Junior AI Prompt Engineer — Drive AI Workflows & Adoption

Ignite IT

Ashburn (GA)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching and 100% Vested

Health Insurance - 3 plans to select

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

AD&D

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Training

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Referral program

Paid Legal Plan

Job summary

Ignite IT is seeking a Junior AI Prompt Engineer to support CBP. You will work with stakeholders to identify AI opportunities, develop and refine prompts, and design AI-enabled workflows that improve mission and business operations.

The ideal candidate is passionate about AI, enjoys solving complex problems, and can translate business needs into practical AI-enabled solutions. Candidates may come from workflow automation, software development, or AI implementation backgrounds.

Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship required.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience applying AI tools to solve business, operational, academic, or technical problems.
Experience designing, testing, or refining prompts for generative AI platforms.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to gather requirements and translate business needs into practical solutions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Understand business processes, gather requirements, identify AI opportunities.
Design, test, refine, and document reusable prompts and prompt workflows for approved large language model platforms.
Develop and support AI-enabled workflows that improve operational efficiency and automate manual processes.
Support demonstrations, training sessions, and user adoption activities.
Use approved AI platforms to assist stakeholders with research, summarization, reporting, analysis, and development of decision-support content.
Evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and alignment with mission requirements.
Research emerging AI capabilities and identify practical use cases that support mission objectives.
Support rapid prototyping, testing, implementation, and continuous improvement of AI solutions.
Document AI use cases, workflows, findings, lessons learned, and recommendations.
Collaborate with technical teams to support deployment and integration efforts.
Identify opportunities for advanced AI capabilities, automation, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic AI solutions.