Strategic Capacity Planner for Cloud & Infrastructure

Bureau of Meteorology; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Capacity Planner at the Bureau of Meteorology will lead the organization’s forward view of technology demand, ensuring compute, storage, network and platform capacity are forecasted, planned, funded and aligned to business priorities. You will translate demand into practical strategies supporting reliable, secure and cost‑effective service delivery.

Working across planning, architecture, operations, finance and delivery teams, you’ll provide analysis, governance and strategic advice to

Qualifications

• Experience in capacity planning for compute, storage, network, cloud and platforms.
• Ability to translate business demand into actionable capacity strategies.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead capacity planning for compute, storage, network, cloud and platform services.
• Develop and maintain capacity models, thresholds and reporting.
• Align outputs with business and IT plans, budgets and roadmaps.
• Advise on timing, sizing, sequencing and funding of investments.
• Collaborate with architecture, operations, finance and project teams.
• Monitor utilisation against forecasts and recommend corrective actions.

Skills

Capacity planning

Stakeholder engagement

Forecasting

Governance

Job description

The Capacity Planner at the Bureau of Meteorology will lead the organization’s forward view of technology demand, ensuring compute, storage, network and platform capacity are forecasted, planned, funded and aligned to business priorities. You will translate demand into practical strategies supporting reliable, secure and cost‑effective service delivery.

Working across planning, architecture, operations, finance and delivery teams, you’ll provide analysis, governance and strategic advice to