Talent Acquisition Specialist

Posted 23 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in McLean, VA, USA
In-Office or Remote
50K-70K Annually
Mid level
Information Technology
The Role
Manage technical recruiting from sourcing through candidate submission for federal contract hiring, proposals, anticipated awards, recompetes, and talent pipelines. Source and screen IT, cybersecurity, cloud, engineering, and data professionals; assess qualifications, federal contracting experience, clearances, compensation, and availability; maintain ATS records; track recruiting activity; and provide market feedback to hiring teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

Aretum is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support recruiting across active contract hiring, anticipated awards, and strategic talent pipelines. This role will manage the candidate process from initial sourcing through qualification and submission, proactively identifying talent, conducting candidate screens, and presenting qualified candidates to Recruiting Managers and hiring teams.

Responsibilities
  • Support full-cycle recruiting across cleared and uncleared government contracting environments, including technical, mission-critical, professional, and non-technical roles.
  • Partner with hiring managers and recruiting leadership to understand position requirements, labor categories, clearance needs, and hiring priorities.
  • Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, job boards, referrals, professional networks, and internal databases.
  • Build pipelines for active openings, proposals, anticipated awards, incumbent capture, surge needs, and future hiring requirements.
  • Screen candidates for relevant experience, technical or functional qualifications, clearance eligibility, compensation, availability, and overall fit.
  • Present qualified candidates to hiring teams and coordinate interviews, follow-up, and candidate communication throughout the recruiting process.
  • Maintain accurate candidate records, notes, and statuses within the ATS and other recruiting systems.
  • Support recruiting market research, talent availability assessments, and compensation benchmarking as needed.
  • Manage multiple high-priority requisitions while delivering a responsive and professional candidate and hiring manager experience.

Requirements
  • 3+ years of recruiting, sourcing, or talent acquisition experience
  • Federal government contracting recruiting experience
  • Demonstrated experience independently sourcing, screening, and submitting qualified candidates
  • Experience sourcing technical and IT professionals
  • Experience recruiting cleared candidates, including Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, and/or TS/SCI
  • Familiarity with DoD, DHS, VA, and/or Federal Civilian customers
  • Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, Indeed, Workable, or similar recruiting platforms
  • Experience supporting proposal recruiting, contract awards, recompetes, and/or incumbent capture
  • Familiarity with federal labor categories (LCATs), technical qualifications, education and experience requirements, and clearance requirements
  • Strong Boolean search, candidate research, communication, and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple recruiting priorities in a fast-paced environment

Benefits
  • Salary Range: $50,000 to $70,000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including education, experience, qualifications, skills, and applicable contract requirements.
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)  
  • Retirement Plan (401k) 
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)  
  • Paid Time Off 
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)  
  • Short Term & Long-Term Disability  
  • Training & Development 

Skills Required

  • 3+ years of recruiting, sourcing, or talent acquisition experience
  • Federal government contracting recruiting experience
  • Experience independently sourcing, screening, and submitting qualified candidates
  • Experience sourcing technical and IT professionals
  • Experience recruiting cleared candidates, including Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, and/or TS/SCI
  • Familiarity with DoD, DHS, VA, and/or Federal Civilian customers
  • Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, Indeed, Workable, or similar recruiting platforms
  • Experience supporting proposal recruiting, contract awards, recompetes, and/or incumbent capture
  • Familiarity with federal labor categories, technical qualifications, education and experience requirements, and clearance requirements
  • Strong Boolean search, candidate research, communication, and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple recruiting priorities in a fast-paced environment
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The Company
HQ: Bethesda, MD
160 Employees
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

Panum, a Maryland-based company, provides a continuum of services and strategies to accelerate innovation and transformation for the federal government in meeting its mission. Panum has had significant growth in the last 5 years due to its people, process, and innovative solution and services offered to its federal customers. Panum brings innovative ideas with a passion and a culture of “expect excellence” in Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Health Sciences, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, FOIA Support, Logistics, Training, and Organizational Change Management. It provides these services to more than 25 federal agencies. Panum has received numerous excellence awards from its federal customers including the Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of Agriculture. Panum provides its employees with work-life balance, an opportunity to innovate, learn, and grow their skills while working on solving the most complex federal government problems. Panum's management team consists of seasoned executives with both industry and government experience. This team boasts decades of business experience in diverse businesses with domestic and international operations, as well as small and large businesses. Why choose Panum? We are readily available to assist our customers with the necessary expertise and support to accomplish their mission.

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