Cerebras
Senior Staff Security Engineer, Distributed Systems
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 8–10 years with heterogeneous compute environments, Kubernetes hardening, and networked system security; 10+ years with HPCs.
About the job
Build and improve security controls and services for Cerebras’s on-premises and cloud distributed-computing clusters.
What you'll do
- Define security requirements across the cluster stack, from secure boot to Kubernetes workload identity.
- Partner with platform, infrastructure, networking, and hardware teams to identify gaps and deliver security improvements.
- Develop threat models, guide secure design, and document security posture and strategy.
What they ask for
- 8–10 years of experience with heterogeneous compute environments, Kubernetes hardening, and networked system security.
- 10+ years of experience with high-performance clusters (HPCs).
- Hands-on engineering abilities in on-premises and cloud environments.
- Ability to harden both Kubernetes deployments and bare-metal instances in fragmented ecosystems.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and distributed compute systems.
- Strong written communication skills, including explaining security concepts to non-specialists.
Tools
AWS, Kubernetes
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