AI Prompt Engineer - Charlotte, Nc at Kelly Services
Charlotte, NC
$60–$70/hrfrom the description
Aug 7, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This contract role sits on a GenAI security research and development team in Charlotte, focused on using advanced AI prompting techniques to assess and probe frontier AI models for vulnerabilities, malicious behavior, and security weaknesses. Day-to-day work involves building prompt harnesses for penetration-style and SAST/DAST testing, analyzing model outputs, and collaborating with data engineering and threat-hunting teams to structure and act on findings.
Senior level · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 45 people in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 30–85
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 $134,330 (middle half $105,388–$169,385). 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 (7)
The role is genuinely novel — 'AI Prompt Engineer' for cybersecurity/GenAI red-teaming sits between Information Security Analysts (15-1212) and the catch-all Computer Occupations (15-1299); 15-1212 was chosen because the primary mission is security assessment and vulnerability discovery, not general software development.
The $60–$70 figure appears at the top of the posting with no explicit 'per hour' label, but the posting describes a contract opportunity with 'competitive hourly compensation,' so it is treated as an hourly rate.
Python, Go, and .NET are listed as interchangeable options for the general software development requirement; Python is named first and is the most common in AI/security contexts.
SAST and DAST appear under both the Desired Skills section and the daily responsibilities narrative; they are marked preferred because they sit under 'Desired Skills & Experience.'
'Cybersecurity background' and 'understanding of vulnerabilities/malware behavior' are required but name no specific tool or technology, so they are not emitted as discrete skills per extraction rules.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI prompt engineering.
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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