Sr. Technical Recruiter (Defense/USAF)

Credence

Dayton (OH)

Hybrid

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

401k/IRA

Life Insurance

PTO

Family Leave

Disability

Training & Development

Work From Home

Free Food & Snacks

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Credence is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to lead full life cycle recruiting for US Air Force and defense programs. You will source, screen, and submit candidates to hiring managers, building pipelines and leveraging ATS tools.

The role supports business development, proposals, and post-award delivery in a hybrid Dayton, OH environment. The ideal candidate has 5+ years IT recruiting, DoD clearance experience, and strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required.
5+ years recruiting IT-focused roles including security clearance positions.
Experience with DoD, Intel, or Civilian Federal contracting environments.
Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and DoD clearance basics.

Responsibilities

Lead full life cycle recruiting for US Air Force and defense programs.
Post jobs, build pipelines, and screen applicants using ATS data.
Coordinate with hiring teams and management to select candidates.
Support business development and capture with candidate targeting.
Assist proposals with pricing realism and post-award delivery planning.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Screening candidates

Communication skills

Relationship building

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

MS Office

Job description

Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With more than 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI & data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver at scale and with purpose.

We’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for six consecutive years and named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming environment for those looking to grow and make a meaningful impact. We encourage employees to push boundaries and help solve critical, world-changing federal challenges

Credence has an immediate need for an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter specializing in the US Air Force and Defense federal sectors who will be responsible for full life cycle recruiting - 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. The successful candidate should be local to support a Hybrid work schedule in Dayton OH.

Work collaboratively with the Credence Hiring team to identify immediate and future staffing needs, job duties and requirements.
Must have demonstrated experience developing targeted recruitment strategies using a variety of resources in order to identify and develop candidates for hiring needs of organization.
Post job advertisements, utilize social media resources to network available opportunities and build candidate pipelines, attend job fairs, and maintain applicant tracking system with documentation on all candidates and candidate sourcing.
Review and screen on-linejob applications, utilize various databases to source and review resumes, identify potentially qualified candidates, initiate contact with and interview interested candidates, 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.
Provide support to proposal efforts by engaging with targeted candidates to determine qualifications and obtain required documentation, as well as providing pricing realism for execution and delivery post-award.

Bachelor's degree is required. At least five (5) years of demonstrated experience recruiting for IT-focused positions and skill sets, to include, 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
Experienced with MS Office Suite of applications.
Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems.
Knowledgeable of DoD security clearance requirements. Proven candidate sourcing and relationship building skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
General knowledge of various employment laws and best practices.
Ability to work with various departments and foster a collaborative teamwork environment.
Excellent organizational skills.
Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
Willingness to travel, as necessary.

May be required to occasionally lift 10-20 pounds
Location:Hybrid - Dayton OH

Please join us, as together we build a better world one mission at a time powered by technology and its people!