Senior Technical Recruiter

Credence; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in defense and health solutions is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter in McLean, VA. This role involves sourcing and screening talent for IT positions and requires experience with DoD/security clearance roles. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and excellent communication skills. This position is on-site during core business hours and supports various recruitment efforts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience recruiting for IT positions.
• Experience with security clearance positions within DoD or federal contracting.
• Proven relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hiring teams to identify staffing needs.
• Develop recruitment strategies and maintain documentation.
• Attend job fairs and build candidate pipelines.

Skills

Sourcing and screening talent

Recruitment strategies development

Interviewing candidates

Excellent communication skills

Organization skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

MS Office Suite

Job description

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At Credence, we support our clients\' mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for warfighters and secure our nation for a better future.

Credence has an immediate need for an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter who will be responsible for sourcing and screening active and passive talent, determining qualifications against open requisitions, submitting candidates to hiring managers for review, as well as supporting the overall administrative hiring processes. This position will work on-site out of our HQ Corporate site in McLean, VA.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Credence Hiring team to identify immediate and future staffing needs, job duties and requirements.
• Develop targeted recruitment strategies using a variety of resources to identify and develop candidates for hiring needs of the organization.
• Post job advertisements, utilize social media resources to network opportunities and build candidate pipelines, attend job fairs, and maintain the applicant tracking system with documentation on all candidates and sourcing.
• Review and screen online job applications, utilize databases to source and review resumes, identify potentially qualified candidates, initiate contact with and interview interested candidates, and send suitable matches to hiring managers.
• Provide strategic support to the business development/capture efforts by identifying candidates and companies supporting specific programs or customers.
• Support proposals by engaging with targeted candidates to determine qualifications, obtain required documentation, and provide pricing realism for execution and delivery post-award.
• Location: On-site in McLean, VA during core business hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree is required. At least five (5) years of demonstrated experience recruiting for IT-focused positions and skill sets, including but not limited to:
• UI/UX Developers
• AI/ML and Data Scientists/Engineers
• DevSecOps Developers
• ServiceNow Developers
• Front End Java Developers
• Cloud Network Engineers
• Solution Data Architect
• Sr. Software Engineers
• Cybersecurity Engineers

• Must have demonstrated experience recruiting for security clearance positions within the DoD, Intel and Civilian Federal contracting environment
• Experience with MS Office Suite of applications.
• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems.
• Knowledge of DoD security clearance requirements. Proven candidate sourcing and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• General knowledge of employment laws and best practices.
• Ability to work with various departments and foster a collaborative teamwork environment.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Willingness to travel, as necessary.
• May be required to occasionally lift 10-20 pounds.

Note: This description reflects the current responsibilities and qualifications required for the role and may be subject to change.