Technical Program Manager, Computing Infrastructure Capacity and Resource Planning Job Listing at Google in CA

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* Work with Google Engineering groups, create medium to long term demand forecasts for compute resources and coordinate the efforts of finance, application/service, and hardware fulfillment teams to converge on a common capital plan.
* Develop and execute plans to deliver compute resources as called for in the capital plan under a set of implementation and delivery time constraints, optimizing for a complex blend of supplier cost, service opportunity cost, and fulfillment option costs.
* Manage compute resource allocation amongst many competing demands, while ensuring that resources do not sit underutilized at any point in their lifespan.
* Provide a thorough cross-check of the compute resource planning effort based on analysis of Google application needs.
Minimum qualifications

* BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical field (In lieu of degree, 4 years of relevant work experience).
* 4 years of relevant work experience, including experience with launching Internet software/services and large scale-distributed systems.

Preferred qualifications

* Master's degree.
* 6 years of relevant work experience, including 4 years industry experience.
* Experience with statistical modeling and analysis
* Experience managing large-scale, aggressive, and dynamic technical projects, with competing resources and priorities.
* Ability to interact with diverse technical and non-technical groups, spanning all organizational levels.
* Knowledge of the tools and elements of project management. Sense of accountability and ownership for end-to-end project lifecycle. Excellent communication skills.

Area

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We're always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
Job details
Team or role:
Program Management

Work schedule:
Full-time

Job level:
Entry

Salary:
Date posted:
Aug 11, 2008

Job location(s):
Mountain View, CA, USA
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