Senior Technical Recruiter at JCS Solutions LLC in Fairfax, VA

Job description

• Grow, innovate, and generate progress: Harness your expertise to solve challenges and celebrate success!
• JCS Solutions is seeking an experienced and highly strategic Senior Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment efforts for complex technical, cybersecurity, cloud, engineering, and program management positions supporting federal government contracts. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and executive leadership while developing and executing recruiting strategies that enable business growth and contract success.
• The Senior Technical Recruiter will proactively identify, attract, assess, and secure top-tier talent in highly competitive markets, including candidates holding active security clearances. The ideal candidate possesses extensive federal contracting recruiting experience, exceptional sourcing capabilities, and a proven record of successfully filling difficult-to-fill technical positions while maintaining compliance with OFCCP and other employment regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for highly specialized technical and cleared positions.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to identify passive candidates in competitive labor markets.
• Partner with business leaders to develop hiring plans aligned with organizational growth objectives.
• Serve as the primary talent acquisition advisor to hiring managers, executives, and program leaders.
• Consult with leadership regarding labor market trends, compensation competitiveness, and workforce planning strategies.
• Build and maintain pipelines of cleared and uncleared talent supporting current and future contract requirements.
• Support capture, proposal, and recompete efforts through strategic candidate identification and engagement.
• Develop contingent candidate pipelines for key contract pursuits.
• Partner with Business Development teams to understand anticipated staffing requirements.
• Maintain relationships with incumbent personnel and hard-to-find technical talent.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Promote and strengthen JCS's employment brand through networking, social media, referrals, and professional associations.
• Represent JCS at career fairs, industry events, military transition programs, and networking opportunities.
• Analyze recruiting metrics, identify trends, and recommend process improvements.
• Maintain ATS data integrity and ensure compliance with internal recruiting procedures.
• Ensure recruiting activities comply with OFCCP regulations, affirmative action requirements, EEO standards, and applicable federal and state employment laws.
• Assist in developing recruiting policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Cybersecurity
• Cloud Engineering
• Software Development
• Data Analytics
• Network Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Project and Program Management
• Develop long-term sourcing strategies for critical workforce needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Psychology, or a related field.
• Minimum 7-10 years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 5 years supporting federal government contracting environments.
• Cybersecurity Engineers
• Software Developers
• Cloud Architects
• DevSecOps Engineers
• Systems Engineers
• Network Engineers
• Program Managers
• Solutions Architects
• Secret Clearances
• Top Secret Clearances
• TS/SCI Clearances
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• ClearanceJobs
• Dice
• Indeed
• Professional Associations
• Direct Networking
• Boolean Search Methodologies
• Demonstrated experience supporting proposal and capture recruiting efforts.
• Proven track record of successfully filling difficult-to-fill technical positions in competitive labor markets.
• Experience managing 20+ complex requisitions simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of federal government contracting labor categories and staffing requirements.
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems and CRM platforms, JAZZHR preferred.
• Excellent relationship management, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage recruiting metrics to drive decision-making.
• Professional recruiting or HR certification(s) preferred, including AIRS, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or equivalent industry-recognized credentials.

Skills

Required

• Full-cycle recruiting
• Federal contracting recruiting
• Sourcing strategies
• Candidate assessment
• Applicant tracking systems (ATS)
• CRM platforms
• Relationship management
• Negotiation
• Influencing
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Presentation skills

Preferred

• JAZZHR
• AIRS certification
• SHRM-CP
• SHRM-SCP
• PHR
• SPHR

Benefits

• Join a premier technology firm specializing in innovative solutions.
• Be part of a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative work culture.
• Enjoy tremendous growth potential in a high-performing team environment.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-and-long term disability
• Paid time off (PTO)
• 401k retirement plan with employer match
• Annual Professional Development Reimbursement Program
• And more!
• At JCS Solutions, compensation is based on a number of factors such as location, qualifications, and applicable contract terms. The general salary range for this position is as follows: $90,000.00 to $135,000.00