Back to jobs

Senior Recruiter

Tysons Corner, VA

Strider Technologies is on a mission to deliver strategic intelligence that enables faster, more confident decision-making for organizations around the world. As the leading strategic intelligence company, Strider empowers organizations to secure and advance their technology and innovation. We leverage cutting-edge AI technology and proprietary methodologies to transform publicly available data into critical insights. These insights enable organizations to proactively address and respond to risks associated with state-sponsored intellectual property theft, targeted talent acquisition, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Job Summary:

Strider is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter with a deep understanding of the cleared and government talent markets to drive our hiring strategies for mission-critical roles. This position is essential in identifying, engaging, and securing top talent with security clearances and government experience, ensuring they align with our strategic objectives. You will play a pivotal role in strengthening our recruiting operations by leveraging industry networks, refining hiring practices, and positioning Strider as an employer of choice for highly specialized talent.

This role requires expertise in full-cycle recruiting, from proactive sourcing to strategic hiring execution, with an emphasis on security-cleared professionals, defense industry experts, and government talent pools.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition & Sourcing

  • Lead full-cycle recruiting for cleared and government-affiliated positions, ensuring a seamless experience for candidates and hiring teams.
  • Develop targeted sourcing strategies to attract candidates with security clearances (TS/SCI, Secret, and other levels) and federal agency experience.
  • Utilize proactive sourcing methods such as networking, industry events, intelligence communities, military transition programs, and government contracting pipelines.
  • Leverage AI-driven recruitment tools and market intelligence to identify and engage passive talent in defense, intelligence, and national security sectors.

Hiring Strategy & Collaboration

  • Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand hiring needs, refine role requirements, and set measurable recruitment goals.
  • Act as a strategic advisor, providing data-driven insights on talent trends, security clearance requirements, and government hiring challenges.
  • Ensure compliance with federal hiring guidelines, security clearance processes, and background check requirements.
  • Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruitment strategies to expand access to highly skilled cleared professionals.

Process Optimization & Employer Branding

  • Continuously improve recruiting processes to enhance efficiency, inclusivity, and alignment with Strider’s hiring goals.
  • Develop candidate engagement initiatives to enhance the hiring experience for government and cleared talent.
  • Represent Strider at government and defense industry hiring events, military transition programs, and intelligence community networking forums.
  • Collaborate with People Operations to refine Strider’s employer branding strategy within the national security and cleared job market.

Who You Are:

You’re a thoughtful, strategic recruiter who thrives in agile environments. You understand how to balance immediate hiring needs with future planning. You build trust quickly, navigate ambiguity with confidence, and are energized by mission-driven work. Experience recruiting in government-adjacent sectors or for cleared roles is a strong differentiator and will position you to support Strider’s long-term growth in national security-aligned talent markets.

Key Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a focus on cleared professionals, government contracting, intelligence, or defense industry hiring.
  • Deep knowledge of security clearance requirements, including TS/SCI, CI Poly, and government background investigations.
  • Experience working within federal hiring processes, defense contractors, or intelligence community talent pipelines.
  • Strong track record of sourcing and hiring for highly specialized roles in intelligence, cybersecurity, national security, and related fields.
  • Exceptional ability to engage, influence, and build trust with both hiring teams and candidates.
  • Strong knowledge of applicant tracking systems (ATS), talent acquisition tools, and recruiting analytics.
  • Ability to navigate hiring challenges in a competitive government talent market.

Why Join Strider?

Be part of a mission-driven organization that values courage, teamwork, and innovation. At Strider, you’ll work alongside talented professionals who are dedicated to making a real-world impact—all within a flexible, high-growth environment.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Company Equity Options
  • Flexible PTO
  • Wellness Reimbursement
  • US Holidays (Office Closed)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Plan

Strider is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate against employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We comply with all relevant employment laws in the locations where we operate. This commitment applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, and professional development.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...

As part of our commitment to fostering a secure and compliant work environment, Strider Technologies employs third-party background checks and advanced tools to assess potential risks. These processes help ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect intellectual property, technology, and organizational integrity.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Strider Technologies’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Select...

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.