Capacity Planner

Peraton

• $80K — $128K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • VA Public Trust High Risk (BI High) / Tier 4 background investigation eligibility required.
  • Bachelor's degree in technical or analytical field; 5+ years of data center capacity planning or infrastructure analytics experience.
  • Master's degree substitutes for ~2 years of experience; Ph.D. for ~5 years; relevant experience can substitute for degree in certain cases.
  • Proficiency in tools such as Nlyte AO/EO, Power BI, advanced Excel, SQL, and ServiceNow CMDB extracts.
  • Familiarity with ITIL v4, SAFe Agile/Scrum, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, and other relevant standards.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and forecast capacity requirements for data center space, power, cooling, and infrastructure.
  • Build and maintain capacity models for the VA data center portfolio to guide modernization planning.
  • Collaborate with DCIM analytics on Power BI reporting to inform assessment and recommendation reports.
  • Assist in operational and technical projects ensuring data center efficiency and reliability.
  • Interpret analytical data to support decision-making processes for infrastructure utilization.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to support the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mission.
  • Engagement in meaningful work that impacts Veterans' services.
  • Potential for career advancement given the role's technical focus.
  • Work-life balance promoted through 24x7 operational environments.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Peraton supports the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission to deliver timely, reliable care and benefits to America's Veterans by engineering, operating, and modernizing a nationwide data center portfolio. Our team runs enterprise and regional data centers, telecommunications spaces, and secure network connections that host the systems Veterans depend on — from claims processing and pharmacy fulfillment to appointment scheduling and benefits delivery. We provide full-lifecycle data center and cloud engineering, 24×7×365 operations and monitoring, DCIM platform administration, analytics, and facility infrastructure reporting. If you want your engineering, operations, or analytics work to matter to someone, this is where it does.

Position Duties & Responsibilities

  • Analyze and forecast data center space, power, cooling, compute, storage, and infrastructure capacity requirements.
  • Build and maintain capacity models across the VA data center portfolio; feed forecasts into modernization and refresh planning.
  • Partner with DCIM analytics for Power BI reporting; support Assessment & Recommendation Reports with capacity inputs.

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Qualifications

Requirements

  • Currently possess or be able to obtain VA Public Trust — High Risk (BI High) / Tier 4 background investigation.
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical or analytical field; 5+ years of data center capacity planning or infrastructure analytics experience.
  • Education substitutions (per Peraton Career & Compensation Framework): Master's degree substitutes ~2 years of required experience; Ph.D. substitutes ~5 years of required experience. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, 4 additional years of relevant experience is acceptable (Associate's degree + 2 additional years also accepted for equivalent professional levels).

Desired Skills, Tools & Certifications

  • Tools: Nlyte AO/EO, Power BI, Excel (advanced), SQL, ServiceNow CMDB extracts.
  • Processes: ITIL v4 service management, SAFe Agile / Scrum for iterative delivery, NIST 800-53 / RMF, ISO 27001, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC 9.9, VA CRISP alignment, NFPA 70/70E, and OSHA safety practices.; Green Grid PUE methodology.
  • Certifications (desirable): EPI CDCP/CDCS, ITIL v4 Foundation (Practitioner/Managing Professional a plus), SAFe Practitioner or SAFe DevOps.

Work location: Austin, TX

Target Salary Range$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individuals experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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