Production Capacity Analyst

2 weeks, 4 days ago
Full-time
Junior
Data Science and Analytics
Backblaze

Backblaze

Backblaze is a pioneer in robust, scalable low-cost cloud backup and storage services, offering enterprise hot storage, low-cost backup and archive solutions. With the easiest way to back up all files, Backblaze provides unlimited, unthrottled, and unc...

IT Services
251-1K
Founded 2007

Description

  • Collect, reconcile, organize, and analyze data across storage, compute, and network systems to support capacity planning and operational decisions.
  • Contribute to short- and mid-term cluster and data center capacity forecasts by maintaining datasets, validating assumptions, identifying trends, and improving model logic.
  • Coordinate hardware and site deployment readiness across production environments, including tracking deployments, managing open orders, and handling internal asset movements.
  • Maintain and improve reporting on resource utilization, growth trends, capacity constraints, and risk.
  • Monitor key capacity metrics and dashboards to proactively identify anomalies, constraints, risks, and visibility issues.
  • Support compliance, security, audit, and reporting efforts related to capacity planning and infrastructure operations.
  • Contribute to automation of data collection, reporting, and analysis workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
  • Partner with Capacity Engineering, SRE, and Systems Engineering to ensure capacity data reflects real system behavior and operational conditions.
  • Communicate findings clearly and support cross-functional coordination on capacity-related priorities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Information Technology, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • 2 to 4 years of experience in data analysis, infrastructure operations, capacity planning, infrastructure engineering, production engineering, or a similarly technical role.
  • Experience working with structured data sets at moderate to large scale using SQL, Python, Snowflake, Metabase, Excel, Google Sheets, or similar tools.
  • Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms such as Grafana, Metabase, Prometheus, or OpenSearch, or equivalent systems.
  • Understanding of core system resources such as CPU, memory, disk, and network and their impact on performance, utilization, and scalability.
  • Working knowledge of capacity planning concepts including utilization tracking, saturation signals, headroom management, growth trend analysis, and basic forecasting methods.
  • Exposure to infrastructure cost modeling and financial analysis, including CapEx planning inputs and cost-per-unit metrics.
  • Strong attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy, consistency, and validation.
  • Clear and concise communication skills with the ability to present technical information to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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