Automation-Driven IT & Security Engineer

Cerebras; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras is looking for an IT & Security professional to secure and scale its enterprise environments, emphasizing automation and operational excellence.

The role requires collaboration with various teams to ensure security, reliability, and efficiency, supporting advanced AI workloads. Candidates should possess knowledge in systems administration, enterprise security, and automation practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT Operations or Systems Administration.
• Knowledge in Enterprise Security and Security Engineering.
• Familiarity with various security domains including Network and Cloud Security.
• Expertise in scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Responsibilities

• Secure and scale enterprise IT environments.
• Build automation to improve security and operational efficiency.
• Support security engineering and vulnerability management.
• Improve security practices across multiple systems.

Skills

Automation-first mindset

Collaboration across IT, Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering

Security, reliability, and operational excellence

Experience with complex systems

Tools

Security Tools

Automation tools

Job description

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services.

This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.

Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.

About the Role

Our IT & Security team sits at the intersection of security, infrastructure, and cutting-edge AI systems. The team plays a critical role in ensuring Cerebras’ environments are secure, reliable, scalable, and ready to support customers operating at the frontier of AI.

We are looking for people who care deeply about operational excellence, security best practices, automation, and building systems that can support a rapidly growing organization.

Responsibilities

Depending on the role and team needs, you may contribute to areas such as:

• Securing and scaling enterprise IT, cloud, network, and infrastructure environments.

• Building automation and tooling to improve security, reliability, and operational efficiency.

• Supporting security engineering, detection, response, and vulnerability management efforts.

• Improving identity, access, endpoint, network, and systems security practices.

• Partnering cross-functionally with IT, Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams.

• Developing processes and systems that help Cerebras scale securely and efficiently.

• Supporting operational rigor across high-impact technical environments.

Skills & Qualifications

We are interested in hearing from candidates who:

• Think about infrastructure, security, and operations through an automation-first mindset.

• Believe that repeatable, scalable systems are better than manual processes.

• Care deeply about security, reliability, and operational excellence.

• Enjoy working on complex, high-impact systems.

• Are comfortable collaborating across IT, Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams.

• Want to build, improve, and protect systems that support some of the most advanced AI workloads in the world.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

Relevant experience may include one or more of the following:

• IT Operations or Systems Administration.

• Enterprise Security.

• Security Engineering.

• Network Security.

• Systems Security.

• Infrastructure Security.

• Cloud Security.

• Endpoint, Identity, or Access Management.

• Security Operations, Detection, or Incident Response.

• Automation, scripting, or infrastructure-as-code practices.

Why Join Cerebras

People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras, we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:

1. Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.

2. Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.

3. Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.

4. Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.

5. Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.

Find out more about what it's like to work at Cerebras here!

Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!

Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.

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