Contract Technical Sourcer

IANS; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

IANS is seeking a Contract Technical Sourcer to identify, engage, assess, and recruit cybersecurity practitioners with hands-on experience evaluating, implementing, or operating cybersecurity technologies. This is a 3-month, full-time contract for 30-40 hours per week, with the possibility of extension.

The role focuses on building a qualified pipeline across SOC, Cloud Security, IAM, GRC, and related domains, delivering candidate screenings and summaries, and reporting progress to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting and/or sourcing experience.
• Experience identifying and engaging passive candidates.
• Experience conducting high-volume candidate screens.

Responsibilities

• Source and engage cybersecurity practitioners across targeted technology categories.
• Conduct qualification conversations to validate recent product experience and credibility.
• Manage outreach, scheduling, and relationship management throughout the process.
• Maintain pipelines and provide regular updates and progress reporting.

Skills

Recruiting

Sourcing

Screening

LinkedIn Recruiter

Tools

ATS/CRM

Job description

Compensation hourly range is $35-$45 per hour, depending on experience and demonstrated ability to source and engage technical and cybersecurity talent. Candidates must be available to start immediately and commit to 30-40 hours per week for an initial 3-month engagement, with the possibility of extension.

About the Opportunity

IANS is launching the Vendor Intelligence Database (VID), a new cybersecurity research platform designed to deliver practitioner-driven intelligence and insights on more than 500 cybersecurity products.

To support this initiative, IANS is seeking a Contract Technical Sourcer to identify, engage, assess, and recruit cybersecurity practitioners and subject matter experts with recent hands-on experience evaluating, implementing, administering, or operating cybersecurity technologies.

Term: Full-Time Contract (30-40 hours per week, 3 months with the possibility of extension)

Scope of Work

• Security Operations (SOC)
• Security Architecture
• Cloud Security
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
• Incident Response
• Security Engineering

What You'll Do

• Source and engage cybersecurity practitioners and subject matter experts across targeted technology categories.
• Conduct qualification and screening conversations to validate recent product experience, technical exposure, and practitioner credibility.
• Manage candidate outreach, follow-up communications, scheduling, and relationship management throughout the process.
• Maintain organized pipelines and provide regular recruiting activity updates, market feedback, and progress reporting.

Deliverables

• Qualified pipelines of cybersecurity practitioners aligned to targeted product categories.
• Completed candidate screenings and recommendation summaries.
• Accurate pipeline tracking and activity reporting.
• Consistent progress updates to recruiting and project stakeholders.

Success Criteria

• Consistent delivery of qualified practitioners with recent, hands-on cybersecurity product experience.
• Strong candidate engagement, responsiveness, and conversion rates.
• Diversity and breadth of expertise represented across cybersecurity markets and product categories.
• Timely communication, reporting, and stakeholder updates.
• Contribution to building a scalable, high-quality network of cybersecurity practitioners supporting the Vendor Intelligence Database initiative.

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of recruiting and/or sourcing experience, preferably supporting technical, cybersecurity, IT, engineering, or professional services talent.
• Demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing channels.
• Experience conducting high-volume candidate screens and evaluating qualifications against defined project requirements.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage high-volume searches and priorities in a fast-paced, project-based environment.
• Experience maintaining candidate records, pipeline data, and recruiting activity within an ATS or CRM.
• Ability to quickly learn cybersecurity terminology, technology categories, and security domains.
• A proactive, resourceful approach with the ability to work independently and drive results.

Nice to Have

• Experience recruiting cybersecurity, information security, cloud, infrastructure, or other technology professionals.
• Experience supporting contract recruiting, advisory networks, expert networks, research participant recruiting, or consulting organizations.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity technologies, vendors, security tools, and industry certifications.

Ideal Outcome

Build a trusted network of cybersecurity practitioners who can provide objective, real-world product intelligence, helping strengthen IANS' position as a leading source of practitioner-driven cybersecurity research.