AI Prompt Engineer - Charlotte, Nc

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Charlotte, NC seeks an AI Prompt Engineer to join a GenAI security research team focused on cybersecurity assessment and SAST/DAST testing of frontier AI models. You will develop complex, context-aware prompts and prompting harnesses for cyber defense testing, collaborate with data engineering and threat-hunting teams, and help structure findings for remediation.

This contract opportunity offers competitive hourly compensation and benefits, with exposure to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience developing complex, advanced AI prompts.
• Strong cybersecurity background and understanding of vulnerabilities, malware behavior, and ingress/egress security issues.
• General software development experience using Python, Go, .NET, or another programming language.
• Experience building context-aware prompting workflows or AI harnesses.
• Experience working with frontier AI models such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar platforms.
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, Elastic, Cloud SQL, or comparable technologies.
• Ability to speak in detail about specific AI prompting projects and security use cases.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced AI prompts and prompting harnesses for cybersecurity testing
• Apply prompting techniques to vulnerability and penetration-style testing
• Support perimeter scanning, port scanning, and certificate misuse detection
• Test and iterate prompts across multiple frontier AI models
• Analyze model responses and refine prompting strategies based on findings
• Work with data engineering teams to structure and capture AI-generated security findings
• Collaborate with threat hunters to determine which findings require further investigation or remediation
• Contribute to GenAI security research and experimentation

Skills

AI prompts

Cybersecurity

Python

Go

.NET

AI harnesses

OpenAI

Anthropic

PostgreSQL

Elastic

Cloud SQL

Tools

Kubernetes

GKE

PostgreSQL

Elastic

Cloud SQL

Job description

Job Description

A large enterprise organization is hiring an AI Prompt Engineer to join a GenAI security research and development team in Charlotte. This team is focused on cybersecurity assessment and SAST/DAST scanning of frontier AI models, using advanced prompting techniques to identify vulnerabilities, security weaknesses, and potentially malicious behavior.

In this role, you will develop complex, context-aware AI prompts and prompting harnesses used for cyber defense testing. You will apply advanced prompting techniques to areas such as penetration-style testing, perimeter and port scanning, certificate misuse detection, vulnerability discovery, and other security assessments. You will also work closely with data engineering and threat-hunting teams to ensure AI-generated findings are captured, structured, investigated, and remediated appropriately.

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience developing complex, advanced AI prompts
• Strong cybersecurity background and understanding of vulnerabilities, malware behavior, and ingress/egress security issues
• General software development experience using Python, Go, .NET, or another programming language
• Experience building context-aware prompting workflows or AI harnesses
• Experience working with frontier AI models such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar platforms
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, Elastic, Cloud SQL, or comparable technologies
• Ability to speak in detail about specific AI prompting projects and security use cases

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience with SAST or DAST security testing
• Penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, or security research experience
• Cloud computing experience
• Kubernetes or GKE experience
• Experience working with GenAI security research or model evaluation
• Experience partnering with data engineering or threat-hunting teams

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• Develop advanced AI prompts and prompting harnesses for cybersecurity testing
• Apply prompting techniques to vulnerability and penetration-style testing
• Support perimeter scanning, port scanning, and certificate misuse detection
• Test and iterate prompts across multiple frontier AI models
• Analyze model responses and refine prompting strategies based on findings
• Work with data engineering teams to structure and capture AI-generated security findings
• Collaborate with threat hunters to determine which findings require further investigation or remediation
• Contribute to GenAI security research and experimentation

The Offer

• Contract opportunity
• Competitive hourly compensation

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.