Senior Recruiter

Job Description

ECS is seeking a Senior Recruiter to work in our Fairfax, VA office.

ECS is seeking a Senior Recruiter who thrives in a mission-driven, fast-paced environment and brings deep experience supporting government programs, proposal recruiting, and sourcing Top Secret-cleared technical talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for technical and cleared roles across multiple programs.
• Develop and manage strong partnerships with hiring managers and program leadership, ensuring alignment on staffing priorities, labor categories, and qualification requirements.
• Support capture and proposal efforts by building forward-looking pipelines and identifying key personnel aligned to solicitation requirements.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate data, requisition details, and vendor activity within the ADP Applicant Tracking System.
• Coordinate pre-employment processing, onboarding logistics , and compliance actions with HR, Security, and Operations.
• Track, analyze, and report recruiting metrics and trends, recommending process improvements where needed.
• Ensure all recruiting activity adheres to OFCCP, EEO, and ECS policy requirements.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of recruiting experience, preferably supporting technical and cleared government contracts.
• Strong sourcing skills including Boolean search, job boards, social media, networks, and local outreach.
• Experience recruiting and pipeline-building for Top Secret-cleared candidates, with understanding of clearance processes, adjudication timelines, and candidate engagement strategies.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent requisitions under tight deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ADP preferred; Workday or Salesforce acceptable).

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting proposal recruiting, including rapid pipeline development, LOI coordination, and alignment with capture strategy.
• Interest in creative sourcing methods and workforce development in high-demand technical domains.

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ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3300+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.