Capacity Planning Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Hyderabad, Chennai District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Hyderabad invites a Capacity Planning Lead for Optical & Fibre to drive capacity forecasting, scenario analysis and resource planning. You will coordinate with Optical, IP/MPLS, and delivery teams to optimize routes, budgets and timelines while driving automation in planning processes.

The role requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage end-to-end lifecycle considerations from design through EoL/EoS planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in capacity planning and modelling for optical networks.
• Familiarity with forecasting, workload trends and resource headroom.
• Exposure to governance, ITIL or similar frameworks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead capacity planning and modelling for optical and fibre networks.
• Forecast traffic, assess utilisation and determine headroom needs.
• Perform scenario analyses for growth and failover conditions.
• Balance cost, capacity and performance in planning decisions.
• Collaborate with IP/MPLS, optical engineering and delivery teams.
• Automate data collection and reporting to improve accuracy.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-domain coordination

Automation basics

Python/SQL basics

AI/ML forecasting

Tools

Infoblox

GIS/IQGeo

OSS

Job description

Job Role: Capacity Planning Lead (Optical & Fibre)

Job Description:

Optical & Fibre Domain

• DWDM/CWDM/ROADM, OTN architectures
• Optical capacity & spectrum planning, wavelength allocation
• Fibre infrastructure planning (routes, joints, ducts)
• Optical budget basics (loss, OSNR)
• Vendor exposure: Ciena, Nokia, Infinera

2. IP/MPLS & Integration

• Core understanding of IP/MPLS backbone & traffic engineering
• Integration across IP Optical transport layers
• Awareness of L2/L3 services (B2B, Metro, Wholesale)

3. Capacity Planning & Modelling

• Traffic forecasting & utilisation modelling
• Exhaust & headroom planning
• Scenario-based analysis (failover / growth cases)
• Cost vs capacity optimization

4. Tools & Data Systems

• Planning & inventory tools (Infoblox, GIS/IQGeo, OSS)
• Data quality management & governance
• Exposure to Digital Twin / simulation models

5. Lifecycle & Infrastructure

• EoL/EoS lifecycle planning & risk mitigation
• Technical site capacity (power, space, cooling)
• Network consolidation & legacy optimisation

6. Automation & Analytics

• AI/ML-based forecasting (preferred)
• Automation exposure (Python/SQL basic)
• Understanding of GenAI/agentic planning concepts

7. Governance & Compliance

• ITIL Capacity & Performance Management
• Telecom standards (TSA, ISO)
• Reporting, audit readiness & stakeholder governance

8. Functional & Leadership

• Strong analytical & problem-solving capability
• Cross-domain coordination (Optical, Fibre, IP)
• Stakeholder engagement (Strategy, Finance, Delivery)
• Focus on proactive, automation-driven planning