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Kai Cyber

Senior Solutions Engineer, Ohio Valley

workfromhome, OH

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Kai Cyber lists this Senior Solutions Engineer, Ohio Valley opportunity in workfromhome, Ohio. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Kai is the AI company rebuilding cybersecurity for the machine-speed era. Founded bysecond timefounders and trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises,Kai is building a future where security has nocategories, no silos, and nohumanspeed bottlenecks.TheKaiAgentic AI Platformreplaces fragmented, human-limited workflows with agentic AI systems that continuously contextualize, assess, reason,and execute security work atmachine speed-makinghuman defenders, superhuman.

Why Join Kai

Well-funded: With $125M raised, we have the capital, runway, and resolve to rebuild cybersecurity from first principles.

Proven: We've earned the trust of Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, and we're just getting started. Their confidence in Kai reflects what we've built: an AI-powered cybersecurity platform that performs at the scale and speed the enterprise demands.

Experienced founders: Our founding team consists of second-time entrepreneurs, each with over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. Their proven expertise and vision drive our ambitious goals.

World-class leadership team: Our Heads of AI, Engineering, and Product bring extensive experience from some of the world’s most influential companies, ensuring top-tier mentorship, direction, and vision.

Frontier AI Applied Research Team: Our researchers operate at the leading edge of agentic AI systems, translating breakthrough capabilities into real-world cybersecurity applications.

Generous compensation: We offer highly competitive salaries, equity options, and a supportive work environment. Your contributions will be valued and rewarded as we grow together.

THE ROLE

Kai ishiringaSenior Solutions Engineer to cover the Ohio Valley region. This is a fully remote, field-based role.

You will own the technical sales motion in your territory — from first call through POV close — partnering directly with your regional Account Executive to bring Kai's platform to the largest enterprises in the Ohio Valley market. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role. You are the technical authority in every room, and your ability to connect deep securityexpertiseto measurable business outcomes willdeterminewhat closes and whatdoesn't.

We are building the SE function as we grow. The person who joins now will have direct influence on how that function operates — not just how it executes.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Own the full pre-sales technical motion for enterprise opportunities in the Ohio Valley region, partnering closely with your Account Executive from first call through signed agreement

Design and run structured, outcome-driven POVs — scoped tightly, executed cleanly, measured against customer-defined business outcomes

Lead deep technical discovery to understand each customer's environment, threat model, and existing security stack before you ever open a demo

Deliver compelling presentations and demonstrations to technical and executive audiences — security architects, SOC leadership, and CISOs — translating platform capabilities into business outcomes

Build trusted advisor relationships with security teams at Global 2000 and Fortune 500 accounts

Represent Kai at industry events, security conferences, and customer briefings across the Ohio Valley region

Bring field intelligence back to Product and Engineering — you are the voice of the customer inside the company

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Required:

7+ years ofEnterprise Securityexperience in a solutions engineering, systems engineering, or pre-salesrole

Broad enterprise security knowledge — you understand the security landscape, can speak credibly across domains, and know how to map a platform to a customer's real problems

Proventrack recordrunning structured, outcome-driven POVs with Global 2000orFortune 500 accounts

Experience selling into accounts with 20,000+ employees

Strong discovery skills — you ask the right questions before you ever open a demo

Ability to connect technical outcomes to business value

Deep, long-tenured experience covering the Ohio Valley region,with established relationships within your territory

Startup experiencebringing brand new category-defining technology into the market

Experience at a security platform company —you'vesold a connected system, not a point solution

Willingness to travel 50%+ across the Ohio Valley region

Preferred:

Background in detection and response, vulnerability management, exposure management, application security, security operations, or asset intelligence

Experience working within a formal enterprise salesmethodology— MEDDICC/MEDDPICC, Force Management,Challenger, or similar

Familiarity with AI/ML security concepts or AI-native platforms

Prior involvement in building or refining a POV framework or SE playbook

Kai is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Kai will process your personal data in accordance with Kai's Privacy Policy .

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