Data Center Capacity Planner

PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company in the UK is looking for a Capacity Planner to manage capacity requests and resource allocations for its data centre operations. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in capacity planning and data centre operations. Responsibilities include building capacity forecasts, monitoring utilisation, and presenting insights to management. The company offers a hybrid working environment with a rich array of benefits designed to promote employee well-being and teamwork.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus opportunity

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday per year

On Site Gym

Training Provided

Flexible working

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in capacity planning or data centre operations.
• Strong analytical skills for demand modelling and feasibility analysis.
• Superb communication skills with ability to guide diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the intake point for capacity requests from teams.
• Translate approved requests into space, power, and cooling allocations.
• Build and maintain capacity forecasts incorporating demand signals.
• Monitor and report on capacity utilisation, identifying risks.

Skills

Capacity Planning

Data Centre Operations

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Job description

The Capacity Planner will play a key role in ensuring these services have the resources they need to scale, while maximising the efficiency of our global data center portfolio. Acting as the primary interface for capacity requests from internal teams, the role balances near‑term allocations with the operational realities of power, space, and cooling constraints across the estate.

Responsibilities

• Capacity Request Management - Serve as the intake point for capacity requests from internal and external teams. Evaluate feasibility, assess impact, and recommend allocation.
• Resource Allocation - Translate approved requests into space, power, and cooling allocations across the global portfolio, coordinating with technical infrastructure teams and site operations.
• Forecasting - Build and maintain short‑to‑mid term capacity forecasts, incorporating demand signals from multiple services and stakeholders.
• Utilisation Tracking - Monitor and report on utilisation of capacity. Identify saturation risks, stranded capacity, and underutilisation.
• Decision Support - Provide insights to Portfolio Management on capacity bottlenecks, optimisation opportunities, and where to prioritise expansion.
• Tooling & Reporting - Maintain dashboards and models that track requests, allocations, and utilisation for leadership visibility.
• Collaboration - Partner closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure near‑term capacity actions align with long‑term portfolio strategy.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in capacity planning, data centre operations, or infrastructure resource management.
• Technical c
• Experience with intake workflows and request/approval processes.
• Strong analytical skills for demand modelling, feasibility analysis, and utilisation forecasting.
• Superb communication skills, able to translate technical capacity details into clear guidance for diverse stakeholders.
• Highly organised, detail‑oriented, and comfortable managing multiple parallel requests.

Company

PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play – it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services, including PlayStationreg;5, PlayStationreg;4, PlayStationreg;VR, PlayStationreg;Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.; Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Capacity Planner to join the Global Developer Future Technology Group (GDFT), the organisation responsible for building and operating the data centre infrastructure that underpins PlayStation's Cloud Gaming, Broadcast, and Developer Platform services worldwide. Our data centre hosts critical workloads ranging from real‑time game streaming to content distribution, developer build systems, and testing environments.

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Cafe
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers
• Training Provided
• Regular team and company events
• Free drinks, fruit or food
• Flexible working
• Free Gym or Gym Subsidy
• Private Medical/Dental healthcare
• Bonus/Reward Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Game Jams