Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer (Hybrid)

BC Forward; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Competitive compensation

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a Network / System Engineer III in Charlotte, NC to design, maintain, and expand data center infrastructure. The role emphasizes power, cooling, structured cabling, and resiliency to support reliable operations.

The position requires hands-on experience with data center systems and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and vendors. Local candidates with hybrid onsite work three days per week are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of data center critical infrastructure, including electrical, mechanical, and cabling systems.
• Experience with critical electrical systems: utility service, switchgear, generators, UPS, and power distribution.
• Experience with cooling and mechanical systems supporting data centers.
• Demonstrated delivery of solutions meeting availability, redundancy, quality, and budget requirements.
• Ability to lead or significantly contribute to engineering design and standards interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Design, improve, and support data center critical infrastructure for power, cooling, and structured cabling.
• Lead or contribute to infrastructure engineering and design activities, interpret design standards, and identify implementation risks.
• Plan capacity for power, space, and cooling, and perform resiliency, redundancy, and failover analysis.
• Support data center construction, upgrades, commissioning, and site integration activities.
• Conduct root-cause analysis of infrastructure incidents and drive corrective actions.
• Utilize DCIM and monitoring to track engineering metrics and enable data-driven decisions.
• Partner with Real Estate, Critical Systems, Construction, Technology, utilities, vendors, and facility stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Support budgets and cost controls for infrastructure projects and operations, including vendor cost management.

Skills

Data Center Infra

Electrical Systems

Mechanical Systems

Operational Metrics

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

DCIM

Job description

BCforward is seeking a Network / System Engineer III in Charlotte, NC to design, maintain, and expand data center infrastructure. The role emphasizes power, cooling, structured cabling, and resiliency to support reliable operations.

The position requires hands-on experience with data center systems and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and vendors. Local candidates with hybrid onsite work three days per week are preferred.