Job Description: Senior Technical Recruiter
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to join our fast-growing staffing agency. In this role, you will lead the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for our high-profile enterprise and public sector/government clients. You will be responsible for sourcing, assessing, and placing top-tier Technology and software engineering talent at public and private sector clients. The ideal candidate has experience navigating government staffing requirements, and a proven track record of filling complex, high-demand technical roles.
Key Responsibilities
- Utilize advanced sourcing techniques (Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed and other job boards) to identify talent.
- Conduct rigorous technical screening interviews to evaluate candidates while ensuring strict adherence to mandatory government evaluation criteria.
- Build, nurture, and maintain robust, diverse talent pipelines for frequently requested skill sets (e.g., Cloud Engineers, Full-Stack Devs, Cybersecurity Experts, Project Manager, Business Analysts), ensuring a steady bench of pre-vetted candidates ready for rapid deployment.
- Provide internal leadership with data-driven insights regarding public vs. private sector talent market trends, and competitor analysis.
- Utilize complex Boolean strings, X-ray searching, and data analytics tools to map out competitive landscapes, target specific competitor companies, and uncover hidden talent pools.
- Manage the complete talent acquisition process from initial intake meetings to offer stage, negotiation and onboarding.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 7+ years of dedicated technical recruitment experience within a fast-paced agency or RPO environment, including at least 4 years of proven success placing technical talent into government or public sector roles.
- Possess a deep, functional understanding of modern software engineering principles . The candidate must be able to confidently speak developer and accurately evaluate complex engineering ecosystems.
- Expertise delivering specialized IT staffing solutions for Public Sector, Provincial and federal government accounts across Canada.
- Demonstrated success in placing tech talent (e.g., Principal Engineers, Tech Leads, Engineering Directors) under tight compliance timelines.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with modern Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and AI Driven system
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary with an uncapped commission structure based on placements.
- Flexible working model (Remote).
