Technical Recruiter

Aretum; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Aretum is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to drive full-cycle recruiting across government contracting programs in the McLean, Virginia area. You will source, screen, and present qualified candidates to hiring teams, managing multiple high-priority requisitions with a rigorous compliance mindset.

Responsibilities include building talent pipelines for active and anticipated awards, conducting candidate screens, coordinating interviews, and maintaining accurate records in the ATS.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting, sourcing, or talent acquisition experience.
• Federal government contracting recruiting experience.
• Experience sourcing, screening, and submitting qualified candidates.
• Experience recruiting cleared candidates (Public Trust, Secret, TS/SCI).

Responsibilities

• Support full-cycle recruiting across government contracting environments.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand requirements and priorities.
• Source candidates through multiple channels and build pipelines.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring teams and coordinate interviews.
• Maintain accurate candidate records in the ATS and recruiting systems.
• Support compensation benchmarking and market research as needed.
• Manage multiple high-priority requisitions with a professional candidate experience.

Skills

Sourcing

Screening

Candidate communication

Boolean search

High-volume recruiting

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ClearanceJobs

Indeed

Workable

Job description

Aretum is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support recruiting across active contract hiring, anticipated awards, and strategic talent pipelines. This role will manage the candidate process from initial sourcing through qualification and submission, proactively identifying talent, conducting candidate screens, and presenting qualified candidates to Recruiting Managers and hiring teams.

Responsibilities

• Support full-cycle recruiting across cleared and uncleared government contracting environments, including technical, mission-critical, professional, and non-technical roles.
• Partner with hiring managers and recruiting leadership to understand position requirements, labor categories, clearance needs, and hiring priorities.
• Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, job boards, referrals, professional networks, and internal databases.
• Build pipelines for active openings, proposals, anticipated awards, incumbent capture, surge needs, and future hiring requirements.
• Screen candidates for relevant experience, technical or functional qualifications, clearance eligibility, compensation, availability, and overall fit.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring teams and coordinate interviews, follow-up, and candidate communication throughout the recruiting process.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, notes, and statuses within the ATS and other recruiting systems.
• Support recruiting market research, talent availability assessments, and compensation benchmarking as needed.
• Manage multiple high-priority requisitions while delivering a responsive and professional candidate and hiring manager experience.

• 3+ years of recruiting, sourcing, or talent acquisition experience
• Federal government contracting recruiting experience
• Demonstrated experience independently sourcing, screening, and submitting qualified candidates
• Experience sourcing technical and IT professionals
• Experience recruiting cleared candidates, including Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, and/or TS/SCI
• Familiarity with DoD, DHS, VA, and/or Federal Civilian customers
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, Indeed, Workable, or similar recruiting platforms
• Experience supporting proposal recruiting, contract awards, recompetes, and/or incumbent capture
• Familiarity with federal labor categories (LCATs), technical qualifications, education and experience requirements, and clearance requirements
• Strong Boolean search, candidate research, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple recruiting priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Salary Range: $50,000 to $70,000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including education, experience, qualifications, skills, and applicable contract requirements.
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

• Retirement Plan (401k)

• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

• Paid Time Off

• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

• Short Term & Long-Term Disability

• Training & Development