Cerebras

Sr. Data Center Network Provisioning Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA, Remote. Posted 2 months ago

The role

The Sr. Datacenter Provisioning Engineer will provision, commission, and validate network infrastructure, servers, and related systems across large-scale data center deployments. This role involves working with engineering teams, technicians, and vendors to bring new sites online using automation and documented processes.

What you will do

  • Provision and configure network devices, firewalls, and servers using provisioning frameworks and automation tools.
  • Troubleshoot server, network, configuration, automation, and connectivity issues.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams, technicians, cabling vendors, and rack integrators.
  • Support network, power, and mechanical commissioning including testing and validation.
  • Develop and improve provisioning processes, tooling, and automation.
  • Perform post-deployment validation and support integration with monitoring and operational tooling.
  • Coordinate handoff of deployed infrastructure to Operations & Maintenance teams.
  • Document deployment procedures, troubleshooting findings, and process improvements.

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in network device and server provisioning, data center infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or a related field.
  • Strong hands-on experience with server and network device provisioning and troubleshooting.
  • Proficiency in Python and shell scripting.
  • Proficient with Linux.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform—AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, troubleshooting, and cluster management.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management technologies, particularly Terraform and Ansible.
  • Strong knowledge of PXE, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, load balancing, VPCs, firewalls, VLANs, LACP, BGP, and OSPF.
  • Experience upgrading server firmware, switch software OS, and PDU firmware.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

About the company

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip. The company works with leading model labs, global enterprises, and AI-native startups.