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.
Key Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Cleared Recruiting
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Manage end-to-end recruiting across a diverse portfolio of security-cleared roles
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Source, evaluate, engage, and close candidates across multiple cleared domains and locations
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Maintain ownership from initial outreach through qualification, interview coordination, and offer stages
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Build structured recruiting workflows for hard-to-fill and location-constrained roles
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Deliver a strong candidate experience throughout the hiring process
Cleared Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development
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Build and maintain pipelines of security-cleared professionals
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Recruit across federal civilians, military officers, veterans, enlisted and NCO personnel, and professionals with prior U.S. government experience
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Use specialised sourcing platforms such as ClearanceJobs, ClearedJobs.net, and comparable cleared-talent channels
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Leverage military-transition networks including SkillBridge, TAP, and Hiring Our Heroes
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Develop long-term candidate relationships within specialised defence and federal talent communities
Security Clearance Screening & Compliance
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Screen candidates for clearance level, current status, eligibility, and relevant requirements
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Work across clearance categories including Secret, TS, TS/SCI, and polygraph-related environments
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Understand reactivation windows, reciprocity, and appropriate compliance boundaries
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Use candidate self-reported information appropriately as an initial qualification step
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Coordinate formal verification with Facility Security Officers and customer security teams
Military & Veteran Talent Translation
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Interpret military occupational backgrounds, including MOS, rate, rank, and service history
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Translate military experience into civilian and government-contracting role requirements
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Engage credibly with transitioning service members and veterans
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Help candidates understand how their operational experience maps to relevant opportunities
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Build trust through informed and respectful communication with military communities
Hiring Manager & Stakeholder Partnership
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Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements and candidate profiles
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Set realistic recruiting timelines based on clearance, geography, and market constraints
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Advise stakeholders on cleared-talent availability and sourcing strategy
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Maintain clear communication throughout active searches
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Track recruiting metrics and pipeline performance to support informed decision-making
Ideal Profile
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5–8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience
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Significant experience recruiting cleared, defence, federal, or GovCon talent
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Demonstrated success sourcing and placing security-cleared professionals
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Strong understanding of U.S. security-clearance levels and processes
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Familiarity with Secret, TS, TS/SCI, polygraph requirements, reciprocity, and reactivation considerations
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Experience working with FSOs or customer security offices
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Strong fluency in military and veteran backgrounds, including MOS and rate interpretation
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Advanced sourcing, screening, candidate-engagement, and stakeholder-management skills
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Experience building pipelines for hard-to-fill or geographically constrained positions
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Strong written and verbal communication skills
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Highly organised, metrics-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple requisitions
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U.S.-based recruiting professional
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Experience recruiting maritime, Navy, drone/UAS, combat-operator, or similarly specialised defence talent is advantageous
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Background as a military recruiter, FSO, or veteran is beneficial
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Familiarity with contingent, project-based, or RPO staffing models in the defence or federal sector is a plus
Engagement Details
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Full-time engagement
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Fully remote
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Open to U.S.-based candidates only
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Compensation: $35–$65/hour
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Role will focus on cleared recruiting, defence-sector sourcing, military and veteran talent, and government-contracting workforce pipelines
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Strong knowledge of clearance processes and compliance boundaries is central to the role
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Work will involve collaboration with hiring managers, FSOs, customer security teams, and specialised candidate communities
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Recruiting priorities, locations, and clearance requirements may vary depending on active roles and programme needs
About the Platform
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