About the Role
<div class="content-intro"><p><span data-contrast="none">Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. Our novel wafer-scale architecture provides the AI compute power of dozens of GPUs on a single chip, with the programming simplicity of a single device. This approach allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds and empowers machine learning users to effortlessly run large-scale ML applications, without the hassle of managing hundreds of GPUs or TPUs. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559737":240,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span></p> <p>Cerebras' current customers include top model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. <a href="https://openai.com/index/cerebras-partnership/">OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras</a>, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference. </p> <p>Thanks to the groundbreaking wafer-scale architecture, Cerebras Inference offers the fastest Generative AI inference solution in the world, 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.</p></div><h4>About The Role</h4> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We are seeking an experienced IT SRE Team Lead to build and run the reliability function for Cerebras' internal technology estate.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The IT SRE Team Lead will be responsible for the availability, performance, and operational quality of the systems Cerebras employees rely on every day, including identity, endpoint management, collaboration, SaaS, and internal networking. The right candidate will bring a software engineering mindset to IT operations, treating corporate infrastructure as code, with measurable SLOs, automated remediation, and a ruthless focus on eliminating toil.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You will build and lead a small, high-leverage team of engineers who build tooling, write automation, and respond when things break. You will partner closely with the security, networking, and infrastructure teams to make sure the internal environment stays fast, stable, and secure as the company scales.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <h4><span data-ccp-props="{}">Responsibilities </span></h4> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Define and own the reliability strategy for internal IT systems, including SLOs, error budgets, and operational health reporting.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Build and lead a team of IT SRE engineers focused on automation, observability, and incident response for corporate systems.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Design and implement automation to </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">eliminate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> manual IT work across provisioning, access management, patching, and lifecycle operations.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Instrument internal services and SaaS integrations with monitoring, alerting, and on-call workflows.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Run incident </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">response</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> for IT outages, including root cause analysis and durable remediation.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Drive infrastructure-as-code and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">GitOps</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> practices across IT-owned systems.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Partner with security and networking teams on identity, access, and network reliability.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <h4><span data-contrast="none">Skills And Qualifications </span> <span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559737":240,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span></h4> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Minimum 8 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or IT engineering roles, with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Direct </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">hands on</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> experience with AI coding tools, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">building</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> and deploying AI agents for triage and bug fixes.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience in Python, Go, or similar, and comfort writing production-grade automation.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Deep experience with identity platforms (Okta, Entra), endpoint management (</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Jamf</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">, Intune), and SaaS integration patterns.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines applied to IT systems.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Proven </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">track record</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> of running on-call rotations, defining SLOs, and driving operational maturity in a fast-moving environment.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Experience supporting highly technical engineering populations where uptime and speed both matter.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Detail-oriented with the ability to </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">anticipate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> the needs of customers and internal stakeholders.</span><
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