What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Technical Recruiter position at Astrion?
Overview
Junior Technical Recruiter
LOCATION: Huntsville, AL (HYBRID)
JOB STATUS: Full-time
CLEARANCE: N/A
CERTIFICATION: N/A
TRAVEL: Less than 15%
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Technical Recruiter to join our expanding team in support of our industry’s rapidly changing short and long term initiatives and staffing requirements. Candidates must be willing to be onsite up to 3 days per week as needed.
Required Qualifications / Skills
The Junior Technical Recruiter’s primary duties will include, but are not limited to:
Junior Technical Recruiter
LOCATION: Huntsville, AL (HYBRID)
JOB STATUS: Full-time
CLEARANCE: N/A
CERTIFICATION: N/A
TRAVEL: Less than 15%
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Technical Recruiter to join our expanding team in support of our industry’s rapidly changing short and long term initiatives and staffing requirements. Candidates must be willing to be onsite up to 3 days per week as needed.
Required Qualifications / Skills
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 2-4 years of experience in technical recruiting supporting government contracts.
- Experience in full life cycle technical recruiting for DoD, Intelligence, and civilian agency programs.
- Strong sourcing skills, including Boolean searching, online job boards, and networking techniques.
- Ability to navigate complex business processes and work independently to support various hiring needs.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and written skills.
- Strong organizational, time management, and reporting skills with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) and applicant tracking systems, including iCIMS.
- Experience with SharePoint.
The Junior Technical Recruiter’s primary duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Source, screen, and recruit potential candidates through online job boards, career fairs, internal databases, and networking events.
- Effectively use approved job boards, including resume search and posting capabilities.
- Conduct candidate pre-screens/technical screens.
- Participate in weekly recruiting meetings.
- Coordinate interview schedules with hiring managers.
- Review and screen resumes before presenting candidates to managers, including conducting phone interviews and summarizing qualifications.
- Leverage recruiting and sourcing tools, including colleges, technical schools, job fairs, trade and professional associations, transition centers (ACAP, Maryland Workforce), search firms, and paid recruitment sites such as LinkedIn, ClearanceJobs, and Indeed.
- Provide weekly status reports on all recruiting activities.