Principal Data Center Forensic Engineer

Job Summary

Leading high-severity investigations into mission-critical infrastructure events, the full-time remote Principal Data Center Forensic Engineer will determine root causes of incidents across electrical, mechanical, cooling, and controls systems while driving systemic risk elimination and reliability improvements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead forensic investigations into major incidents and operational anomalies across data center regions
• Produce evidence-based forensic reports for executive and technical leadership
• Drive containment and corrective actions to resolve systemic issues fleet-wide

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Controls Engineering
• 12 or more years of experience in hyperscale or mission-critical environments
• Deep expertise in electrical and mechanical system behavior and failure mechanisms
• Mastery of structured root cause analysis and forensic investigation techniques
• Experience investigating multi-site or fleet-wide incidents preferred