Data Center Capacity & Network Strategy Lead

Transaction Network Services (TNS); Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is seeking a Network and Capacity Planner to support growth, capacity management, and vendor coordination across Waypoint Trading Solutions infrastructure. You will coordinate space, power, rack, PDU, switch port, and colocation resources in line with demand.

The role requires IT data center experience, strong stakeholder skills, and knowledge of telecom network design and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT supporting data center design/operations and capacity management.
• Strong communication, documentation, organization and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of telecom network design, IP concepts, traffic engineering, and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Support capacity planning for data center power, space, and switch ports across Waypoint products.
• Develop and maintain capacity management reports for forecasting and leadership reviews.
• Track inventory for data center hardware and manage vendor records and renewal schedules.

Skills

IT capacity planning

Stakeholder management

Data center networking

Reporting & analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Nlyte

Salesforce

DCIM tools

Job description

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is seeking a Network and Capacity Planner to support growth, capacity management, and vendor coordination across Waypoint Trading Solutions infrastructure. You will coordinate space, power, rack, PDU, switch port, and colocation resources in line with demand.

The role requires IT data center experience, strong stakeholder skills, and knowledge of telecom network design and capacity planning.