Lead Data Center Forensic Engineer – Fleet-wide Expert

Switch; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote opportunities

Generous benefits package

Career growth

Job summary

Switch is seeking a Principal Data Center Forensic Engineer to lead high-severity investigations across data center fleets. You will reconstruct event sequences, produce evidence-based reports, and drive systemic containment actions with Operations, Controls, Engineering, Reliability, and OEM partners.

You will guide multi-site investigations, interpret telemetry data, and ensure adherence to design intent while mentoring other engineers to strengthen investigative capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Controls Engineering.
• 12+ years of experience in hyperscale or mission-critical environments.
• Deep expertise in electrical and mechanical system behavior, protection schemes, and failure mechanisms.
• Mastery of structured root cause analysis and forensic investigation techniques.
• Strong ability to interpret large operational datasets and telemetry.
• Experience investigating multi-site or fleet-wide incidents preferred.
• Experience working with OEM engineering teams or third-party forensic specialists preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead forensic investigations into major incidents, equipment failures, and operational anomalies across all data center regions.
• Reconstruct event timelines and failure sequences using physical evidence, telemetry, protection trip data, logs, and sequence-of-events records.
• Produce clear, evidence-based forensic reports for executive and technical leadership.
• Identify recurring patterns across sites, equipment classes, vendors, or configurations and define systemic risk statements.
• Drive containment and corrective actions to ensure systemic issues are permanently resolved fleet-wide.
• Apply structured root cause methodologies to determine underlying failure mechanisms.
• Conduct on-site inspections, component evaluations, and condition assessments when required.
• Validate findings against system design intent, operating constraints, and expected behavior.
• Establish and maintain forensic investigation standards, templates, and documentation frameworks.
• Partner with Operations, Controls, Engineering, Reliability, and OEM partners to implement durable corrective actions.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen investigative capability across the organization.

Skills

Forensic engineering

Root cause analysis

Telemetry interpretation

Systems thinking

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Controls Engineering

Job description

Switch is seeking a Principal Data Center Forensic Engineer to lead high-severity investigations across data center fleets. You will reconstruct event sequences, produce evidence-based reports, and drive systemic containment actions with Operations, Controls, Engineering, Reliability, and OEM partners.

You will guide multi-site investigations, interpret telemetry data, and ensure adherence to design intent while mentoring other engineers to strengthen investigative capabilities.