Kyle Pawlak
About Kyle Pawlak
Kyle Pawlak is a Senior Solution Engineer at SentinelOne in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, with extensive experience in pre-sales engineering and cybersecurity.
Current Role at SentinelOne
Kyle Pawlak is currently a Senior Solution Engineer at SentinelOne, based in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. In this role, he specializes in working with SentinelOne's platform, mastering the Dataset or Security Data Lake toolset. His focus includes both log analytics and observability use cases, as well as security-specific applications like XDR and SIEM. Kyle balances his time between deepening his understanding of cybersecurity issues and meeting with clients to address their unique needs.
Previous Positions at Palo Alto Networks
Before joining SentinelOne, Kyle Pawlak worked at Palo Alto Networks in various capacities within the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and San Francisco Bay Area. From 2022 to 2023, he served as a Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer (pre-sales SE), preceded by his role as an Enterprise Systems Engineer (2021-2022). From 2019 to 2021, he held the position of Commercial Systems Engineer, demonstrating a consistent focus on pre-sales and systems engineering.
Experience at RSA Security
Kyle Pawlak has significant experience at RSA Security, where he worked as a Sales Engineer from 2017 to 2019 and as an Associate Sales Engineer from 2016 to 2017, both in the San Francisco Bay Area. His responsibilities during these years included sales engineering, contributing to the development and implementation of security solutions for various clients.
Educational Background and Early Career
Kyle Pawlak holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA. During his time at UCLA, he gained experience through roles such as Project Manager for a Capstone Project and various positions at the Pediatric AIDS Coalition. His early career also includes internships and part-time roles such as Market Strategy and Financial Analysis Intern at Pondera Solutions and Inside Sales Intern at Jacobs.
Project Management and Leadership Roles
In addition to his technical expertise, Kyle Pawlak has a background in project management and leadership. At UCLA Capstone Project, he served as Project Manager in 2016. He also held various leadership roles at the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA, including Director of Finance, Internal Relations Mentorship Chair, and Vice President of Recruitment from 2014 to 2016. These experiences have helped him develop strong organizational and management skills.