Data Center Capacity Planner, Infrastructure Services

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$140,700–$268,400 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $205k
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Data Center Capacity Planner, Infrastructure Services

The Data Center Capacity Planner, Infrastructure Services joins the Data Center Capacity Planning Strategy and Initiatives team to provide centralized insight into physical infrastructure demand, supply, and capacity readiness. This role serves as a strategic nexus between engineering, cloud platforms, and operations, focusing specifically on the remote data center space and managing leased facilities globally. You will perform critical data analysis, establish performance metrics, and drive the adoption of automation and AI-driven analytics to forecast growth and identify risks. Key responsibilities include translating infrastructure demand into investment priorities and coordinating cross-functional efforts with finance and supply chain teams. The role requires expertise in data center colocation operations, cloud platforms, large scale distributed systems, and infrastructure telemetry. You will solve complex problems regarding capacity governance and long-term scaling for hybrid infrastructure environments spanning both physical data centers and cloud platforms.

What you'll do

  • Build analyses to provide a holistic view of infrastructure demand and long-term scaling considerations.
  • Consolidate and interpret capacity insights from engineering and platform teams to inform leadership on growth projections.
  • Oversee planning for physical data center infrastructure to ensure readiness aligns with platform needs.
  • Identify and communicate infrastructure capacity risks and readiness gaps to enable proactive mitigation.
  • Establish and track performance metrics to promote consistent planning practices and operational discipline.
  • Drive the adoption of automation and AI-driven analytics in data center capacity planning.
  • Translate complex infrastructure data and analytics into actionable strategic insights for senior leadership.
  • Lead data center strategy development initiatives to solidify long-term infrastructure goals.

What we're looking for

  • BS/MS in a related discipline or equivalent hands-on industry experience.
  • Experience in data center colocation operations, infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or engineering program leadership.
  • Experience coordinating cross-team planning initiatives in complex infrastructure environments.
  • Ability to translate infrastructure data and analytics into strategic insights for senior leadership.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • 3-5+ years of experience in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or engineering program leadership (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of AI/ML, compute infrastructure, cloud platforms, and large scale distributed systems (preferred).
  • Experience with infrastructure planning, capacity governance, strategy functions, telemetry, or automated planning systems (preferred).

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