Technical Recruiter, Aerospace and Defense

Overview

We are searching for a strategic Technical Recruiter and Strategy Partner in our Talent Acquisition organization to join our larger team and outstanding culture in Alexandria, VA. As a Recruiting and Strategy Partner, you will bring outstanding value by leveraging your subject matter expertise in finding and attracting highly skilled technical talent to MTSI. You will be a trusted business partner to your stakeholders. Your positive attitude and customer support mindset will drive you to succeed in this role in partnership with your hiring managers.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993
  

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

Responsibilities

How you will contribute to our Defense and Space mission:

• Be an advocate of and abide by MTSI's employee first culture and core values.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand technical requirements of roles and functions to identify the best candidates.
• Develop effective sourcing strategies with the objective of presenting multiple qualified candidates for each opening.
• Source, engage and recruit passive talent by researching, creating, and executing creative sourcing strategies to fill current openings and help build a healthy pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Focus on sourcing cleared level candidates and be able to identify, qualify and maintain a strong pipeline of candidates, including recruiting for proposal efforts and business development opportunities.
• Conduct market and competitor research; gather intel through prospect contact and share with the team for action.
• Locate, contact, and screen candidates for basic qualifications, interest, salary availability and more.
• Track, develop and maintain pipelines/pools of active and passive candidates.
• Utilize proactive search techniques using recruiting tools (such as Clearance Jobs, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Monster, others), networks of internal & external referrals, Boolean internet searches, social media searches, professional and/or personal networks to identify active and passive candidates.
• Performing full lifecycle recruiting activities when required to include candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, scheduling, offer negotiation, closing, and building high quality pipelines of cleared candidates.
• Manage all candidate activity within iCIMS applicant tracking system (ATS) while complying with OFCCP guidelines.
• Travel occasionally for hiring events or other recruitment-related activities.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Creates and fosters relationships with colleagues and diverse professional organizations to attract and recruit critical skilled candidates, alumni, and diversity applicants.
• Maintains records on applicant flow and outreach efforts.
• Attend job fairs, events, conferences, and college recruiting activities as necessary.
  
  

Qualifications

You’ll be a great fit for this role if:

• You have a passion for aerospace, defense, and space sytems and advanced technologies.
• Interacting with people at all levels is something you’re skilled at.
• You show exceptional sourcing skills in identifying high quality, cleared candidates.
• You’re experienced in supporting proposal recruiting by building strong candidate pipelines of cleared candidates.
• You advocate for candidate's best interests and serve as a trusted agent.
• You have a proven ability deliver on deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• You’re able to maintain confidentiality, display discretion and protect privacy of information.
• Paying attention to detail and providing excellent customer service in a professional environment is a skill you excel at.
• You enjoy working in both a team and independent environment.
• Multitasking and working multiple projects in parallel is a skill you possess.
• You’re a proven communicator with outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• You are passionate about using and adapting new technologies to allow humans to excel at working with people.
• You’re eager to build a career you’re proud of.
  
  

The Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Communications, Marketing or a related field.
• 4 years of relevant experience supporting search for cleared DOD candidates, directly supporting sourcing efforts utilizing a range of sourcing methods and approaches
• Strong Microsoft Office skills to include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Exceptional sourcing skills in identifying high quality, cleared candidates.
• Experience working within iCIMS applicant tracking system (ATS), or a similar applicant tracking system (ATS).
• The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements to access sensitive information, which requires US citizenship.
  
  

Even Better If You

• Are a boolean master
• Believe we put a man on the moon
• Have succeeded in the staffing industry
• Built a model rocket, launched it, and never found where it landed
• Use technology to create great candidate experiences
• Have never spammed candidates on LinkedIn
• Have experience recruiting for highly cleared candidates in the intelligence communit
  
  

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