Senior Cloud Capacity Engineer
Core
Senior Cloud Capacity Engineer modeling, planning, and optimizing cloud capacity and spend for The New York Times' digital platforms and critical user journeys.
Role type
Senior IC Cloud Capacity Engineer
Builds
Cloud capacity plans, cost models, and infrastructure optimization strategies for AWS and GCP environments.
Domain
Media / Cloud Infrastructure / FinOps
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud capacity modeling and forecasting, Cloud cost management and FinOps, Distributed system architecture, Data analysis and modeling (SQL/BigQuery), Cloud cost tooling (FinOut, AWS Cost Explorer, GCP Billing), Observability and utilization analysis
Preferred skills
FinOps or cloud financial management background, High-traffic or subscription environment experience, Capacity readiness and reliability practices (load testing, Always Ready programs)
Technologies
AWS, GCP, FinOut, BigQuery, SQL, Google Sheets
Responsibilities
Build forward-looking capacity models for major platforms and critical user journeys; Translate traffic and feature growth into infrastructure capacity plans; Quantify cost-of-capacity vs. risk trade-offs and provide recommendations; Partner with engineering and finance to improve cloud forecast accuracy and connect assumptions to budgets; Analyze scaling behavior and implement cost-efficient patterns (autoscaling, reservations); Embed capacity considerations into design reviews and service intake; Create actionable capacity signals and narratives for stakeholders; Mentor engineers on capacity planning best practices.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC