Federal Recruiter

Virtru

full-time

Posted on: 9/16/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • District of Columbia, Washington

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Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

Manage full-cycle recruiting for federal positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation.
Build strong candidate pipelines through networking, outreach, and creative sourcing strategies specific to federal roles.
Partner with hiring managers and HR to ensure compliance with federal hiring regulations, security clearance requirements, and best practices.
Attend local hiring fairs to engage with the talent market.
Identify, engage, and hire top talent that meets unique requirements of federal programs and compliance standards.
Report to the Federal People & Talent Manager and partner with leaders across the organization to build and scale federal teams delivering secure data protection solutions.

Proven experience recruiting for federal contracts, cleared positions, or roles requiring security clearance eligibility.
Proven experience recruiting for mid to senior level technical positions with knowledge of current technology landscape (programming languages, frameworks, tools) and technical role comprehension (can differentiate between roles like DevOps, Full Stack, Data Engineer, etc.).
Ability to assess technical skills and connect complex job requirements to appropriate candidate profiles.
Strong relationship management skills with hiring managers and candidates alike, balancing speed with quality.
Knowledge of federal hiring practices, compliance requirements, and clearance processes.
Ability to build relationships with hiring managers and candidates while managing multiple requisitions simultaneously.
Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and federal recruiting tools.
Established network of federal talent pools and industry contacts.
Comfortable with asynchronous communication including slack, email, zoom, etc.