Remote | Defense & Cleared Workforce Recruiter

We are sharing a full-time opportunity for an experienced Defense & Cleared Workforce Recruiter with strong expertise in full-cycle recruiting, security-clearance requirements, cleared sourcing, military and veteran talent, and U.S. government-contracting workforce pipelines.

The role will focus on building and managing pipelines of highly qualified security-cleared professionals for mission-critical U.S. government and defence-sector positions. The ideal candidate combines deep familiarity with cleared talent markets, strong sourcing and stakeholder-management skills, and the ability to translate military backgrounds and clearance requirements into accurate role fit.

• Manage end-to-end recruiting across a diverse portfolio of security-cleared roles
• Source, evaluate, engage, and close candidates across multiple cleared domains and locations
• Maintain ownership from initial outreach through qualification, interview coordination, and offer stages
• Build structured recruiting workflows for hard-to-fill and location-constrained roles
• Deliver a strong candidate experience throughout the hiring process

• Build and maintain pipelines of security-cleared professionals
• Recruit across federal civilians, military officers, veterans, enlisted and NCO personnel, and professionals with prior U.S. government experience
• Use specialised sourcing platforms such as Clearance Jobs, , and comparable cleared-talent channels
• Leverage military-transition networks including Skill Bridge, TAP, and Hiring Our Heroes
• Develop long-term candidate relationships within specialised defence and federal talent communities

• Screen candidates for clearance level, current status, eligibility, and relevant requirements
• Work across clearance categories including Secret, TS, TS/SCI, and polygraph-related environments
• Understand reactivation windows, reciprocity, and appropriate compliance boundaries
• Use candidate self-reported information appropriately as an initial qualification step
• Coordinate formal verification with Facility Security Officers and customer security teams

• Interpret military occupational backgrounds, including MOS, rate, rank, and service history
• Translate military experience into civilian and government-contracting role requirements
• Engage credibly with transitioning service members and veterans
• Help candidates understand how their operational experience maps to relevant opportunities
• Build trust through informed and respectful communication with military communities

• Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements and candidate profiles
• Set realistic recruiting timelines based on clearance, geography, and market constraints
• Advise stakeholders on cleared-talent availability and sourcing strategy
• Maintain clear communication throughout active searches
• Track recruiting metrics and pipeline performance to support informed decision‑making

• 5--8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Significant experience recruiting cleared, defence, federal, or Gov Con talent
• Demonstrated success sourcing and placing security-cleared professionals
• Strong understanding of U.S. security-clearance levels and processes
• Familiarity with Secret, TS, TS/SCI, polygraph requirements, reciprocity, and reactivation considerations
• Experience working with FSOs or customer security offices
• Strong fluency in military and veteran backgrounds, including MOS and rate interpretation
• Advanced sourcing, screening, candidate‑engagement, and stakeholder‑management skills
• Experience building pipelines for hard-to-fill or geographically…