Principal Data Center Forensic Engineer
Core
Technical authority for forensic investigation of mission-critical infrastructure events, leading high-severity investigations across electrical, mechanical, cooling, and controls systems to determine root causes and eliminate systemic risks.
Role type
Principal Data Center Forensic Engineer (Senior IC)
Builds
Evidence-based forensic reports, systemic risk statements, and fleet-wide corrective actions
Domain
Data Center Infrastructure / Electrical & Mechanical Systems
Required skills
Forensic engineering, Root cause analysis, Systems thinking, Failure analysis, Telemetry interpretation, On-site inspection
Preferred skills
Multi-site incident investigation, OEM engineering collaboration
Technologies
Protection trip data, Sequence-of-events records, Telemetry systems
Responsibilities
Lead forensic investigations into major incidents and equipment failures; Reconstruct event timelines using physical evidence and logs; Produce evidence-based forensic reports for leadership; Identify recurring patterns and define systemic risk statements; Drive containment and corrective actions fleet-wide; Mentor engineers and strengthen investigative capability
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
