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Senior Intelligence Recruiter

DSA
Virginia, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/16/2026
All hired employees are expected to have experience with Microsoft Copilot and / or an approved equivalent AI solution.

Data Systems Analysts (DSA) is seeking a highly motivated Intelligence Recruiter to support the acquisition of cleared intelligence, cyber, software engineering, data science, AI/ML, geospatial, cloud, and mission support professionals for Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and national security programs.

This position will serve as DSA's dedicated recruiting presence within the Northern Virginia intelligence market, developing relationships across cleared talent communities and proactively building pipelines for current and future customer requirements. The ideal candidate understands the unique dynamics of recruiting within the TS/SCI environment and excels at identifying, engaging, and hiring highly specialized talent.

This position is 100% remote, however, may require travel to conferences and meeting within the United States.

Key Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruiting

  • Manage the entire recruiting lifecycle from requirement intake through offer acceptance and onboarding.
  • Partner closely with hiring managers, program leaders, capture teams, and business development personnel.
  • Develop sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill and mission-critical positions.
  • Conduct candidate screening, qualification, and compensation discussions.

Cleared Candidate Sourcing

  • Build and maintain pipelines of TS/SCI professionals.
  • Leverage ClearanceJobs, LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking events, professional associations, and intelligence community relationships.
  • Identify passive candidates through targeted research and outreach strategies.
  • Create and manage talent communities for recurring and future hiring needs.

Relationship Management

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to candidates throughout the recruiting process.
  • Establish relationships with military transition programs, veteran organizations, cleared networking groups, and intelligence community professionals.
  • Represent DSA at recruiting events, career fairs, industry conferences, and networking functions throughout Northern Virginia.

Business Partnership

  • Provide market intelligence regarding compensation, talent availability, competitor activity, and hiring trends.
  • Support proposal staffing efforts and key personnel identification.
  • Participate in workforce planning discussions to anticipate future hiring demands.
  • Generate recruiting metrics and pipeline reporting for leadership.

Candidate Experience

  • Deliver a high-touch candidate experience from initial contact through onboarding.
  • Maintain consistent communication with candidates throughout the hiring process.
  • Drive offer acceptance and reduce candidate fallout through proactive engagement.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
  • 3 years recruiting within the Intelligence Community, DoD, or Federal Government contracting environment.
  • Demonstrated success recruiting TS/SCI-cleared professionals.
  • Experience sourcing difficult-to-find technical and intelligence talent.
  • Strong knowledge of security clearance processes and clearance reciprocity.
  • Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse, JobDiva, iCIMS, Lever, Taleo, or similar).
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to work independently while supporting a geographically dispersed team.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Existing network within the Northern Virginia intelligence community.
  • Experience supporting NGIC, Army, or other IC customers.
  • Prior military service or experience supporting military transition hiring initiatives.
  • Experience supporting proposal staffing and key personnel recruiting.
  • Experience with AI tools preferred

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Time-to-fill
  • Qualified candidates submitted per requisition
  • Interview-to-offer ratio
  • Offer acceptance rate
  • Offer-to-start conversion rate
  • Cleared pipeline inventory
  • Hiring manager satisfaction
  • Candidate satisfaction
  • Revenue-impact vacancy reduction

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The posted salary range is a good-faith estimate. Actual compensation will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and other job-related factors.

DSA - Salary Pay Range

$100,000 - $150,000 USD

Many of DSA's positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. DSA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. DSA is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. DSA requires background checks , where permitted , by law. DSA is an E-Verify Employer.

Salary : $100,000 - $150,000

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