Defense & Cleared Workforce Recruiter

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote — United States
Experience: 5–8 years in full-cycle recruiting

About the Prospect

We are seeking an experienced Defense & Cleared Workforce Recruiter to build pipelines of highly qualified, security-cleared talent for mission-critical U.S. government work.

This role focuses on recruiting across federal, military, veteran, defense, and government-contracting talent pools, with responsibility for sourcing, evaluating, and placing cleared professionals across specialized roles and locations.

What You'll Do

- Manage full-cycle recruiting for cleared roles, from sourcing and evaluation through candidate closing.

- Build and maintain pipelines of security-cleared talent , including federal civilians, military officers, veterans, enlisted/NCO personnel, and professionals with prior U.S. government experience.

- Use specialized cleared sourcing channels such as ClearanceJobs , alongside military transition networks including SkillBridge, TAP, and Hiring Our Heroes .

- Screen candidates for clearance level, status, and eligibility , ensuring recruiting and qualification processes remain compliant with federal guidelines.

- Coordinate clearance verification with Facility Security Officers (FSOs) and customer security offices, using candidate self-reported information as a preliminary screening step.

- Translate military experience, including MOS/rate and service history , into relevant role fit.

- Build credibility and strong relationships with transitioning service members and veterans.

- Partner with hiring managers to define requirements,



establish realistic timelines, and deliver a strong candidate experience from sourcing through offer.

- Manage pipelines for location-specific and hard-to-fill cleared positions .

Requirements

- 5–8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience , with significant experience in cleared, defense, or government-contracting talent acquisition.

- Demonstrated success placing security-cleared candidates and sourcing within cleared talent pools and specialized channels.

- Strong understanding of U.S. security clearances, including Secret, TS, TS/SCI, and polygraph requirements , as well as reactivation windows, reciprocity, and appropriate compliance boundaries in candidate conversations.

- Ability to interpret military and veteran backgrounds , including MOS/rate information, and engage effectively with transitioning service members.

- Familiarity with clearance verification workflows and working with FSOs or security offices.

- Strong sourcing, screening, and stakeholder-management skills.

- Proven ability to build pipelines for hard-to-fill, location-locked cleared roles .

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

- Highly organized and metrics-oriented.

- U.S.-based.

- U.S. citizenship may be required for certain positions and data access.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience recruiting for specialized areas such as maritime/navy, drone/UAS, or combat operators .

- Previous experience as a military recruiter, FSO, or veteran .

- Familiarity with contingent, project-based, or RPO staffing models within the defense or federal sector.

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