# Senior Detection and Response Engineer at Cerebras Systems

- Company: Cerebras Systems
- What the company does: Cerebras powers the world's fastest AI inference on the biggest wafer chip. Cerebras CS-4 delivers up to 30x faster inference than GPUs.
- Company website: https://www.cerebras.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-28
- Apply by: 2026-11-12
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cerebras/d114d16b-3c5f-44a1-9a15-26b37fb45369
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cerebras-systems-senior-detection-and-response-engineer/

## About the role

We are seeking a senior Detection and Response Engineer to build and evolve the capabilities that power our detection and response program. You will create reliable detections, lead complex investigations and coordinated response, and develop systems and automation that make security operations faster and more consistent. The right candidate can own complex work, set strong engineering standards, and turn findings into durable program improvements.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in detection engineering, incident response, or security engineering, with demonstrated ownership of complex technical initiatives
- Strong proficiency in Python and query languages such as SQL, with the ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code
- Deep practical knowledge of detection and response across cloud, identity, and endpoint environments
- Experience leading complex investigations and translating attacker behavior into durable detection and response improvements
- Experience building and operating production security tooling and automation, with strong fundamentals in reliability and data quality
- Strong fundamentals in operating systems, networking, log analysis, and troubleshooting distributed systems

Tags: IT & Security