Data Center Capacity Planner, Infrastructure Services

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an analytical Data Center Capacity Planning professional to join the Data Center Capacity Planning Strategy and Initiatives team in Austin, TX. The role focuses on centralized insights into data center demand/supply, capacity readiness, and future data center builds, with emphasis on remote data center spaces managed globally.

You will work across data center engineering, cloud platforms, and operations to ensure a forward-looking view of infrastructure capacity needs and risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• Experience in data center colocation ops, infra ops, cloud, capacity planning, or engineering leadership.
• Experience coordinating cross-team planning in complex infra environments.
• Ability to translate infrastructure data into strategic insights for senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic nexus across data center engineering, cloud platforms, and operations.
• Governance and interpretation of capacity insights with cross-organizational alignment.
• Translate infrastructure demand into actionable investment priorities.
• Support automation and AI-driven analytics for capacity planning governance.

Skills

Data center operations

Cloud platforms

Capacity planning

Engineering program leadership

Cross-team planning

Analytics to leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic insights

Education

Bachelors in CS/IT/Engineering

Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming great products, services, and customer experiences. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. We are seeking an analytical resource with data center experience to be a part of the Data Center Capacity Planning Strategy and Initiatives team. This team is responsible for providing centralized insight into data center physical infrastructure demand/supply, capacity readiness, and help identify opportunities for future Data Center builds. Additionally, this role is hyper focused on the Remote Data Center space and will assist in managing Apple leased data centers around the globe. This role will help do critical data analysis and create metrics and benchmarks to bring capacity planning into the future.

Description

This role serves as a strategic nexus across data center engineering, cloud platforms, and data center operations, ensuring the organization maintains a clear, forward looking view of infrastructure capacity needs and risks. As Data Center Capacity Planning becomes increasingly supported by automation and AI driven analytics, this role will focus on governance, strategic interpretation of capacity insights, and cross organizational alignment. The resource will help guide capacity planning discipline across teams, translate infrastructure demand into actionable investment priorities, and ensure data center physical infrastructure supports the company’s growth.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fieldExperience in data center colocation operations and management, infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or engineering program leadershipExperience coordinating cross team planning initiatives in complex infrastructure environmentsAbility to translate infrastructure data and analytics into strategic insights for senior leadershipStrong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

3-5+ years of experience in infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, capacity planning, or engineering program leadership Strong understanding of AI/ML, compute infrastructure, cloud platforms, and large scale distributed systems Understanding of hybrid infrastructure environments spanning data center and cloud platforms Experience with infrastructure planning, capacity governance, or infrastructure strategy functions Experience working with infrastructure telemetry, observability platforms, or capacity analytics tools Exposure to AI driven analytics or automated infrastructure planning systems