Technical Recruiter

About the role

As a Technical Recruiter, you will own full-cycle recruiting across the breadth of Raft from our engineers and technical delivery teams (software, DevSecOps, data, and AI/ML) to program and product management, business development, and corporate functions. You will be the connective tissue between our hiring managers and the exceptional talent that powers our mission, managing the candidate journey from intake through offer.

Responsibilities

• Routine recruitment of security-cleared talent for defense and national security missions
• Navigate clearance and citizenship requirements for candidates
• Proactively source and close competitive candidates in a tight talent market
• Manage a high-volume, varied req load with minimal oversight
• Owning an ATS (Greenhouse preferred) and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter
• Collaborate with hiring managers to build diverse, high-quality pipelines

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including technical/engineering roles
• Familiarity with U.S. security clearances (e.g., Secret, TS, TS/SCI)
• Proven track record of proactive sourcing and closing competitive candidates
• Excellent written and verbal communication and strong relationship-building skills
• Comfort owning an ATS and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter
• Strong organization and ability to manage a high-volume, varied req load
• A collaborative, low-ego, customer-obsessed mindset aligned with our Ubuntu culture

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting in the defense tech, government contracting, or federal technology space
• Familiarity with modern software roles including Kubernetes, cloud-native, DevSecOps, data engineering, and AI/ML
• Experience recruiting business development, capture, or program/product management talent
• Knowledge of OFCCP / EEO compliance and structured, equitable hiring practices

Skills

• Proactive sourcing and closing competitive candidates
• Managing a high-volume, varied req load with minimal oversight
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Customer service and relationship building
• Effective communication

Benefits

Highly competitive salary
Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) and company match
Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays
Education & training benefits
Generous Referral Bonuses

Pay

$90,000.00 - $120,000.00

Schedule

Hybrid in Mclean, VA
Open to hiring remotely in Oahu, Hawaii; San Diego, California; Tacoma, Washington
May require occasional travel for conferences and on-site recruiting events