Senior Technical Recruiter (contract, remote in the US) Strategy & Ops

Front Door Defense; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mirantis is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to support our US hiring across engineering, product, and customer-facing functions. This is a contract position for a capable individual contributor who can independently manage searches, build pipelines, and influence hiring outcomes in a distributed team.

You'll help Mirantis scale—hiring people who shape our cloud-native platform, open-source products, and GTM execution.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in tech.
• Experience recruiting across cloud infrastructure, SaaS, or open-source environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes, platform engineering, and AI infrastructure.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers as a trusted advisor and strategic input on hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end US recruitment for technical and business roles.
• Drive direct sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms.
• Partner with hiring managers to shape profiles, define strategy, and deliver results.
• Act as a recruiting advisor, providing insights on talent market conditions and sourcing feasibility.
• Ensure a structured, timely, and professional candidate experience.
• Use SmartRecruiters (ATS) to manage pipelines, reporting, and workflows.
• Collaborate with a distributed Talent Acquisition team while owning your roles independently.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing strategy

Stakeholder collaboration

Time management

Communication

Talent market research

Tools

SmartRecruiters

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Senior Technical Recruiter (contract, remote in the US) - Remote Eligible

Own end-to-end US technical recruiting pipeline from sourcing to final offer approvals for engineering teams

Location: USA, United States

About The Role

Senior Technical Recruiter (contract, remote in the US)

Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy.

Job Description

Mirantis is looking for Senior Technical Recruiter to support our US hiring across engineering, product, and customer-facing functions. This is a contract position for a strong individual contributor who can independently manage searches, build pipelines, and influence hiring outcomes in a distributed team. You'll play a key role in helping Mirantis scale — hiring people who shape the core of our cloud-native platform, open-source products, and go-to-market execution.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end US recruitment for technical and business roles
• Drive direct sourcing efforts using LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms
• Partner with hiring managers to shape profiles, define strategy, and deliver results
• Act as a recruiting advisor, providing insights on talent market conditions, sourcing feasibility, and hiring best practices
• Ensure a structured, timely, and professional candidate experience
• Use SmartRecruiters (ATS) to manage pipelines, reporting, and workflows
• Collaborate with a distributed Talent Acquisition team while owning your roles independently

Qualifications

• 7 + years of full-cycle recruiting experience in tech, ideally in cloud infrastructure, SaaS, or open-source environment
• Proven ability to recruit top engineering talent, preferably across cloud, infrastructure, and software development organizations, with expertise in Kubernetes, platform engineering, and AI infrastructure
• Proven success in sourcing and closing candidates across a range of roles — including Product Managers, Account Executives, Pre-Sales Architects, and other Go-To-Market functions
• Experience partnering with hiring managers as a trusted advisor, providing strategic input on hiring decisions, not just coordinating logistics
• Skilled in LinkedIn Recruiter, outbound sourcing strategies, and talent market research
• Hands-on experience working with ATS tools (SmartRecruiters preferred)
• Ability to manage multiple roles independently, prioritize effectively, and own results from start to finish
• Excellent communication skills and ease in collaborating across time zones, teams, and cultures