Capacity Planning Engineer
Core
Strategic engineer ensuring fibre, optical, routed, and data centre infrastructure scales reliably and cost-effectively to support business growth and customer needs.
Role type
Senior IC capacity planning engineer (network infrastructure)
Builds
Multi-year infrastructure roadmaps, capacity models, demand forecasts, and resiliency improvement plans
Domain
Telecommunications / Network Infrastructure / Data Centre Operations
Required skills
Capacity modelling, demand forecasting, risk assessment, financial modelling, cost-benefit analysis, data analysis, statistical forecasting, trend modelling
Preferred skills
Optical network architecture knowledge, IP networking concepts, carrier-grade OSS/BSS proficiency, data centre infrastructure management
Technologies
WDM, optical transport, carrier-grade OSS/BSS, capacity planning tools
Responsibilities
Build and maintain capacity models for optical transport, routed networks, and data centres; Evaluate fibre routes and redundancy posture to recommend buildouts or consolidations; Conduct infrastructure risk assessments to identify single points of failure; Maintain contract registry and support vendor negotiations with capacity data; Produce regular capacity reports and executive summaries for stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic planning scope