Data Center Capacity Planner, Infrastructure Services

Apple • Elk Grove, CA

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About The Position

Apple is seeking an analytical resource with data center experience to be a part of the Data Center Capacity Planning Strategy and Initiatives team. This team is responsible for providing centralized insight into data center physical infrastructure demand/supply, capacity readiness, and help identify opportunities for future Data Center builds. Additionally, this role is hyper focused on the Remote Data Center space and will assist in managing Apple leased data centers around the globe. This role will help do critical data analysis and create metrics and benchmarks to bring capacity planning into the future. This role serves as a strategic nexus across data center engineering, cloud platforms, and data center operations, ensuring the organization maintains a clear, forward looking view of infrastructure capacity needs and risks. As Data Center Capacity Planning becomes increasingly supported by automation and AI driven analytics, this role will focus on governance, strategic interpretation of capacity insights, and cross organizational alignment. The resource will help guide capacity planning discipline across teams, translate infrastructure demand into actionable investment priorities, and ensure data center physical infrastructure supports the company’s growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience in data center colocation operations and management, 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

Nice To Haves

• 3-5+ years of experience in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or engineering program leadership
• Strong understanding of AI/ML, compute infrastructure, cloud platforms, and large scale distributed systems
• Understanding of hybrid infrastructure environments spanning data center and cloud platforms
• Experience with infrastructure planning, capacity governance, or infrastructure strategy functions
• Experience working with infrastructure telemetry, observability platforms, or capacity analytics tools
• Exposure to AI driven analytics or automated infrastructure planning systems

Responsibilities

• Providing centralized insight into data center physical infrastructure demand/supply and capacity readiness.
• Identifying opportunities for future Data Center builds.
• Assisting in managing Apple leased data centers around the globe.
• Performing critical data analysis and creating metrics and benchmarks for capacity planning.
• Serving as a strategic nexus across data center engineering, cloud platforms, and data center operations.
• Ensuring the organization maintains a clear, forward-looking view of infrastructure capacity needs and risks.
• Focusing on governance, strategic interpretation of capacity insights, and cross-organizational alignment.
• Guiding capacity planning discipline across teams.
• Translating infrastructure demand into actionable investment priorities.
• Ensuring data center physical infrastructure supports the company’s growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior