Cloud Capacity Forecasting Lead

Cisco Systems; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

Cisco Systems in the United States is seeking a capacity planning professional to drive AI-enabled forecasting for cloud capacity across CSPs, regions, workloads and resources. You will translate sales, product and engineering demand into aligned supply, negotiating CSP reservations and protecting capacity during maintenance windows.

The role emphasizes collaboration with FinOps, sales and engineering, mentoring teammates and deploying automation to speed planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of related experience, or a master's with 6+ years.
• Experience in cloud or infrastructure capacity planning with AWS, 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 against available supply and align with CSP reservations.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering and FinOps on lead times and budgets.
• Mentor capacity planners and introduce AI-enabled forecasting tools.
• Measure success via forecast accuracy, on-time deliveries, and capacity plans.

Skills

Cloud capacity planning

Forecasting

Reporting dashboards

FinOps knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or related field

Master's degree (optional)

Job description

Cisco Systems in the United States is seeking a capacity planning professional to drive AI-enabled forecasting for cloud capacity across CSPs, regions, workloads and resources. You will translate sales, product and engineering demand into aligned supply, negotiating CSP reservations and protecting capacity during maintenance windows.

The role emphasizes collaboration with FinOps, sales and engineering, mentoring teammates and deploying automation to speed planning.