Senior Technical Recruiter

STR is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to drive full lifecycle recruiting for a portfolio of complex technical roles supporting our defense and national security mission. This is a senior individual contributor role designed for an experienced recruiting professional who thrives in a fast-paced hiring environment and brings deep expertise recruiting for both cleared and uncleared technical talent as well as for non-technical positions.

In this role, you will partner closely with hiring managers, technical leaders, and HR to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes across difficult-to-fill domains such as cyber, data analytics, sensors, radar, RF, software, and systems engineering. You will serve as a trusted advisor on talent availability, market dynamics, and hiring strategy while ensuring a professional, engaging, and compliant candidate experience. This position does not include people management but offers significant ownership, autonomy, and impact.

• Full Lifecycle Technical Recruiting - Own the end-to-end recruiting process for assigned requisitions, from intake and sourcing through offer acceptance. Manage a mix of cleared and uncleared roles, ensuring hiring plans align with technical requirements, clearance constraints, and business priorities.
• Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Development - Develop and execute advanced sourcing strategies to identify high-caliber technical candidates, including direct outreach, referrals, niche job boards, and targeted searches. Build and maintain pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill skill areas to support both immediate and future hiring needs.
• Hiring Manager Partnership - Partner closely with hiring managers and technical leaders to understand mission needs and technical depth required. Provide clear guidance on labor market conditions, candidate availability, compensation expectations, and realistic timelines.
• Candidate Engagement & Experience - Act as a primary ambassador for STR’s culture and mission. Engage candidates with transparency and professionalism, ensuring a positive experience from initial contact through onboarding. Communicate effectively with candidates throughout the process and manage expectations with care.
• Offer Management & Closing - Lead the offer process, including preparing offers, coordinating approvals, negotiating compensation, and closing candidates. Navigate competing offers and clearance-related complexities while balancing candidate needs with internal equity and business requirements.
• Interview Process & ATS Excellence - Utilize Greenhouse and Outlook to coordinate interviews, collect feedback, and maintain accurate documentation. Ensure interview processes are efficient, well-structured, and candidate-centric while meeting internal standards.
• Compliance & Process Integrity - Ensure recruiting activities comply with company policies, OFCCP requirements, and applicable federal contractor regulations. Maintain audit-ready documentation and effectively influence hiring managers regarding their compliance responsibilities.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement - Collaborate with HR teammates and fellow recruiters to share best practices, improve recruiting workflows, and enhance overall hiring effectiveness. Contribute to process improvements that strengthen candidate quality, speed, and experience.

• 6-8+ years of recruiting experience, with a strong focus on technical roles but also has experience with non-technical roles
• Experience recruiting in defense, aerospace, government contracting, or national security environments
• Demonstrated success recruiting for hard-to-fill technical positions such as cyber security, analytics, software, systems, sensors, radar, or RF
• Demonstrated success in recruiting cleared talent and navigating clearance-related constraints
• Proficient with applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build trust with candidates, hiring managers, and leadership
• Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism when handling sensitive information
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable managing multiple complex requisitions simultaneously
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Commitment to collaboration, integrity, and high-quality outcomes

• Background recruiting for R&D, advanced engineering, or highly specialized technical teams
• Experience recruiting across both cleared and uncleared environments
• Experience supporting university or early-career technical pipelines
• Skillbridge experience is a plus

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national…