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 in a competitive market

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 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
• 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

Preferred

• 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

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

Benefits

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

Our Vision Statement

We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission. Our Customer Obsession: We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always.

Our Culture

Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies. We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.