Sr Cloud Engineer - Capacity Planning and Operations

Sr Cloud Engineer - Capacity Planning and Operations Department: Engineering Team: Systems Engineering Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Type: Full-Time **About the Role** The Cloud Engineer - Capacity Planning and Operations will lead initiatives related to cloud resource demand forecasting, capacity supply management, strategic cost optimization, and capacity safety initiatives. You will work closely with product & platform engineering, product management, strategic finance, and efficiency teams to operationalize cloud resource allocation, streamline internal processes, and ensure cost-effective and scalable infrastructure. This role will require a deep understanding of capacity demand and supply management, resource forecasting, cloud platforms, along with hands-on experience in managing cloud pricing models, optimizing consumption, and driving process improvements across teams. Additionally, having knowledge and experience with capacity provisioning operations will be hugely beneficial. As a key leader, you will ensure accurate forecasting, drive cost-saving initiatives, and refine internal workflows to enhance collaboration and efficiency in managing cloud infrastructure. You will also serve as a strategic partner to key stakeholders across the organization, ensuring alignment on infrastructure needs, resource planning, and cost management. **What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points** \-\-\-\- What the Candidate Will Do ---- 1. Understand and execute on all aspects of capacity operations, both on-prem and vendor/cloud 2. Collaborate with Efficiency team to create a strategy for tracking all returns of capacity to vendors for ensuring cost reduction/savings opportunities 3. Establish good relationships internally with capacity stakeholders (product and platform engineering), as well as external vendors to align demand with supply 4. Provide visibility into capacity availability and allocation potential 5. On-call work for capacity scaling operations to align with business volatility \-\-\-\- Basic Qualifications ---- Experience 1. 7+ years of experience in technical program management, with majority y