Analysis Skills, Autoscaling, Capacity Management, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Dental Insurance, Failover, Financial Services, Forecasting, Microsoft Windows Azure, Performance Engineering, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Productivity Model, Public Cloud, Reliability Engineering, Telemetry, Vision Plan
Job Title: Principal Azure Capacity Manager
Location: New York, NY 10286 - (Hybrid - 4 days onsite 1 day remote)
Duration: 12 Months +(Possible extension)
Pay Rate: $80 - $90/hr (all inclusive)
Competitive based on experience and qualifications
Introduction
The role involves leading capacity planning and optimization for an Azure public cloud project with high requirements. This position ensures adequate, resilient capacity across compute, storage, network, and platform services, supporting Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) with performance and reliability goals, and driving evidence-based compliance with program high control expectations.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s 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; capable of translating telemetry and forecasts into clear decisions and stakeholder communications.
- Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry.
Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Building capacity models for multi-region architectures with strict U.S.-only constraints.
- DR planning and execution with validated failover capacity and documented evidence.
- POA&M management and continuous monitoring submissions in a FedRAMP context.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Build and maintain service-level capacity models, App Services, databases, storage, messaging, networking, Key Vault/HSM, and other Azure/PaaS components.
- Establish buffer standards per service criticality; validate against demand curves, failover scenarios, and maintenance events.
- Implement autoscaling strategies with guardrails on quotas and throttling; tune scaling triggers based on SLI/SLOs.
Company Benefits & Culture
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible work schedule and remote work opportunities.
- Professional development and continuous learning opportunities.
For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.