Senior Technical Recruiter

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete life cycle of recruiting across various Intelligence Community programs, from intake and sourcing to offer, acceptance, and onboarding.

• Design and implement focused recruiting and sourcing strategies for highly cleared technical professionals, including software engineering, cyber, AI/ML, systems engineering, DevOps, cloud, SIGINT, and related fields.

• Actively seek out and engage candidates with TS/SCI and polygraph clearances through platforms such as ClearanceJobs, LinkedIn, referrals, networking, Boolean search, candidate databases, recruiting events, and other sourcing methods.

• Collaborate with Program Managers and hiring leaders to comprehend technical needs, staffing priorities, contract requirements, and talent-market challenges, transforming these insights into actionable recruiting strategies.

• Establish and nurture pipelines and long-term relationships with qualified passive candidates within the Fort Meade intelligence market.

• Manage several requisitions and hiring priorities in a dynamic environment while delivering prompt pipeline updates, market intelligence, and recommendations to leadership.

• Assist in new business initiatives, capture, proposal, and program growth efforts by formulating staffing strategies and identifying qualified cleared talent in advance of contract requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 8-12 years of experience in recruiting/talent acquisition; additional relevant experience may substitute for a degree.

• Proven experience in recruiting technical professionals within the Intelligence Community, DoD, or National Security sectors.

• Experience in sourcing and recruiting candidates with TS/SCI clearances and polygraphs, ideally within the Fort Meade area.

• Strong expertise in full life cycle recruiting, encompassing sourcing, screening, candidate evaluation, offer negotiation, candidate engagement, and onboarding.

• Demonstrated capability to build and maintain networks and pipelines of highly qualified passive technical candidates.

• Successful track record in managing multiple requisitions, hiring managers, and competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

• Excellent communication, relationship management, and consultative skills with the ability to effectively influence and collaborate with candidates, hiring managers, and senior leadership.

• Established recruiting experience and candidate networks within the Fort Meade cleared talent market.

• Experience in recruiting fully cleared technical professionals across software, cyber, AI/ML, cloud, DevOps, systems engineering, SIGINT, or similar fields.

• Familiarity with supporting Intelligence Community contract staffing, program growth, proposals, recompetes, and incumbent capture/transition efforts.

• Proficient in Workday, ClearanceJobs, LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM/sourcing platforms, and Microsoft Office.

• Experience utilizing advanced sourcing techniques, recruiting analytics, market intelligence, and talent-pipeline strategies to fill challenging positions.

• Working knowledge of OFCCP, FLSA, and other federal recruiting and employment compliance regulations.

• Willingness to obtain a security clearance up to TS/SCI with Polygraph.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Generous paid time off and flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Support for obtaining and maintaining security clearances.