Technical Recruiter
$31,200–$31,200 year
HybridWashington, District of Columbia, United States or Washington, United States
Job Summary
Execute full-lifecycle recruiting for DoD and federal programs, managing requisition intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer development, and onboarding handoff. Build and maintain pipelines of cleared and clearable candidates across engineering, cybersecurity, and mission-support categories while adapting sourcing strategies to local labor markets and site-specific access requirements. Partner with hiring managers to develop position descriptions aligned to contract labor categories and funded ceiling rates, then coordinate scheduling and clearance verification with HR and Security teams. Track recruiting metrics including time-to-fill and pipeline health, reporting staffing risks to leadership. Represent Gnostech professionally at hiring events and industry forums, supporting strategic workforce planning and incumbent capture transitions. Maintain accurate, auditable candidate records in compliance with OFCCP, EEO, and affirmative action reporting requirements.
Required Qualifications
- 5-7 years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience
- minimum of 3 years recruiting for DoD, federal, or national security customers
- Demonstrated experience recruiting in multiple states
- Demonstrated experience recruiting cleared personnel (SECRET through TS/SCI)
- working knowledge of the clearance lifecycle, reciprocity, and crossover process
- Practical understanding of government contract staffing, including labor category mapping, contingent hires, and transition-in hiring on new awards
- Strong relationship building skills
- excellent communication (presentation, written, and verbal)
- Working knowledge of the defense contracting environment, including FAR-based contract vehicles, wage determinations, and the Service Contract Act
- Familiarity with Joint, Navy, and Marine Corps commands and programs, including F-35 JPO, NAVWAR, NIWC Pacific, and NIWC Atlantic
- Experience using industry standard software tools and databases, such as: Microsoft Office products to include SharePoint and Teams, Adobe products, applicant tracking systems (ApplicantStack, iCIMS, Workday, or similar), LinkedIn Recruiter, and CRM tools such as GovWin
- Working knowledge of federal contractor compliance obligations, including OFCCP recordkeeping, VEVRAA and Section 503 outreach, and EEO-1 and VETS-4212 reporting
- Ability to work and quickly execute in reaction to opportunities identified by customer engagement, including proposal-driven recruiting under short deadlines
- Sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive candidate information
- Ability to manage a concurrent requisition load across multiple programs and geographies
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field
- 5-7 years of recruiting experience within the Federal and Defense Contracting Industry
- 3+ years of recent experience recruiting specific to the U.S. DoD / DoN
- Direct experience recruiting for/with the DoD is required
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, understanding of military systems and operations, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate professionally and build relationships with all levels of the organization, as well as with candidates, customers, and teaming partners
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- The ability to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
- The Recruiter may travel up to 15%
- A hybrid remote work week may be considered. However the ability to meet with candidates up to 4 times a week will be required
- Occasional support to Gnostech offices and customer sites in other states, including Warminster, PA and San Diego, CA
- flexibility is required and you may be required to work outside of usual business hours to accommodate candidate availability across time zones
Desired Qualifications
- Preference will be given to individuals with experience supporting a small business
- Experience supporting proposal or capture staffing efforts preferred
- PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent HR certification preferred
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