Contract Technical Sourcer

IANS

$72K — $93K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of recruitment/sourcing experience in technical fields (cybersecurity/IT preferred)
  • Proven ability to engage passive candidates via LinkedIn and other channels
  • Experience conducting high-volume candidate screenings
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with ATS/CRM for tracking candidate records
  • Proactive and resourceful with a strong results focus.

Responsibilities

  • Source and engage cybersecurity practitioners across various technology categories
  • Conduct qualification conversations to assess candidates' technical background
  • Manage candidate outreach and follow-up communications throughout the process
  • Maintain organized pipelines and provide recruiting updates and market feedback
  • Deliver qualified pipelines and completed candidate screenings with thorough recommendation summaries

Benefits

  • Full-Time Contract with potential for extension
  • Work alongside cybersecurity professionals in a dynamic environment
  • Engage in meaningful contributions to building a valuable intelligence network
  • Opportunity to enhance skills in cybersecurity recruitment
  • Flexible hours between 30-40 per week, promoting work-life balance
Full Job Description
Compensation hourly range is $35-$45 per hour, depending on experience and demonstrated ability to source and engage technical and cybersecurity talent.

Candidates must be available to start immediately and commit to 30-40 hours per week for an initial 3-month engagement, with the possibility of extension.

Term: Full-Time Contract (30-40 hours per week, 3 months with the possibility of extension)

Scope of Work

The Contract Technical Sourcer will build and manage pipelines of qualified cybersecurity practitioners across a range of security disciplines, including:
  • Security Operations (SOC)
  • Security Architecture
  • Cloud Security
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
  • Incident Response
  • Security Engineering

What You'll Do:
  • Source and engage cybersecurity practitioners and subject matter experts across targeted technology categories.
  • Conduct qualification and screening conversations to validate recent product experience, technical exposure, and practitioner credibility.
  • Manage candidate outreach, follow-up communications, scheduling, and relationship management throughout the process.
  • Maintain organized pipelines and provide regular recruiting activity updates, market feedback, and progress reporting.

Deliverables
  • Qualified pipelines of cybersecurity practitioners aligned to targeted product categories.
  • Completed candidate screenings and recommendation summaries.
  • Accurate pipeline tracking and activity reporting.
  • Consistent progress updates to recruiting and project stakeholders.

Success Criteria
  • Consistent delivery of qualified practitioners with recent, hands-on cybersecurity product experience.
  • Strong candidate engagement, responsiveness, and conversion rates.
  • Diversity and breadth of expertise represented across cybersecurity markets and product categories.
  • Timely communication, reporting, and stakeholder updates.
  • Contribution to building a scalable, high-quality network of cybersecurity practitioners supporting the Vendor Intelligence Database initiative.

What You'll Bring:
  • 3+ years of recruiting and/or sourcing experience, preferably supporting technical, cybersecurity, IT, engineering, or professional services talent.
  • Demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing channels.
  • Experience conducting high-volume candidate screens and evaluating qualifications against defined project requirements.
  • Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to manage high-volume searches and priorities in a fast-paced, project-based environment.
  • Experience maintaining candidate records, pipeline data, and recruiting activity within an ATS or CRM.
  • Ability to quickly learn cybersecurity terminology, technology categories, and security domains.
  • A proactive, resourceful approach with the ability to work independently and drive results.

Nice to Have
  • Experience recruiting cybersecurity, information security, cloud, infrastructure, or other technology professionals.
  • Experience supporting contract recruiting, advisory networks, expert networks, research participant recruiting, or consulting organizations.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity technologies, vendors, security tools, and industry certifications.

Ideal Outcome

Build a trusted network of cybersecurity practitioners who can provide objective, real-world product intelligence, helping strengthen IANS' position as a leading source of practitioner-driven cybersecurity research.

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