Hardware – Low Level Security Engineer

Cerebras Systems

Hardware / Low Level Security Engineer enhancing Cerebras Systems' AI hardware infrastructure security. Collaborating closely with platform and infrastructure teams to drive low-level security improvements.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityGoLinuxRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with platform, infrastructure, and hardware teams to embed security controls from physical hardware through runtime.
Design and implement security hardening across the Linux kernel, bootloader, firmware, and host OS layers of Cerebras compute platforms.
Drive secure boot, measured boot, and attestation strategies across our infrastructure, from the wafer-scale system to supporting host nodes.
Conduct deep security reviews of kernel modules, drivers, and low-level system components — identifying and remediating memory safety, privilege escalation, and isolation issues.
Develop kernel-level monitoring and telemetry (e.g., eBPF) to enable detection of low-level attacker behavior.
Stay ahead of emerging kernel CVEs, supply chain risks, and hardware-level threats — driving response and remediation across the fleet.
Document low-level security posture, threat models, and remediation playbooks in clear, accessible language.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Background in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering with career focus in Cybersecurity.
Deep familiarity with the Linux kernel — including kernel modules, syscall interface, namespaces, cgroups, eBPF, and LSM.
Hands-on experience with firmware, UEFI, secure boot, TPM, and platform integrity tooling.
Strong proficiency in C and a modern systems language (Rust, Go, or similar), with the ability to read and write production kernel code.
Familiarity with hardware-level isolation primitives (e.g., IOMMU, SR-IOV, confidential computing); exposure to non-standard compute architectures a plus.
Strong written communication skills, with the ability to make low-level security concepts approachable for non-specialists.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linux kernelkernel modulessyscall interfacenamespacescgroupseBPFC programmingRustGofirmware

Soft Skills

strong written communication