What are the responsibilities and job description for the Capacity Planning Engineer position at Tad PGS?
We have an outstanding career opportunity for aCapacity Planning Engineerto join a leading Company located in theFairfax, VAsurrounding area.
US Citizenship is required.
Candidate must possess an Active Top Secret Security Clearance.
We are seeking a talented Capacity Planning Engineer to efficiently develop and maintain the program's capacity plan to include financial impacts for system capabilities. Effective capacity planning begins with a deep understanding of system design, deployed assets, capabilities, and relevant financial inputs. The successful candidate will work closely with technical leaders, program leads, and solution engineers to gather information and inputs to develop a robust capacity plan and budget inputs.
The ideal candidate will be able to validate deployments, coordinate inputs, and facilitate conversations supporting capacity planning. The candidate will also be in a customer facing role, interacting with the customer to develop and update deliverables describing system capacity and budgeting needs. The Capacity Planning Engineer plays a significant role in customer planning strategies and budget management, delivering financial insights and shaping program vision.
Responsibilities :
Develop and manage capacity plans reflecting current state deployments
Provide cost estimations reflecting the system's current state
Provide cost estimations for the future state to include scaling and capability onboarding
Provide capacity and planning presentations to the customer and interested parties
Basic Hiring Criteria :
Bachelor's Degree
Candidate must have an active TS Clearance
Minimum 8 years of evaluating system designs for the purpose of understanding scale and budget needs
Minimum 4 years of experience developing engineering models and estimates for the purposes of planning the growth of technical resources to include, but not limited to, storage, compute resources, network bandwidth, and labor
Experience applying various "top-down' and "bottoms up' estimation techniques (e.g., parametric, analogous, 3-point estimation, expert judgment) to estimate technical resource needs and associated costs
Experience developing engineering "Basis of Estimates' to provide a rationale for estimates along with documentation of assumptions, constraints, and risks
Minimum 4 years managing financial interest and cost impacts for a similarly sized federal program (i.e., $50 million)
Minimum 2 years of experience evaluating customer needs and system capabilities to articulate resource demands and financial impact
Minimum 2 years managing system financial plans and budget projects
Minimum 2 years operating in cloud-based environments (i.e., AWS, Azure) and building cost plans for cloud services
Minimum 2 years evaluating product license strategies and correlation with deployment needs
Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to effectively work with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience communicating with customers is required
Desired Qualifications :
Familiarity with Government Cyber Mission Space and legal constraints applicable to civilian Government Agencies (FISMA, FIPS, SecOps, etc)
Experience with Elastic Cloud Enterprise and other Elastic products
Experience in assessment, evaluation, and documentation of client environment, infrastructure, process, operations
Experience in data modeling, visualization, metrics dashboards, and other reporting systems
Understanding of the DHS CDM Program and understanding of cybersecurity requirements and mandates
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