AI Prompt Engineer - Raleigh, Nc at Kelly Services
Raleigh, NC
$60–$70/hrfrom the description
Aug 7, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract role embedded in an enterprise cybersecurity group, focused on building reusable prompt-based workflows that drive generative AI models through security assessment tasks — static and dynamic application testing, network exposure analysis, penetration-testing scenarios, and vulnerability research. The ideal candidate combines hands-on LLM prompt engineering with practical cybersecurity knowledge and software development skills, and will work alongside data and threat-hunting teams to operationalize AI-generated security findings.
Senior level · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 40 people in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 25–75
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $146,799 (middle half $105,592–$156,681). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 8, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The compensation figure '$60 - $70' appears at the very top of the posting with no stated basis; given the contract nature of the role and typical market context, this is most likely an hourly rate — but the posting does not explicitly say so. Treat with caution.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role is framed as security-focused (evaluating AI models from a security perspective, vulnerability research, penetration-testing scenarios), which points to 15-1212, but the primary day-to-day work — engineering reusable prompt workflows and developing software harnesses — has a strong software-development character (15-1252). 15-1212 was chosen because the security mission and security-domain knowledge are the explicit framing and gating criteria.
The required skills section lists languages 'such as Python, Go, C#, .NET, or similar' as a group with substitution qualifiers; Python is used as the primary name with the others captured as alternatives.
Generative AI / model platform familiarity is listed as required but names no specific platform; captured as 'LLMs' to represent the concrete technology category.
All Desired Skills items (application security, penetration testing, containerized/cloud apps, GKE/Kubernetes, LLM security evaluation, research environment) are marked preferred per their placement under the 'Desired Skills & Experience' heading.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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