Technical Recruiting Lead

A little about us:      

At Red Alpha, we aren’t just “recruiters”.  We are an integral part of the business operations and more importantly, a part of the Red Alpha family.  We are colleagues, mentors, friends, and people outside of work with unique interests and backgrounds. We are a team, and a valued part of Red Alpha where we work together, support each other, and take pride in hiring talented folks into great work where they can thrive for years to come.  While we have a job to do, we have a fun time doing it and try not to take ourselves too seriously.  And unlike some companies that put you in a nice little box, we have the opportunity to get involved with and support other initiatives within the business.  The opportunities for growth are endless! 

A day in the life:    

We’re currently a team of three looking for someone special to join our dynamic team as we support mission critical work for both the Department of Defense  (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC), and as we expand our competencies into the commercial space.  We're somewhat flexible on level of expertise, but no matter what, the person that fills this position will have to be a self-starter, be able to work independently, be tactful enough to engage with our customers, and especially motivated to help us grow! 
In this position, you will work mostly indepedently (with team support of course!) to grow our presence specifically in the Virginia market.  You will be responsible for identifying and hiring the best and the brightest technology professionals through full lifecycle recruiting. You will engage with our customers and support opportunites for business development.  You will design and implement a branding/marketing strategy (social media, networking events, campaigns etc).  You will also help manage employee engagements - unlike most recruiter positions, our responsibilities do not end won the first day of hire!  We love to build and maintain relationships with our entire company base because well, we hire really great people with common interests, but also because those relationships will be crucial to our longterm successs.  Over time, you may even have the opportunity to grow and manage your own recruiting team.  There are no shortage of opportunties for career advancement depending on what your goals and motivations are! 

What you bring to the table:      

We are not looking for, you guessed it, just “another recruiter”, but we do have some baseline criteria.  Below is a list of things that describe the ideal individual to join our team:     

• 3+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience in the DoD/IC space within the DMV region for information technology professionals including (but not limited to):  Software Engineers, Cloud Engineers, System Engineers/Administrators, Data Scientists, and Cybersecurity Engineers.  
• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline OR 2 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. 
• Since the majority of our work requires high level security clearances, you must have experience recruiting for security clearances (up to and including a TS/SCI with Polygraph).  With that, you should also have a strong understanding of the associated security processing times and procedures.
• The MD and VA Customers are not the same!  We need someone that has proven success recruiting cleared IT professionals in Virginia (McLean, Hernon, Tyson's Corner) for IC and DoD customers.
• Perseverance!  Recruiting in the DoD/IC space is challenging with a ton of emphasis on sourcing.  You should know how to use creative sourcing techniques to identify, recruit, and attract the folks that we want to hire, and have the required patience to do so successfully.
• Customer relationships are crucial to the success of this role!  You must have proven success in building and maintaining relationships with our customers and/or partners.
• Documentation is key to what we do so you must be very thorough, detail oriented, and organized. 
• As mentioned above, we often wear multiple hats.  As such, you must be able to multi-task, and manage your time and priorities accordingly.
• We are a team!  You must be team oriented and able to work independently without supervision.
• Due to the nature of our work, you must be eligible to obtain a TS/SCI with a Polygraph level of clearance.
  

Bonus Skills:

• Experience training and/or mentoring lower-level recruiters is a significant plus, especially as the team grows!

Why Red Alpha?      

Every day, our elite customers are pushing through "the grind" to defeat the enemy, even putting their lives on the line for our freedom. Rise to the occasion with us to deliver engineering excellence,