AI-Driven Cloud Capacity Lead

Cisco Systems; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 175,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Grants of Cisco RSUs

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking a senior Cloud Capacity Planner to build and maintain rolling capacity forecasts by CSP, region, workload, and resource type. You’ll compare demand from sales, bookings, and product roadmaps against available supply and work with CSPs on reservations to ensure capacity arrives on time while controlling costs.

Collaborate with sales, engineering, and FinOps, mentor teammates, and introduce AI-enabled forecasting tools to improve speed and accuracy across every region,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or related field; and 8+ years of related experience, or a master's degree and 6+ years of related experience
• Experience in cloud or infrastructure capacity planning with AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud, including quotas and reservations
• Experience building demand forecasts and scenario models
• Experience building reports and dashboards
• Experience working with FinOps or finance teams on cloud cost management, reservation coverage or budgets

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a rolling capacity forecast by CSP, region, workload and resource type.
• Compare demand from sales pipeline, bookings and product roadmaps against available supply; work with CSPs on reservations to ensure timely capacity and cost control.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering and FinOps to reconcile reservations and optimize cloud spend.
• Mentor fellow capacity planners and introduce AI-enabled tools to improve speed and accuracy across regions.

Skills

Cloud capacity planning

Forecasting & modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking a senior Cloud Capacity Planner to build and maintain rolling capacity forecasts by CSP, region, workload, and resource type. You’ll compare demand from sales, bookings, and product roadmaps against available supply and work with CSPs on reservations to ensure capacity arrives on time while controlling costs.

Collaborate with sales, engineering, and FinOps, mentor teammates, and introduce AI-enabled forecasting tools to improve speed and accuracy across every region,