DCIM Analyst - Infrastructure Operations

<div class="content-intro"><div><strong>About Us</strong></div> <div> <p>At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! </span></p> </div></div><p><strong>Available Locations: </strong></p> <p>Atlanta (US), Austin (US), Denver (US), Seattle (US), Toronto (Canada), London (UK), Lisbon (Portugal).</p> <p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a DCIM Analyst to be the data scientist for the Physical Layer, responsible for the integrity, forecasting, and visualization of all infrastructure datasets—Space, Power, Cooling, Cabling/Ports, and Asset Inventory. This technical role is part of the Infrastructure Operations organization, which is responsible for building, scaling, and running one of the world's largest and most important cloud networks. Cloudflare’s global network spans more than 330 cities, and is a key strategic asset that supports all of our customers and products.</p> <p> </p> <p>The DCIM Analyst is the architect of our physical intelligence. You own the complete analytical scope of the Nlyte platform—spanning Space, Power, Cooling, Connectivity, and Asset Lifecycle. You will move beyond simple monitoring to build an infrastructure health engine, serving as the mandatory "Validator" for all global changes. You will transform fragmented data into a unified capacity strategy, ensuring our edge network scales efficiently while safeguarding against resource exhaustion and physical risk.</p> <p> </p> <p>We operate in a fast-paced environment where you will be expected to drive both project delivery and operational excellence through continuous improvement, standardization, and optimization. This isn't just about day to day operations; it's about building a scalable, performant, secure, and resilient infrastructure that plays a critical role in us building a better Internet.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the required approval step in the Change Management workflow. You must validate every proposed Move, Add, and Change (MAC) against real-time capacity constraints before the Administrator can issue a work order.</li> <li>Enforce a "Zero-Overprovisioning" policy by blocking requests that breach redundancy thresholds for Space, Power, Cooling, or Network Port availability.</li> <li>Develop forward-looking capacity models to forecast resource exhaustion. Run "What-If" scenarios to determine the optimal placement of new high-density hardware (e.g., AI/GPU clusters) to avoid creating hot spots or stranded capacity.</li> <li>Advise the DCIM Manager and Capacity Team on when and where to purchase additional colocation space or power based on consumption trends.</li> <li>Design and own the data ingestion strategy for the Nlyte Real-Time Monitoring module. Ensure continuous ... (truncated, view full listing at source)