Security & IT General Opportunities

Cerebras; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job stability with startup vitality

Non-corporate work culture

Opportunity to work on a leading AI supercomputer

Job summary

Cerebras, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, is seeking an IT & Security team member focused on securing and scaling infrastructure for AI systems. Candidates should thrive in operational excellence and collaborate across technical teams.

The role demands expertise in automation, security, and a keen ability to build systems that support advanced AI workloads. Join Cerebras for a unique work culture that fosters stability, inclusiveness, and cutting-edge AI research.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT Operations or Systems Administration is preferred.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Security or Security Engineering.
• Knowledge in Network, Systems, or Infrastructure Security.

Responsibilities

• Secure and scale enterprise IT cloud and infrastructure environments.
• Build automation to enhance security and operational efficiency.
• Support security engineering and vulnerability management.

Skills

Automation-first mindset

Security and operational excellence

Collaboration across teams

Tools

Automation

Infrastructure as code practices

Scripting

Job description

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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

Benefits

• Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
• Publish and open source cutting‑edge AI research.
• Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
• Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
• Our simple, non‑corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.

EEO Statement

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.