Infrastructure Systems Engineer Linux Storage and Automation
Summary
Deploys, automates, and maintains Linux-based compute and storage infrastructure at Cerebras: building Python/Bash scripts and Ansible playbooks, managing physical and virtual servers (KVM/VMware/Proxmox), running block/file/object storage (NFS/SMB/iSCSI/S3), monitoring capacity and reliability, and documenting runbooks.
You will deploy, automate, troubleshoot, and maintain Linux-based compute and storage infrastructure. You will build scripts and Ansible automation, manage physical and virtual servers, monitor reliability and capacity, support data protection, resolve cross-stack issues, and document operational procedures.
Responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and maintain Linux servers across physical and virtual environments.
- Deploy and support block, file, and object storage systems.
- Configure and troubleshoot storage connectivity, volumes, filesystems, permissions, and host access.
- Monitor storage capacity, performance, and availability.
- Develop Python and Bash automation scripts.
- Build and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles.
- Troubleshoot operating system, application, networking, storage, and virtualization issues.
- Manage virtual machines and resolve hypervisor, virtual networking, and storage integration issues.
- Support server provisioning, patching, upgrades, and configuration management.
- Support snapshots, replication, backups, and restore validation.
- Implement monitoring, health checks, and alerts.
- Document configurations, troubleshooting procedures, and runbooks.
Requirements
- Linux administration and troubleshooting
- Python
- Bash
- Ansible
- Virtualization platforms such as KVM, VMware, or Proxmox
- Enterprise or distributed storage administration
- Block, file, and object storage
- NFS, SMB, iSCSI, or S3
- Linux storage management including RAID, LVM, filesystems, and mounts
- Storage performance troubleshooting
- TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, VLANs, and network troubleshooting
- Git


