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Job ID: JOB_ID_9452
Job Description: Principal Azure Capacity Manager
We are looking for a Principal Azure Capacity Manager with extensive experience in public cloud, capacity management, and government/FedRAMP environments. This role requires a strong analytical background and the ability to manage complex IT operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage infrastructure capacity and performance engineering across compute, storage, network, and platform services.
- Operate within regulated environments, with familiarity with FedRAMP High concepts and evidence requirements.
- Perform strong data analysis, translating telemetry and forecasts into clear decisions and stakeholder communications.
- Manage process orientation with disciplined change/config management, and handle upstream/downstream dependencies across IT operations and finance.
- Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams and align delivery across multiple platforms and tools.
- Gain familiarity with Azure services and concepts (e.g., Entra ID, managed identities, Azure SQL/MI, storage, networking, policies, RBAC) from a PM perspective.
- Exhibit excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive-facing presentation skills.
- Translate complex technical requirements into clear plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
- Build capacity models for multi-region architectures with strict U.S.-only constraints.
- Manage DR planning and execution with validated failover capacity and documented evidence.
- Handle POA&M management and continuous monitoring submissions in a FedRAMP context.
- Collaborate with SREs on SLI/SLOs, error budgets, and reliability patterns.
Technical Skills:
- Azure capacity ecosystem: Monitor/Log Analytics/Metrics, Advisor, Cost Management, Reservations/Savings Plans, quotas/limits management.
- Compute/container scaling: AKS, VMSS, App Service; HPA/VPA, autoscaling policies; performance testing (k6/JMeter); observability (Prometheus/Grafana).
- Storage and database performance: tiering, IOPS/throughput planning, caching, indexing, and connection management.
- Networking and security capacity: Azure Firewall, NSGs, private endpoints, Bastion; throughput/latency planning and allow-listing discipline.
- Cryptography services: Key Vault, managed HSM; FIPS-validated modules; key lifecycle capacity considerations.
- IaC and config management: Terraform/Bicep/ARM; Ansible/Chef; integration with gated CI/CD.
- Governance: Azure Policy/Blueprints/Initiatives for configuration baselines and region restrictions; SSP and evidence artifact production.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in computer science or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- 10-12+ years in infrastructure capacity/performance engineering across compute, storage, network, and platform services; financial services experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience operating in regulated environments; familiarity with FedRAMP High concepts and evidence requirements.
- Strong data analysis skills.
- Process orientation with disciplined change/config management.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional engineering teams.
- Familiarity with Azure services and concepts from a PM perspective.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive-facing presentation skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical requirements into clear plans.
Special Requirements
Visa: US Citizen or Green Card Holder. Interview Mode: Video. Domain: Government, FedRAMP. Other: Requires LinkedIn ID.
Compensation & Location
Salary: $70 – $90 per year
Location: New York, NY
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Email: endra.s@tekpyramids.com
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