Sales Engineer: AI-Driven SOC for MSSP/MDR

Openkrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

7AI seeks a highly skilled Sales Engineer – Service Providers to drive revenue and technical success in MSSP, MDR, MSP, and SI ecosystems. This hybrid role blends deep technical expertise with strategic sales execution to transform service providers' security operations using agentic AI.

The role partners with Account Executives, customers, and internal teams to demonstrate how Seven AI enables scalable, automated, and efficient security operations, translating business challenges into

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity sales engineering or pre-sales experience.
• Experience selling to MSSP, MDR, MSP, or System Integrators.
• Strong understanding of SOC workflows and detection/response.
• Hands-on with SIEM, SOAR, XDR and EDR platforms.
• Proven ability to support complex enterprise sales cycles.
• Able to articulate AI-driven automation value to executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical aspects of the full sales cycle for MSSP/MDR/MSP and SI opportunities.
• Deliver compelling presentations, demos, and proof-of-value engagements.
• Translate customer requirements into SOC-centered solutions.
• Position agentic AI within security architectures and multi-tenant deployments.
• Engage with CISOs and security leaders as a trusted technical advisor.
• Support pipeline development through technical discovery and validation.
• Drive technical win strategies and remove late-stage blockers.
• Lead POC and pilot engagements with clear success criteria.

Skills

Cybersecurity domain

Sales engineering

Solutions engineering

Technical pre-sales

Enterprise sales cycles

MSSP/MDR/MSP experience

SOC workflows

AI-driven automation value

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

XDR

EDR

Job description

7AI seeks a highly skilled Sales Engineer – Service Providers to drive revenue and technical success in MSSP, MDR, MSP, and SI ecosystems. This hybrid role blends deep technical expertise with strategic sales execution to transform service providers' security operations using agentic AI.

The role partners with Account Executives, customers, and internal teams to demonstrate how Seven AI enables scalable, automated, and efficient security operations, translating business challenges into