Data Center Capacity Analyst
CoreSite
Denver, colorado
Job Details
Full-time
Full Job Description
As a member of the company’s Capacity Planning team, the Data Center Capacity Analyst will play a central role in helping the Company to achieve key objectives related to the Data Center Intelligence program. The Analyst will collaborate with Product, Sales Engineering, and General Management to develop and maintain reporting for a dynamic set of ongoing initiatives. A proactive self-starter, the Analyst will identify opportunities for process improvements, work cross-functionally with teams across departments, and drive these initiatives to successful completion.
Duties:
Inventory Management and Reporting
- Maintain ownership of accurate space and power inventory records using inventory management software
- Standardize and update floor planning drawings, electrical, and mechanical schematics using inventory management software such as AutoCAD and Revit
- Prepare and analyze capacity and inventory dashboard reports to support decision-making for Product, Sales Engineering, and General Management teams
- Identify and address capacity constraints, including highly utilized electrical equipment, by researching mitigation strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement solutions
Business Process Improvement
- Collaborate with organizational leaders to establish operational objectives and monitor performance
- Drive process improvements to enhance data accuracy, streamline workflows, and expedite information delivery
- Analyze data to identify opportunities for optimization and present actionable recommendations to improve operations
Data Analysis and Insights
- Conduct research and analysis on space and power inventory to support Sales and Data Center Operations
- Analyze trends in customer metrics, order management, and capacity utilization to identify trends and inform business decisions
- Create tailored reports and deliver data-driven insights to address evolving organizational needs
Stakeholder Communication
- Present analysis results and recommendations to cross-functional teams to ensure recommendations drive and operational improvements
- Support internal teams with strategic, data-driven recommendations to optimize operations and meet business goals
Requirements
- Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment that includes at least two onsite days per week in the downtown Denver office, currently Tuesdays and Wednesdays for in-person collaboration
- Project-based travel approximately once per quarter, with flexibility to adapt to evolving business and project needs
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit for creating, updating, and managing technical drawings
- Experience with inventory management software and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to support reporting and analysis
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with a systematic approach to interpretating and leveraging data
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to clearly present findings and recommendations to stakeholders across all levels of the organization
- Familiarity with data center operations or space and power inventory management is preferred
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in technical drawings, reports, and dashboards.
- Solid finance or business operations background with a proven track record of implementing systematic automation and driving operational efficiency.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, engineering, or a related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience
- Coursework or background in engineering is a plus
- 3–5 years of relevant work experience in data analysis, capacity planning, or a similar field, with experience in data center infrastructure or IT capacity planning strongly preferred
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Compensation:
Compensation for this role includes a base salary between $90,000 and $110,000 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus and equity, based upon individual and company performance.
Posting Timeline: This position is expected to be open for applications through January 20, 2025.
Benefits
Not only does CoreSite have a fun, team-focused work environment, but we also offer great benefits to all employees regularly scheduled to work more than 20 hours a week!
- First-day medical insurance through Cigna with generous premium cost coverage
- Dental insurance through Delta Dental
- Vision insurance through VSP
- Telemedicine through MDLive for Cigna
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) plans
- Health saving account (HSA) plans for employees participating in the High Deductible Health Plan
- Life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance fully paid by the company
- Voluntary coverage benefits for supplemental life, critical illness, accident, and hospital insurance
- First-day eligibility for 401(k) savings plan through Fidelity, which includes an attractive matching company contribution
- Discretionary annual bonus and equity incentive plan
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with a 15 percent discount
- 16 days of paid time off (PTO)
- 11 paid company holidays and additional floating holidays
- School visitation and elder care paid time off
- Parental leave, adoption and surrogacy benefits, and family planning/fertility support
- Wellness reimbursement program & wellness incentive program
- Free parking or a company contribution toward a public transit pass
- Education reimbursement and student loan debt assistance program
- Employee assistance program, childcare resources, personal finance management support, and student loan debt assistance program
- Pet insurance
- Charitable matching program
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