Network and Capacity Planner

An extraordinarily talented group of individuals work together every day to drive TNS' success, from both professional and personal perspectives.   Come join the excellence! Overview The Network and Capacity Planner is responsible for supporting infrastructure growth, capacity management, colocation coordination, rack procurement, vendor engagement, and operational workflow execution across the Waypoint Trading Solutions infrastructure environment. This role combines network and capacity planning disciplines with hands-on program coordination to ensure space, power, rack, PDU, switch port, and colocation resources are planned, tracked, and delivered in alignment with business demand. The position serves as a primary coordinator for Waypoint growth initiatives and related integration activities, working closely with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Product, Procurement, Finance, Legal, vendors, and colocation providers to support infrastructure readiness, contract execution, and project tracking. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Capacity Planning Management Assist senior planning resources in developing and maintaining Capacity Management Plans for data center power and space, and network switch port availability for Waypoint products and services. Build, maintain, and enhance reporting used to support capacity management, infrastructure forecasting, utilization tracking, and leadership review. Analyze demand trends, sales pipelines, and infrastructure utilization to forecast capacity exhaustion and recommend proactive augmentations. Lifecycle & Inventory Management Manage inventory tracking for data center hardware, with a focus on network switching infrastructure availability and lead times. Monitor warehouse min/max levels for BAU parts and collaborate on reporting improvements. Work with the Facilities team to ensure contract inventories, renewal schedules, and vendor records are documented and managed appropriately. Support analysis and activities regarding service contract renewals and EOL milestones for network switching infrastructure. Infrastructure Deployment Management Support Waypoint growth initiatives and network expansion activities, including vendor deliverables and overall physical site readiness. Partner with Legal, Procurement, Finance, Product, Engineering, Operations, and Sales throughout procurement and infrastructure deployment activities. Track infrastructure expansion projects, rack acquisition, network switch allocations, deployment milestones, migration dependencies, and escalation items. Streamline Hosting Onboarding Activities Manage Waypoint-related Nlyte and Salesforce work order activities, ensuring all changes are accurately documented, completed, and escalated as needed. Identify opportunities to improve workflows, reporting, documentation quality, automation, and reduce operational handoffs. Provide regular updates, capacity summaries, risks, issues,…