Sr. Cyber Talent Recruiter

Nightwing; Maryland; On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Additional insurances

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Senior Recruiter with deep experience in the federal cleared talent market to lead sourcing and delivery for hard‑to‑fill cybersecurity and technical roles. You will focus on engaging cleared candidates and partnering with key stakeholders to drive candidates through screening, interviews, and offers.

You will own the recruiting lifecycle end‑to‑end—from market mapping and proactive sourcing through placement—while maintaining strong candidate relationships, providing

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, engage, and recruit FSP-cleared candidates for highly specialized technical and cybersecurity roles
• Build, manage, and continuously refresh a pipeline of qualified cleared candidates for current openings and anticipated requirements
• Source candidates through direct outreach, referrals, professional networks, and cleared talent platforms
• Conduct in-depth candidate screening for experience, qualifications, compensation alignment, availability, and level of interest
• Partner with Security to verify clearance status/eligibility and with Operations to support interviews, offers, and candidate submissions
• Maintain strong candidate relationships, ensuring consistent communication on pipeline activity, next steps, obstacles, and outcomes

Job description

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is seeking a Senior Recruiter with deep experience in the federal cleared talent market to lead sourcing and delivery for hard‑to‑fill cybersecurity and technical roles. You will focus on engaging cleared candidates and partnering with key stakeholders to drive candidates seamlessly through screening, interviews, and offer acceptance. In this role, you will own the recruiting lifecycle end‑to‑end—from market mapping and proactive sourcing through placement—while maintaining strong candidate relationships, providing clear and timely pipeline reporting, and representing the organization professionally to both candidates and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, engage, and recruit FSP‑cleared candidates for highly specialized technical and cybersecurity roles
• Build, manage, and continuously refresh a pipeline of qualified cleared candidates for current openings and anticipated requirements
• Source candidates through direct outreach, referrals, professional networks, and cleared talent platforms
• Conduct in‑depth candidate screening for experience, qualifications, compensation alignment, availability, and level of interest
• Partner with Security to verify clearance status/eligibility and with Operations to support interviews, offers, and candidate submissions
• Maintain strong candidate relationships, ensuring consistent communication on pipeline activity, next steps, obstacles, and outcomes

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of recruiting experience
• Active TS/SCI with Poly
• Established network within the DMV cleared community
• Experience recruiting for cybersecurity and/or engineering positions
• Ability to interpret labor categories and accurately assess candidate qualifications against requirements

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives. When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients. Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.