Technical Recruiter (Fixed-Term, 6 Months)

About The Role

SynMax is hiring a Recruiter on a six-month fixed-term basis to support a growing pipeline of technical hiring, based in our Washington, D.C. office (hybrid).

Key Responsibilities

• Run full-lifecycle recruitment for open roles across SynMax, with a focus on technical hires: AI and machine learning engineers, data scientists and platform engineers.
• Recruit for roles that require U.S. security clearances, including screening candidates’ eligibility and working with the security and compliance team on clearance requirements.
• Source and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, referrals and networks, particularly in the Washington, D.C. defense and intelligence community.
• Partner with hiring managers to agree role requirements, interview plans and timelines, and keep them updated on pipeline progress.
• Support sourcing for both employee and contractor engagements, working with People Ops to confirm the right engagement type for each role.
• Manage candidates, scorecards and records in Rippling, following the structured interview and selection process.
• Give every candidate a prompt, professional and respectful experience from first contact to offer.
• Report weekly on pipeline health, time-to-fill and progress against hiring targets.
• Leave a clean handover at the end of the six-month term, with open searches, candidate notes and pipeline documented.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Full-lifecycle recruiting experience, ideally in a fast-moving technology, defense, intelligence or government-contracting environment.
• Proven experience recruiting for roles that require U.S. security clearances, and a good understanding of clearance levels and eligibility.
• Strong sourcing skills, including direct outreach to passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting technical talent such as engineers, data scientists or similar.
• Comfortable using an applicant tracking system (ATS) and keeping accurate records.
• Clear, direct communication, with hiring managers and with candidates.
• Based in or able to work from the Washington, D.C. area, and eligible to work in the U.S.
• Experience with Rippling or a comparable ATS.
• Existing network in the D.C. cleared community.

Qualifications

• Full-lifecycle recruiting experience, ideally in a fast-moving technology, defense, intelligence or government-contracting environment.
• Proven experience recruiting for roles that require U.S. security clearances, and a good understanding of clearance levels and eligibility.
• Strong sourcing skills, including direct outreach to passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting technical talent such as engineers, data scientists or similar.
• Comfortable using an applicant tracking system and keeping accurate records.
• Clear, direct communication, with hiring managers and with candidates.
• Based in or able to work from the Washington, D.C. area, and eligible to work in the U.S.

Pay Range: $38 - $48 USD per hour (Washington, DC)