Cerebras is seeking a Distributed Systems Security Engineer to help build out the next generation of security controls and services in our on-prem and cloud clusters.
In this role you will be responsible for driving hardening efforts across every layer of the cluster stack, covering a range of systems at the bare metal, virtualized, and k8s containerized levels.
The ideal candidate brings a combination of wide breadth of knowledge on a variety of systems and networking topics, a pragmatic and results-driven outlook on security, and the flexibility and attention to detail to work in a fast-paced development environment without compromising our security standards.
Responsibilities- Define core security requirements for distributed systems environments, covering everything from secure boot configurations to workload identity in k8s pods
- Partner with platform, infrastructure, networking, and hardware teams to identify gaps and deliver end-to-end solutions improving the overall security maturity of the environment
- Develop threat models for each part of the cluster stack, outlining trust boundaries and the interplay between first and third-party mechanisms
- Work with engineering leads and architects to bake secure design in from the beginning
- Balance engineering outcomes with security controls, enabling the company to deliver securely quickly
- Document security posture and strategy for technical and nontechnical audiences from both 1p and 3p perspectives
Skills and Qualifications- 8-10 years of experience with heterogenous compute environments, kubernetes hardening, and general networked system security
- 10+ years with HPCs (high performance clusters)
- Strong hands-on engineering abilities in on-prem and cloud environments
- Ability to work in fragmented ecosystems, hardening both modern k8s deployments as well as bare metal instances
- Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and distributed compute systems a plus
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to make security concepts approachable for non-specialists.
Why Join CerebrasPeople 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:
- Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
- Publish and open source their 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.
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