Data Center Capacity Engineer II (Remote)

Role overview

Plan and track capacity across a distributed data center footprint so infrastructure can be deployed where and when it is needed. The work spans power, cooling, floor space, racks, and network cabling, combining forecasting and inventory management with coordination across operations, engineering, and supply teams.

Responsibilities - Allocate and reserve power, space, and rack capacity for deployment requests, keeping records of assigned and available resources. - Maintain site capacity models for power, cooling, cabinets, structured cabling, and ports; track fiber and carrier cross-connect utilization and expected demand. - Prepare recurring reports and dashboards, flagging approaching limits and capacity risks for data center management. - Turn server, storage, and network forecasts into rack-level plans and site allocation recommendations; coordinate placement and rack layouts with deployment and operations teams. - Reconcile capacity records in infrastructure and asset systems against physical audits, and track contracted versus consumed power for site expansions. - Support expansion planning and contribute to automating capacity reporting and data collection.

Requirements - U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status. - Two to five years of experience in data center capacity planning, data center operations, infrastructure engineering, or a related area. - Working knowledge of data center power distribution, including UPS, RPP/PDU, branch circuits, A/B feeds, and redundancy models, as well as cooling and rack planning. - Strong spreadsheet modeling skills using Excel or Google Sheets. - Experience with a data center infrastructure management platform and business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Grafana. - Ability to interpret rack elevations, electrical one-line diagrams, and floor plans.

Nice to have

Experience in a hyperscale or large colocation environment, familiarity with network port and uplink capacity, or experience tracking cross-connect inventory in a DCIM or IPAM system.

Benefits and work setup

The position is listed as remote. The source gives a U.S. base pay range of $85,000–$120,000 per year and describes eligibility for bonuses, equity, health insurance, retirement savings, and paid time off.