Capacity Planning and Lifecycle Mgmt Analyst

Hudson Valley Credit Union•Poughkeepsie, NY

14d

About The Position

Hudson Valley Credit Union is recruiting a Capacity Planning and Lifecycle Management Analyst for its Enterprise Architecture team. The role supports the SVP of Enterprise Architecture in designing, implementing, and optimizing technology infrastructure and application portfolios. It helps ensure enterprise systems are scalable, resilient, and cost-effective in support of current operational needs and future growth. The analyst develops strategies for resource allocation, capacity forecasting, lifecycle optimization, and technology refresh cycles to maximize business value and minimize risk. The position analyzes capacity and demand across IT systems, applications, and infrastructure; works with technology and business stakeholders; and makes recommendations about investments and resource use. It also manages technology asset lifecycles, tracks risks and obligations, supports legacy system transitions and decommissioning, and reports capacity, utilization, lifecycle status, and risks to executive leadership and technical teams. The analyst contributes to initiatives that advance system scalability, performance, agility, and digital transformation. The employee must follow Credit Union policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, participate in required training including Bank Secrecy Act training, and demonstrate the knowledge gained. The role may participate in Credit Union teams, projects, and strategic initiatives, and perform additional duties and special projects as assigned. It requires regular and predictable attendance, including punctuality, and applying HVCU’s guiding principles, teamwork, and professionalism.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or at least two years of equivalent experience for each undergraduate year not completed.
Experience in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is required; an undergraduate degree cannot substitute for the minimum required years of experience in the field.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of experience in capacity planning, lifecycle management, asset management, or related roles within enterprise environments.
At least 1 year of experience in enterprise architecture, IT operations, or infrastructure management.
Relevant technical certification(s) in infrastructure platforms such as VMware.
Relevant technical certification(s) in cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure.

Responsibilities

Analyze current and projected workloads across IT systems, applications, and infrastructure to determine capacity requirements.
Develop models and forecasts to anticipate business-demand growth and identify potential bottlenecks before they affect operations.
Collaborate with IT Operations, Application Owners, Infrastructure, and Business Units to capture requirements, usage patterns, and strategic direction.
Recommend and justify infrastructure investments, scaling strategies, and resource allocations in support of organizational objectives.
Use data-driven analysis and industry benchmarks to propose improvements in resource utilization, performance, and reliability.
Manage the lifecycle of enterprise hardware, software, platforms, and services, ensuring timely upgrades, replacements, and retirements.
Maintain lifecycle roadmaps for major applications and infrastructure components and communicate upcoming changes to relevant stakeholders.
Assess technical debt, end-of-life risks, and obsolescence, and develop mitigation plans aligned with business priorities.
Establish processes and controls to track technology asset status, licenses, warranties, and contracts.
Facilitate transitions or decommissioning of legacy systems while minimizing disruption to business operations.
Prepare and present reports, dashboards, and recommendations on capacity, utilization, lifecycle status, and risks to executive leadership and technical teams.
Champion initiatives that improve system scalability, performance, and agility in support of digital transformation goals.
Follow Credit Union policies, procedures, and regulatory agency requirements; participate in required and recommended training, including BSA training, and demonstrate attained knowledge.
Participate in Credit Union teams, projects, and strategic initiatives when opportunities arise; perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.
Apply HVCU’s guiding principles, mission, vision, core values, employee and member value propositions, Sales and Service Model, and Lean Six Sigma commitment; demonstrate teamwork and professionalism.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including punctuality.