Sr. Manager, Engineering

About Our Client

The organization operates in the defense technology and national security sector, delivering solutions that support critical national security missions. It addresses the challenge of recruiting and retaining highly qualified technical and cleared professionals across Engineering, Services, and Corporate functions, helping ensure mission-critical teams have the talent needed to support organizational objectives.

About the Opportunity

The Talent Acquisition Specialist manages the full-cycle recruitment process with a focus on technical and cleared professionals. This role develops talent pipelines, sources and engages qualified candidates, partners with hiring managers, and supports candidates through offer and onboarding stages. The position plays a key role in strengthening the organization’s technical workforce and supporting evolving hiring priorities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage passive engineering candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools.
• Develop personalized outreach strategies tailored to candidates, roles, and hiring priorities.
• Conduct recruiter screens to assess experience, technical fit, compensation expectations, and security clearance requirements.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Collaborate with leadership and hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.
• Coordinate interviews and maintain clear communication with candidates and interview teams.
• Manage candidate progression through recruiting stages efficiently and effectively.
• Support offer preparation, candidate closing, and transitions into onboarding.
• Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activities within Rippling.
• Track recruiting metrics, including pipeline activity, sourcing effectiveness, time-to-fill, and offer acceptance.
• Assist with compensation analysis and talent-market research for technical positions.
• Support university recruiting, internship programs, and early-career talent initiatives.
• Recommend improvements to sourcing strategies, recruiting processes, candidate experience, and talent acquisition tools.
• Adapt recruitment strategies and priorities as organizational hiring needs evolve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 3 years of recruiting experience focused on engineering, software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or other technical talent.
• Proven ability to manage the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing through onboarding.
• Experience sourcing and engaging passive candidates.
• Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and Applicant Tracking Systems.
• Ability to understand technical job requirements and effectively evaluate candidate qualifications.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions and candidate pipelines simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within defense technology, government contracting, or national security environments.
• Experience recruiting candidates with active U.S. government security clearances.
• Familiarity with the cleared talent market and security clearance requirements.
• Experience recruiting software, infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, or cybersecurity engineers.
• Experience supporting university recruiting and early-career programs.
• Experience with Rippling ATS.
• Experience conducting compensation analysis and talent-market research.

Pay

Anticipated annual salary range of $60,000–$75,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Eligibility for a performance-based annual recruiting bonus tied to hiring objectives.