Senior Labs Project Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•Fort Collins, CO

4d•$111,000 - $211,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Labs Project Manager to join our Data Center Operations team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with hardware, including clustered servers, blade systems, and storage solutions. This role focuses on the virtual and physical environments, working with existing lab personnel, ordering, updating, and maintaining these environments for the Private Cloud Control Plane Development and Quality Engineering organizations. Periodic work in Ft. Collins Data Center to manage issues that cannot be fixed remotely.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field
5+ years of experience in capacity planning, infrastructure management, or IT resource forecasting
Expertise in designing and implementing physical labs and environments, including port mapping
Expertise in hardware, networking, and data center operations
Experience with budgeting, procurement, and financial planning in an IT environment
Proficiency in data analysis tools and capacity planning software
Experience working with cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments
Knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) frameworks such as ITIL
Familiarity with automation and monitoring tools for capacity planning
Experience with industry leading operational tools
Experience with Linux, KVM, VMWare, IP Address Management (IPAM)

Responsibilities

Work closely with development teams to develop capacity models and forecasts based on business growth, usage trends, and emerging technologies
Maintain an inventory of existing hardware and assess opportunities for reuse before new purchases
Develop hardware redeployment, upgrades, and refurbishment strategies to extend asset life
Collaborate with finance teams to create budget estimates for hardware procurement and infrastructure expansion, identifying cost-saving opportunities by leveraging lifecycle management and existing resources
Communicate technical requirements and capacity planning strategies in business terms to non-technical stakeholders
Plan and allocate physical space within data centers to support hardware deployments
Work with facilities teams to ensure proper power and cooling requirements are met
Develop standardized capacity planning methodologies and best practices
Maintain documentation on forecasting models, infrastructure plans, and approval workflows
Setting up virtual environments for development and quality engineering teams
This includes understanding the environment, and the hardware requirements for cabling and switching