Cerebras Systems
Director/SeniorDirector,CriticalFacilityOperations
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“Director / Senior Director, Critical Facility Operations at Cerebras Systems. Skills: Critical facility operations, Data center operations, Vendor management. Drive no-downtime operating model. Own uptime performance end-to-end”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve uptime performance; Reduce incident frequency; Improve MTTR; Improve vendor performance; Ensure vendor accountability; Improve maintenance quality; Ensure safety metrics
Industry & Context.
Incident response; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12-15+ years mission-critical facilities or data center operations, Experience managing multi-site, vendor-heavy environments, Expertise in electrical and mechanical systems, Proven track record improving uptime and performance
What You'll Do.
Drive no-downtime operating model
Own uptime performance end-to-end
Build failure analysis culture
Architect vendor operating model
Run vendor operating model
Convert vendor relationships
Lead operational reviews
Enforce vendor accountability
Eliminate ownership ambiguity
Eliminate response ambiguity
Build zero-incident safety culture
Ensure rigor in procedures
Transform maintenance to failure prevention
Implement predictive strategies
Build operating rhythm
Benchmark against operators
Build high-performing teams
Build high-agency teams
Drive technical excellence
Ensure operational readiness
Influence design strategy
Influence site strategy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Vendor relationships
Full Job Description
Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. Our novel wafer-scale architecture provides the AI compute power of dozens of GPUs on a single chip, with the programming simplicity of a single device. This approach allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds and empowers machine learning users to effortlessly run large-scale ML applications, without the hassle of managing hundreds of GPUs or TPUs. Cerebras' current customers include top 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. Thanks to the groundbreaking wafer-scale architecture, Cerebras Inference offers the fastest Generative AI inference solution in the world, 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. The Role At Cerebras, we build systems that redefine the scale of compute. That ambition extends beyond silicon into the infrastructure that powers it. We are looking for a Director / Sr. Director of Critical Facility Operations to lead the environments that enable next-generation AI workloads. This leader will own availability, operational integrity, and performance across a colocation-driven data center footprint—ensuring our infrastructure operates with precision, predictability, and zero room for error. This is not a traditional facilities role. You will operate at the intersection of mission-critical engineering, vendor orchestration, and operational excellence, building systems and teams that can scale with the most demanding compute environments in the world. Responsibilities Drive a no-downtime operating model across all facilities Own uptime
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