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
• Navigate clearance and citizenship requirements for defense and national security missions
• Manage a high-volume, varied req load with minimal oversight
• Proactively source and close competitive candidates in a tight talent market
• Build diverse, high-quality pipelines in a competitive market
• Collaborate with hiring managers to ensure alignment with Raft’s mission

Requirements

• ~5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including technical/engineering roles
• Experience recruiting in the defense tech, government contracting, or federal technology space
• Familiarity with U.S. security clearances (e.g., Secret, TS, TS/SCI)
• A proven track record of proactive sourcing and closing competitive candidates in a tight talent market
• Excellent written and verbal communication and strong relationship-building skills with candidates and hiring managers
• Comfort owning an ATS (Greenhouse preferred) and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter

Qualifications

• Strong organization and the ability to manage a high-volume, varied req load with minimal oversight
• A collaborative, low-ego, customer-obsessed mindset aligned with our Ubuntu culture

Skills

• Experience recruiting for Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, or federal-civilian programs
• 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

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