Senior Technical Recruiter Intel Defense Market

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If this position is listed, we are reviewing candidates. All applications are evaluated based on experience, performance history, and alignment with federal IT recruiting requirements.

Sphinx is a federal IT staffing firm with a 17 year record of supporting the U.S. defense and intelligence community. Our work directly contributes to national security by placing highly cleared technical talent into mission-critical roles. 

This is not a training role; recruiting skills are expected. We are looking for a proven federal IT recruiter who already knows how to source, engage, qualify, and close technical candidates in a competitive clearance-driven market.

 
If you consistently deliver hires, understand how federal programs work, and take full ownership of your pipeline, keep reading.

 
This is a performance-driven position with clear expectations:

 
• Add a minimum of 3 qualified, technically vetted candidates to active pipelines each week (software, cyber, systems, network, database, cloud, etc.)

• Meet weekly submission targets as defined by management

• 1 hire per month on average (12 per year)

◦ One successful hire required within the first 60 days

• Maintain continuous outreach through daily cold calls, emails, and text messaging

• Confidently discuss technical roles, requirements, environments, and clearance constraints

• Actively manage candidate relationships from first contact through offer acceptance

• Participate in daily recruiting stand ups and pipeline reviews

 
This role rewards execution and results with bonuses, not activity for activity’s sake.

 
Core Responsibilities

• Proactively source cleared and clearable IT professionals using advanced, creative, and unconventional methods

• Run full-cycle recruiting in a federal contracting environment

• Independently manage your desk, pipeline, and priorities without micromanagement

• Accurately match candidate skills, experience, and clearance eligibility to open federal roles

• Clearly communicate role details, mission impact, and career value to candidates

• Maintain clean, accurate records in recruiting systems and ATS tools

 
Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen

• Located within commuting distance of Northern Virginia 

• 1-2+ years of hands-on recruiting experience in.

• Demonstrated success exceeding recruiting or sales targets

• Strong phone presence and written communication skills

• Proven ability to work independently and manage time without oversight  

• Solid understanding of technical IT roles and terminology  

• Clear evidence of creative sourcing capability data mining and original sourcing strategies