Senior Recruiter – DOE & Cleared Federal Programs

Akima is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter to support recruiting efforts across our federal government contracting portfolio, with a primary focus on Department of Energy (DOE) programs, staff augmentation, engineering, and cleared technical recruiting.

This is a remote, individual contributor position, with hiring preference given to candidates within commutable distance of Akima's headquarters in Herndon, Virginia. Occasional on-site attendance and travel may be required for leadership meetings, hiring events, training, and business needs. The position reports directly to the Director II, Recruiting Services.

The ideal candidate will have strong federal government contracting recruiting experience and a proven ability to identify, engage, and attract highly specialized, hard-to-find talent. Experience recruiting and hiring professionals for staff augmentation and contract openings supporting DOE National Laboratories and facilities across the United States is highly preferred, including positions requiring DOE L and Q clearances.

This role will also support DoD, Intelligence Community, and other federal programs requiring cleared professionals across engineering, IT, cybersecurity, skilled trades, operations, corporate, and leadership positions.

Success in this role requires a proactive, hands-on recruiter who goes beyond traditional job postings, leverages advanced sourcing strategies, and utilizes AI-powered recruiting technologies to build strong candidate pipelines.

• Manage full life cycle recruiting across multiple Operating Companies, including sourcing, screening, candidate assessment, interview coordination, offer negotiations, and hiring support.
• Partner with Directors, Operations, Hiring Managers, and Site Leads to understand technical requirements, clearance needs, workforce priorities, and hiring timelines.
• Support staff augmentation and contract staffing requirements for DOE National Laboratories and facilities nationwide, recruiting qualified professionals for specialized technical and mission-critical openings.
• Recruit highly specialized engineering, scientific, IT, cybersecurity, skilled trades, technical operations, and leadership professionals supporting DOE, DoD, and other federal contracts.
• Source candidates with DOE L, DOE Q, Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, and other applicable federal security clearances, including candidates eligible to obtain required clearances.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill positions using advanced Boolean searches, Google X-ray searches, Linked In Recruiter, Indeed, Clearance Jobs, Dice, professional networks, and industry-specific job boards.
• Leverage AI tools, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Linked In AI features, and emerging recruiting technologies for talent mapping, market research, candidate discovery, and sourcing efficiencies.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines supporting DOE National Laboratories, federal contracting organizations, and specialized technical communities.
• Support executive searches, high-volume recruiting, proposal staffing, surge hiring, contract transitions, and incumbent capture as assigned.
• Provide hiring managers with recruiting updates, market intelligence, compensation insights, and candidate availability.
• Collaborate with Sourcers and Recruiting team members to share best practices, improve sourcing effectiveness, and address challenging staffing requirements.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, recruiting activities, applicant dispositions, and hiring documentation in iCIMS or a comparable Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Ensure compliance with EEO, ADA, OFCCP, company recruiting policies, and applicable federal and state employment regulations.
• Maintain…