Capacity Analyst L5, Fleet Planner

Netflix

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$300,000–$520,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
89 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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Netflix is the world''s leading streaming entertainment service, offering a vast library of TV series, films, documentaries, and original content to subscribers in over 190 countries. Industry: Streaming Entertainment & Media

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TL;DR · Capacity Analyst L5, Fleet Planner

Capacity Analyst (L5) - Fleet Planner joins the Open Connect Infrastructure Capacity Planning team to lead fleet planning and optimization for global hardware infrastructure. This role owns the end-to-end strategy for acquiring, deploying, and retiring physical assets, including servers, networking equipment, and storage systems. You will translate complex demand signals into actionable fleet strategies, develop long-range capacity forecasts, and manage hardware procurement to ensure supply meets demand without over-provisioning. Key responsibilities include conducting data-driven analyses for platform scalability, monitoring infrastructure performance, and building business cases to reduce total cost of ownership. The role requires proficiency in SQL and Python, along with experience in data analysis, visualization, and capacity planning for data centers or cloud platforms. You will solve infrastructure bottlenecks by aligning engineering roadmaps with financial and supply chain constraints.

What you'll do

  • Own the multi-year fleet refresh plan for global hardware including servers, networking equipment, and storage systems.
  • Translate engineering roadmaps and business priorities into coherent long-term fleet plans and capacity strategies.
  • Convert demand forecasts into actionable capacity plans to drive investment decisions and balance infrastructure availability.
  • Conduct data-driven analyses to optimize efficiency, spend, and architectural direction for platform scalability.
  • Lead hardware procurement planning to ensure supply meets demand without over-provisioning.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership through smarter fleet composition and decommissioning strategies.
  • Track fleet health metrics such as utilization, age distribution, and failure rates to drive continuous optimization.
  • Present fleet planning roadmaps and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in capacity planning for data center or cloud platforms, or network planning.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in data analysis and visualization.
  • Proficiency in SQL (preferred).
  • Proficiency in Python (preferred).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to tailor messaging for technical and executive audiences.
  • Ability to turn ambiguous, cross-functional problems into structured plans with incomplete data.
  • Technical Program Management experience (preferred).
  • A degree in Management Information Systems, Management Consulting, Statistics, or a related quantitative field (preferred).

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