The Capacity Planner is responsible for leading the Bureau’s forward view of technology demand and ensuring compute, storage, network, cloud and platform capacity is forecast, planned, funded and aligned to business priorities and IT asset plans. The role translates business demand, service growth, architectural change, operational trends and technology lifecycle information into practical capacity strategies that support reliable, secure and cost-effective service delivery.

Working across planning, architecture, operations, finance, platform and delivery teams, the role provides analysis, advice and governance to support investment decisions, demand management and service resilience. The successful candidate will bring solid analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, sound judgement and a strategic mindset to balance current operational needs with long-term technology sustainability, scalability and value for money.

- Lead capacity planning for compute, storage, network, cloud and platform services, ensuring future demand is forecast using business plans, project pipelines, consumption trends and technology roadmaps.
- Develop and maintain capacity models, scenarios, thresholds and reporting that identify emerging constraints, risks, optimisation opportunities and investment requirements.




- Align capacity planning outputs with business plans, IT strategic plans, asset management plans, architecture roadmaps, budget processes and lifecycle replacement programs.
- Provide strategic advice on the timing, sizing, sequencing and funding of infrastructure and platform investments to support service continuity, resilience, scalability and value for money.
- Collaborate with architecture, operations, finance, service owners, project teams and vendors to ensure capacity assumptions, dependencies and constraints are understood and managed.
- Monitor actual utilisation and demand against forecasts, investigate variances and recommend corrective actions, optimisation measures or revised investment strategies.
- Contribute to asset planning and assurance activities by providing evidence-based analysis and recommendations on technology capacity and demand.
- Support the development of standards, methods and reporting for capacity planning across on-premises and cloud environments, promoting consistent and mature planning practices.
- Comply with all Bureau work, health and safety policies and procedures, and take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of employees, contractors and visitors who may be affected by your conduct.

📌 Capacity Planner (Melbourne)
🏢 trabajo au
📍 Melbourne