Distributed Systems Security Engineer

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.

• 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

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