Senior Technical Recruiter: Cleared Tech Talent for IC

Leidos Inc; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to support our Cyber & Analytics Business Area within the Intelligence Community market, based in Columbia, MD. The role partners with program leadership to develop recruiting strategies for highly cleared technical professionals, including TS/SCI with Polygraph candidates.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, with strong sourcing capabilities, relationship-building skills, and the ability to act as a trusted partner to the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8–12 years of recruiting/talent acquisition experience, or equivalent.
• Experience recruiting technical professionals within the Intelligence Community, DoD, or National Security Market.
• Experience sourcing and recruiting candidates with TS/SCI clearances and polygraphs, preferably Fort Meade.
• Strong knowledge of full life cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, and onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Manage full life cycle recruiting across multiple IC programs from intake to onboarding.
• Develop and execute recruiting strategies for highly cleared technical talent (software engineering, cyber, AI/ML, systems engineering, DevOps, cloud, SIGINT).
• Identify and engage TS/SCI and polygraph-cleared candidates using multiple sourcing channels.
• Partner with program managers and hiring leaders to translate requirements into recruiting strategies.
• Build and maintain pipelines and long-term relationships with qualified passive candidates in the Fort Meade market.
• Manage multiple requisitions and provide timely pipeline updates and market intelligence.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruiting

Cleared talent sourcing

Candidate engagement

Relationship management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

ClearanceJobs

LinkedIn Recruiter

CRM platforms

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to support our Cyber & Analytics Business Area within the Intelligence Community market, based in Columbia, MD. The role partners with program leadership to develop recruiting strategies for highly cleared technical professionals, including TS/SCI with Polygraph candidates.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, with strong sourcing capabilities, relationship-building skills, and the ability to act as a trusted partner to the business.