Manufacturing Linux Network Engineer
Posted 1 May 2026
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- Expected experience
- 4+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyComputer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; 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.
Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Linux / Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain robust IT and network infrastructure across our manufacturing facilities. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Linux systems administration (Red Hat / Rocky Linux), network security (Palo Alto firewalls), storage infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), and infrastructure automation (Ansible). This role sits at the intersection of enterprise IT and plant-floor operations, and is critical to delivering the high availability, security, and performance that modern manufacturing environments demand.
Responsibilities
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Design, deploy, and maintain LAN/WAN network infrastructure spanning manufacturing plants, warehouses, cloud providers, and corporate sites.
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Implement and manage high-speed core switching at 10G and 100G using Arista, Juniper, and other enterprise switching platforms; ensure scalable, resilient fabric design.
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Configure, troubleshoot, and optimize Layer 2/3 networking (LACP, VLANs, BGP) and security controls (Palo Alto firewalls, VPNs, NAC, IDS/IPS); manage ISP link failover and path redundancy.
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Deploy, configure, and maintain Linux servers (Red Hat / Rocky Linux) using automation tools including Ansible, MAAS, Foreman, and custom scripting to ensure consistent, repeatable provisioning.
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Monitor network and system performance — uptime, latency, bandwidth utilization, and capacity — across all sites; proactively detect and resolve issues before they impact
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Design and maintain redundancy, failover, QoS, and traffic engineering strategies to support 24/7 manufacturing operations and minimize unplanned downtime.
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Manage structured cabling, Wi-Fi 6/6E wireless infrastructure, and ruggedized networking hardware suited for plant-floor environments.