Technical Recruiter

Location: Reston, VA (Onsite) | Type: Full time

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, communications, human resources, or a similar field. 4 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience recruiting technical/professional candidates, including:
  • Software/Application Developers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • QA/Test Engineers
  • Business Analysts
  • Program/Project Managers
• Minimum of 5 years of experience sourcing/recruiting candidates via:
  • Professional network
  • Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
  • Job portals
  • Social media
  • Attending career events (in-person/virtual)
• Experience recruiting/staffing for Federal Government (civil/DoD) requirements.
• Experience working for a Staffing Agency or in high-volume/quick-turn programs.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, time management, and proactive approach.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority requisitions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, multitask, and adapt quickly.
• Exposure to compliance requirements such as OFCCP, EEO, or E-Verify.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

About the Role

Seeking an experienced Full-Cycle Technical Recruiter to help drive our continued growth by sourcing, evaluating, and hiring top technical talent for Federal, State, Local Government, and Commercial programs. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and skilled at aligning candidate experience with complex technical and business requirements while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Full life-cycle sourcing/recruiting and execution of a full requisition load supporting multiple internal programs and external customers/clients.
• Collaborate/consult with hiring managers to:
  • Understand, guide, and help write detailed and compelling job descriptions
  • Determine effective screening questions
  • Develop interview scorecards
  • Post requisitions
• Continuously source and recruit candidates to attract, build, and maintain an active pipeline of candidates with frequently required skillsets.
• Source and review candidate profiles and resumes utilizing:
  • Professional network
  • Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
  • Job portals
  • Social media
  • Career events (in-person/virtual)
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date data in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) (e.g., Paylocity or similar), including candidate status tracking/dispositioning, and provide routine periodic reports to the account manager/executives.
• Consult with prospective candidates to:
  • Determine matches against qualifications/company culture
  • Understand what drives/motivates them
  • Guide them through the interview and hiring process
• Negotiate offers, initiate background and reference checks, prepare offer letters, and follow up to ensure success in closing candidates.
• Build strategic candidate pipelines and talent pools for unfunded and prospective openings.
• Offer recommendations, guidance, and direction for strategic hiring, market intelligence, hiring mechanics, and hiring compliance.
• Participate in weekly Talent Acquisition meetings with hiring manager, program, and executive leadership.
• Perform other recruitment support duties as assigned.