Senior Technical Recruiter & Portfolio Owner

About the role

At Agile Defense, the Senior Technical Recruiter owns a full portfolio of technical, cleared requisitions and partners with senior stakeholders (Program Managers, Directors, Capture leads) to hire cleared technical talent up through TS/SCI with polygraph.

The role reports to the VP of Talent Acquisition, typically managing 15‑20+ concurrent mid‑to‑senior technical and programmatic requisitions, while coaching Recruiter I/II teammates and partnering with HR, Security/FSO, compensation, and contracts staff. The position is 100% remote within the U.S., with minimal occasional travel to client sites in the Reston/McLean (DMV) area, Greater Tampa, FL, or Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Candidates must be clearable for a U.S. Secret security clearance (minimum).

Responsibilities

• Own a full portfolio of senior stakeholders: within 90 days, take full ownership of technical, cleared requisitions spanning Program Managers, Directors, Capture leads, and become a trusted authority on hiring cleared technical talent up through TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Mentor and coach junior recruiters: ongoing mentorship of Recruiter I and II team members, aiming for at least one mentee to show measurable improvement in independent req ownership, compliance accuracy, or candidate‑experience feedback within two quarters.
• Recommend and contribute to process improvement: identify at least one process or workflow gap per year and present a concrete, data‑backed recommendation to your Recruiting Lead or Manager.
• Deliver consistently on the hardest searches: act as the go‑to recruiter for complex or sensitive requisitions routed by your Recruiting Lead, delivering strong outcomes without close oversight.
• Model AI‑enabled, human‑led recruiting: maintain and refine your own AI‑assisted practices and actively share them with Recruiter I/II teammates to enhance the human experience, not replace it.
• Champion diverse, qualified slates: each quarter partner with at least one senior hiring team to build and present a deliberate strategy for a more diverse, representative finalist slate while maintaining cleared, technical qualification standards.
• Achieve success milestones: by 90 days operate independently across the full complexity range; by 6 months have at least one coached recruiter noticeably more capable and have submitted a credible process recommendation; by 12 months be the recruiter your lead routes the hardest, most senior, or most sensitive requisitions to and be ready for next steps (deeper portfolio ownership, Recruiting Lead track, or people management).

Requirements

• Demonstrated track record independently owning full‑cycle recruiting for technical, cleared positions up through TS/SCI with polygraph.