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How much do data center capacity planner jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for data center capacity planner in the United States is $86,720.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $57,000.00 and $127,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Data Center Capacity Planner vs Data Center Technician?

AspectData Center Capacity PlannerData Center Technician
Primary FocusPlanning and forecasting data center capacity needsMaintaining and repairing data center hardware and infrastructure
Required SkillsCapacity analysis, planning, data analysis, knowledge of data center operationsHardware troubleshooting, installation, network setup, hardware maintenance
CertificationsData center management, networking, project managementCompTIA A+, Cisco CCNA, hardware-specific certifications
Work EnvironmentOffice-based, collaborative with IT and facilities teamsData center floors, server rooms, hands-on technical work

While both roles are essential in data center operations, the Data Center Capacity Planner focuses on strategic planning and capacity forecasting, whereas the Data Center Technician handles the technical maintenance and hardware support. Understanding these differences helps organizations assign the right responsibilities and find suitable candidates for each role.

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Infographic showing various Data Center Capacity Planner job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 85% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 84% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 12% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $86,720 per year, or $41.7 per hour.

Principal Data Center Capacity Planner

Nashville, TN • On-site

Oracle
IT Services • 10K+ employees

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 19 days ago


Oracle rating

8.7

Company rating: 8.7 out of 10

Based on 152 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

57th of 247 rated software companies


Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is looking for a visionary Senior Principal Datacenter Capacity Planner to drive innovation in datacenter capacity planning. In this high-impact role, you'll work on a team guiding our datacenter and infrastructure space managing our supply and demand across our entire fleet of OCI regions. This role entails closely working with executive leadership, sales, finance and datacenter/AI engineering teams to support traditional and multi-billion dollar deal scoping. From hardware, networking, engineering and datacenter design, you will be required to scope large scale customer requirements for cloud demand and next generation AI clusters to support deals and datacenter expansion in the hundreds of Megawatts to Gigawatts. Your work will directly influence OCI's long-term strategy and direction, and help shape the future of cloud infrastructure.

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

We're committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $90,100 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC4


Responsibilities

 The successful candidate will be a well-organized datacenter design expert and metrics-driven, showing strong initiative and thriving in a fast paced and constantly changing environments. This role will support the Data Center Capacity Planning team in creating scalable and repeatable processes. Additional responsibilities include:

  • Close alignment with sales, executive leadership and product teams to understand the demand pipeline and turn customer requirements into tangible datacenter and product needs.
  • Aligning supply, delivery and hardware planning to meet the needs of the roadmap.
  • Understanding of detailed datacenter site level designs to scope needs to customers into real deployable datacenter solutions.
  • A strong understanding of GPU infrastructure for air and liquid cooled datacenters and the complexities of network architecture in the clustered GPU space.
  • Working closely with datacenter sourcing teams to match customer demand to available datacenter capacity worldwide, within OCI's portfolio or availability on the open colo market.
  • Defining priorities for OCI leadership for datacenters budgets and procurements, ensuring we are sourcing the right capacity at the right time.
  • Establishing priorities, identifying and communicating risks and mitigation plans in collaboration with stakeholders; developing and maintaining program milestones and completion dates.
  • Using operational metrics to drive process improvement and efficiencies with a focus on creating scalable processes.
  • The successful candidate will have demonstrated success in creating and refining operational processes. The ability to direct multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment and a strong customer focus is required.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 6+ years of relevant experience
  • Ability to multitask, manage multiple projects, and prioritize tasks
  • Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results
  • Highly skilled with SQL, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with cloud capacity planning is a plus
  • Ability to think both strategically and tactically
  • Broad commercial awareness developed in a fast-moving environment
  • Innovative and self-directed
  • Ability to deliver initiatives from conception through completion
  • Experience in process improvement

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An Oracle career can span industries, roles, Countries and cultures, giving you the opportunity to flourish in new roles and innovate, while blending work life in. Oracle has thrived through 40+ years of change by innovating and operating with integrity while delivering for the top companies in almost every industry. In order to nurture the talent that makes this happen, we are committed to an inclusive culture that celebrates and values diverse insights and perspectives, a workforce that inspires thought leadership and innovation. Oracle offers a highly competitive suite of Employee Benefits designed on the principles of parity, consistency, and affordability. The overall package includes certain core elements such as Medical, Life Insurance, access to Retirement Planning, and much more. We also encourage our employees to engage in the culture of giving back to the communities where we live and do business. At Oracle, we believe that innovation starts with diversity and inclusion and to create the future we need talent from various backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to successfully participate in the job application, interview process, and in potential roles. to perform crucial job functions. That's why we're committed to creating a workforce where all individuals can do their best work. It's when everyone's voice is heard and valued that we're inspired to go beyond what's been done before.

Industry

It services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Redwood City, CA, US

Year founded

1977

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