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Senior Technical Recruiter is needed for a contract opportunity with SOC's client onsite in McLean, VA
**Long term contract
Job Description:
Our client is seeking an experienced recruiter with a background in cleared hiring to identify, engage, and deliver top talent for DOD, national security, and federal civilian agency roles. The ideal candidate combines cleared recruiting expertise, a consultative mindset, and the ability to manage candidate pipelines efficiently
Key Responsibilities:
Experience & Background:
Ability to conduct creative, "outside-the-box" research, including forums and niche platforms.
Employment Pre-requisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer,EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
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Estimated Min Rate: $38.50
Estimated Max Rate: $55.00
**Long term contract
Job Description:
Our client is seeking an experienced recruiter with a background in cleared hiring to identify, engage, and deliver top talent for DOD, national security, and federal civilian agency roles. The ideal candidate combines cleared recruiting expertise, a consultative mindset, and the ability to manage candidate pipelines efficiently
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver 20 qualified candidate submissions per month, targeting 4-7 offers.
- Engage candidates quickly, with a speed-to-engagement goal of 7 days.
- Maintain a submit-to-interview ratio of 75% and a time-to-offer target of under 41 days (team average ~30 days).
- Manage one primary requisition at a time, supported by a sourcing team; more complex roles may involve a secondary recruiter.
- Conduct independent market research to identify target companies, forums, and cleared talent pipelines.
- Advise hiring managers with data-driven insights and realistic guidance rather than just fulfilling requests.
Experience & Background:
- Proven experience recruiting candidates with active security clearances (Secret, TS, or TS/SCI).
- Experience recruiting for:
- Department of Defense (DoD) / National Security roles
- Federal civilian agencies (IRS, HHS, etc.)
- Typically 3-5 years of recruiting experience in cleared roles.
- Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and other sourcing platforms.
- Experience with market research tools like TalentNeuron.
- Familiarity with ClearanceJobs or other cleared talent sources.
- Able to think creatively, research niche forums, and identify passive cleared candidates.
- Strong communicator - concise, meaningful, and clear.
- Steady and reliable under variable timelines.
- Consultative mindset - able to provide realistic advice to managers and lead recruiting strategy.
Ability to conduct creative, "outside-the-box" research, including forums and niche platforms.
Employment Pre-requisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer,EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
#DZFED
#INDSOC
Estimated Min Rate: $38.50
Estimated Max Rate: $55.00
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