Technical Recruiter

Raft Company Website

$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in technical roles
  • Background in defense tech, government contracting, or federal technology
  • Familiarity with U.S. security clearances (Secret, TS, TS/SCI)
  • Proven ability to proactively source and close candidates in competitive markets
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with applicant tracking systems, preferably Greenhouse
  • High organizational skills to manage a varied recruiting workload

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles
  • Build and maintain diverse, high-quality talent pipelines
  • Manage candidate journeys from intake to offer
  • Collaborate with hiring managers to assess needs and expectations
  • Recruit security-cleared candidates and navigate clearance requirements
  • Deliver excellent candidate experience and relationship management
  • Contribute to a collaborative and customer-obsessed recruiting culture

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salary
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Unlimited PTO and 11 paid holidays
  • Education and training benefits
  • Generous referral bonuses
  • Opportunity for occasional travel to conferences and recruiting events
Full Job Description
This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.

About the role:

As a Technical Recruiter, you will own full-cycle recruiting across the breadth of Raft from our engineers and technical delivery teams (software, DevSecOps, data, and AI/ML) to program and product management, business development, and corporate functions. You will be the connective tissue between our hiring managers and the exceptional talent that powers our mission, managing the candidate journey from intake through offer.

Because the programs we support are defense and national security missions, you will routinely recruit security-cleared talent and partner with hiring managers to navigate clearance and citizenship requirements. You thrive in a fast-moving environment, treat every candidate like a customer, and know how to build diverse, high-quality pipelines in a competitive market.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who loves the craft of recruiting and wants their work to directly enable missions that matter.

What we are looking for:
  • ~5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including technical/engineering roles
  • Experience recruiting in the defense tech, government contracting, or federal technology space
  • Familiarity with U.S. security clearances (e.g., Secret, TS, TS/SCI) and the ability to source and qualify cleared talent
  • A proven track record of proactive sourcing and closing competitive candidates in a tight talent market
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and strong relationship-building skills with candidates and hiring managers
  • Comfort owning an ATS (Greenhouse preferred) and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Strong organization and the ability to manage a high-volume, varied req load with minimal oversight
  • A collaborative, low-ego, customer-obsessed mindset aligned with our Ubuntu culture

Highly preferred:
  • Experience recruiting for Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, or federal-civilian programs
  • Familiarity with modern software roles including Kubernetes, cloud-native, DevSecOps, data engineering, and AI/ML
  • Experience recruiting business development, capture, or program/product management talent
  • Knowledge of OFCCP / EEO compliance and structured, equitable hiring practices

Work Type
  • Hybrid in Mclean, VA
    • Open to hiring remotely in Oahu, Hawaii; San Diego, California; Tacoma, Washington
  • May require occasional travel for conferences and on-site recruiting events

Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00

What we will offer you:
  • Highly competitive salary
  • Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) and company match
  • Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays
  • Education & training benefits
  • Generous Referral Bonuses
  • And More!

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