructure designs, procurement requirements, and bills of materialsPartner with compute, storage, and network engineersSupport infrastructure quotes, funding requests, and procurement activitiesMaintain infrastructure capacity planning frameworks and inventoryProvide recommendations around infrastructure scaling and future growthIdentify opportunities to improve infrastructure efficiency and reduce wasteSupport finance teams with future technology demand and budget planningDocument and communicate process improvementsWork across engineering teams to resolve capacity-related blockersIdeal Background3-5+ years in infrastructure engineering, capacity planning, infrastructure analytics, or a related areaExperience with cloud/private cloud environmentsKnowledge of compute platforms, virtualization, storage, and networkingExperience with forecasting, modeling, utilization analysis, or infrastructure planningStrong analytical skills and comfort working with dataExperience developing or automating tools and processesComfortable working with multiple technical teams and stakeholders

This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys the engineering and analytical side of cloud infrastructure and wants to work on capacity at enterprise scale.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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