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Job Summary:

As a Capacity Engineer in the APAC Capacity team this newly created headcount will be crucial as our Global Capacity expands and plays an ever-increasingly important role within Equinix Operations.   

Project and Program Management

• Works with site operations to address discrepancies with documentation of facility infrastructure and installation of customer cages within a moderate scope

• Identifies and leads the investigation of moderate data issues with the support of senior staff (Data Quality Management)

• Drawing and inventory preparation, which may be reviewed by more senior members for large complex deals (Hyperscale, Multi-region, Liquid Cooling)

• Reviews RIBA design stages for upcoming or existing project builds and phases

• Reviews existing and deferred infrastructure projects coordinating with cross functional teams

• Assists/leads on any Global based initiatives that are channeled via the APAC Capacity Project and Program Management team.

• Supports with driving regional alignments and consistency, through development of processes, policies and procedures

Space Planning & Design

• Creates standard Cage-Cabinet design options that respond to moderate customer requirements, Equinix requirements and physical site constraints

• Prepares notional Cage-Cabinet layouts, area calculations and diagrams for each individual standard data center within a moderate scope                                                                

• Maximizes space utilization to develop the best design solution for the IBX and the customer

Engineering

• Utilizes developed knowledge of electrical/mechanical infrastructure to notionally attribute standard Cage-Cabinet designs against IBX infrastructure within a moderate scope

• Utilizes developing skills in preparing high-density review cases

• Works with more senior members in the validation and updating of IBX infrastructure data within capacity systems

Problem Solving

• Solves standard, cross-functional issues that span multiple groups

• Uses developing skills to identify and understand underlying issues

• Understands when and to whom to escalate

Collaboration

• Collaborates with various teams to identify any power/cooling issues that affect space capacity

• Answers standard inventory-related questions from cross-functional departments

• Ability to engage and gather input from appropriate stakeholders to reach the right solution for the company and the customer within a moderate scope

• Where planning decisions are in dispute between sales and operational needs, the engineer is expected to escalate to the right level

• May require supervision in answering more complex questions

Capacity Feasibility & Optimization

• Works with Capacity and/or site engineers to identify power and cooling limitations, discuss potential modifications, and develop moderate solutioning

• May require supervision for more complex solutions

Qualifications, key skills and attributes:

• Attention to details an eye for reviewing large data sets

• Bachelor's preferred or relevant Trade Certification

• Maximo, PowerBI, Tableau or similar/proprietary systems and programs and ability to master these will be highly regarded

• Ability to work collaboratively with regional teams across different time zones, including those from varied cultural backgrounds and and levels of expertise

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