Talent Acquisition Partner

Metrea; Victor (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

HSA/FSA

Dental and vision

401(k) match

Parental leave

Generous PTO

Life and disability insurance

AD&D Coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Subsidized gym membership

Job summary

Metrea is seeking an experienced in-house recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for cleared and non-cleared technical roles across the government contracting and defense sectors.

You will build targeted pipelines for candidates with security clearances, advise senior leaders on sourcing strategies, and coordinate across US and Europe to meet program staffing needs.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, compliance knowledge, and proficiency with ATS and cleared recruiting platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for government contractors, defense, aerospace, intel, or national security.
• Experience recruiting for roles requiring U.S. security clearances.
• Technical recruiting across software, hardware, RF, cyber, SIGINT, and related fields.
• Familiarity with clearance levels and polygraph requirements.
• Managing multiple requisitions with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of government contracting hiring requirements and compliance.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead recruitment strategy.
• Experience with complex, multi-site hiring across time zones.
• Proficient use of ATS, LinkedIn, and cleared recruiting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for cleared and non-cleared technical roles.
• Develop pipelines of cleared candidates with active or recent clearances.
• Partner with hiring managers to shape talent strategies aligned to priorities.
• Source and engage candidates using multiple channels and networks.
• Guide search processes and provide recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Government recruiting

Clearance recruiting

Technical recruiting

Stakeholder management

ATS proficiency

Candidate assessment

Sourcing strategies

Hiring process optimization

Market knowledge

Compliance knowledge

Team leadership

Tools

Clearance Jobs

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It’s a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Position Summary

At Metrea, we seek out the most complex national security challenges and proactively develop elegant solutions. Those solutions start with our people, and their ability to deliver mission-critical effects around the world.

Our Talent Acquisition team is focused on delivering equally compelling and strategic recruiting solutions to our teammates and business leaders through deep recruiting expertise, a consultative approach, and analytical rigor. In this role, you will partner closely with leaders across Metrea’s US and European Electromagnetic & Cyber Group to deliver high-quality hiring.

EM&C at its core is a tightly integrated unit consisting of prior military, scientists, software developers, program managers and lab leads that work across a myriad of technology domains staffing contracts and prototyping. The roles range from ability to obtain a clearance to roles requiring an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph or CI Polygraph.

We’re actively investing in our TA function and you’ll own meaningful pieces of that build alongside your peers across TA. You will be successful if you are an experienced in-house recruiter who runs searches with sound judgement, knows what exceptional recruiting looks like, and can confidently influence senior stakeholders with clear recommendations and thoughtful challenge.

What You’ll Do

• Manage full-cycle recruiting processes for cleared and non-cleared technical positions, from requisition intake and sourcing through candidate assessment, offer, and close
• Recruit extensively within the government contracting, defense, aerospace, intelligence, and national security sectors, with a focus on highly specialized technical talent
• Source, identify, and engage candidates for positions including engineering, software, hardware, RF, cyber, SIGINT, communications, technical program management, and other mission-focused disciplines
• Develop and maintain targeted pipelines of cleared candidates, including candidates holding active and recently active U.S. government security clearances
• Develop creative and targeted sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill cleared positions using recruiting platforms, professional networks, referrals, cleared talent communities, industry events, and other channels
• Maintain a strong understanding of the cleared talent market, including clearance levels, adjudication considerations, clearance reciprocity, and the challenges associated with recruiting candidates for sensitive government programs
• Support recruiting strategies aligned with government contract requirements, program staffing needs, and changing technical workforce demands
• Partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to shape talent strategies that align with business priorities, managing up effectively and educating on recruiting best practices

What You Bring

• Talent acquisition experience, with specific expertise supporting government contractors, defense, aerospace, intelligence, or national security organizations
• Demonstrated experience recruiting for positions requiring U.S. government security clearances
• Proven experience recruiting across highly technical disciplines such as software engineering, electrical engineering, RF engineering, Field Programable Gate Array (FPGA), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), embedded systems, mechanical engineering, cyber operations, SIGINT, communications, and technical project management
• Working knowledge of U.S. government security clearance levels and clearance terminology, including Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, and relevant polygraph requirements
• Experience managing multiple concurrent requisitions with competing priorities and fast paced staffing requirements
• Strong understanding of recruiting compliance, employment practices, and applicable government contracting hiring requirements
• Proven ability to consult, partner, and influence at multiple levels—managing up to leadership, laterally with peers, and as a leader to your team
• Strong judgement in shaping recruitment approaches and improving processes to deliver high-quality hires
• Experience managing multi-step, complex hiring processes across geographically dispersed teams and time zones
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn and cleared recruiting platforms (Clearance Jobs)
• Experience with Greenhouse or other applicant tracking systems
• Familiarity with enterprise support functions including People, Finance, Operations, Legal, and Strategy
• Ownership mentality. You see problems and want to solve them, and you’re energized by having clear ownership of meaningful work

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plan options
• HSA/FSA accounts
• Dental and vision coverage
• 6% employer 401(k) match
• Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• Generous PTO
• Life and disability insurance
• Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
• AD&D Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsided gym membership / plans throughWellhub

WorkAuthorization/SecurityClearance

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Valid Driver’s License

AAP/EEO Statement

Metrea Management Limited (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

PositionTypeandExpectedHoursofWork

This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to6:00p.m. Hours and work shifts may changein accordance withdepartment and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.

WorkEnvironment

This job operates in an office setting.

Travel

5%

Base Pay Range

Base Pay Range

The compensation range shown below is a good faith estimate and reflects the expected base pay for this position upon hire. This is just one component of Metrea’s overall approach to total rewards and final compensation decisions, including the ultimate salary or hourly rate agreed upon, may vary depending on factors such as job location, job-specific knowledge, skills, experience, and the overall negotiated compensation package. Eligible full-time employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their health, wellbeing, and long-term success.

Pay Range

$90,000—$140,000 USD

Our Firmware

At Metrea, our single core value is Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes are Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.

Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.