Principal Technical Sourcer

Maximus is currently seeking a Principal Technical Sourcer.

The Principal Technical Sourcer leads the development and execution of innovative, data driven sourcing strategies for complex and niche technical roles, including cleared and highly specialized IT positions. This role leverages advanced research methodologies, market intelligence, and cutting-edge sourcing tools to identify, engage, and secure top talent in competitive government contracting environments. Responsibilities include building and optimizing high quality talent pipelines, conducting in depth candidate research and outreach, negotiating candidate engagement, and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience. The Principal Technical Sourcer also mentors junior sourcers, collaborates with recruiters and senior stakeholders, enhances employer branding, and maintains rigorous compliance with OFCCP, EEO, and affirmative action requirements while continuously improving sourcing processes and outcomes.

This position is remote.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide thought leadership for the organization's technical sourcing function, developing and executing long-term strategies to meet current and future talent needs, particularly for complex and niche technical roles requiring security clearances or specialized IT skills.

• Drive continuous improvement in sourcing practices through the adoption of new technologies and methodologies, ensuring the organization stays ahead of industry best practices.

• Communicate complex sourcing plans and strategies to top-level management, ensuring understanding and alignment at the highest levels of the organization.

• Mentor and guide junior sourcers, providing training on best practices, advanced techniques, and sharing industry knowledge. May oversee the delegation of tasks and quality control within the team.

• Responsible for improving upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation skills to address a wide range of difficult and unique issues across functions and businesses.

• Oversee and manage large-scale, sourcing projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the successful delivery of candidates for critical roles.

• Utilize data-driven insights to refine and optimize sourcing approaches, leveraging tools such as LinkedIn, job boards, Boolean searches, OSINT, Chrome Extensions, scraping, CSEs, and specialized platforms like HirEZ, SeekOut, Clearancejobs.com, or GovWin.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including hiring managers, senior leadership, and recruitment marketing teams, ensuring alignment with department-specific hiring needs.

• Source candidates using social media platforms, professional networks, and job boards, engaging them through various channels, including email, phone, text, and social media.

• Maintain and update candidate records in ATS and CRM systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal and governmental regulations.

Minimum Requirements

'- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 10+ years of relevant professional experience required.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 10+ years of relevant professional experience required.

• Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

• Experience with complex or higher-level recruitment projects.

• Experience recruiting and sourcing for Executive IT positions.

• Proficient at sourcing on job boards, ATS, networking sites, sourcing platforms. Also, using unique strategies to recruit passive candidates.

• Proficient experience with sourcing strategies within technical and government contracting space to include but not limited to Open-source intelligence, x-ray searching, Boolean searching, internet searching, and social media searching.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience recruiting and sourcing for Federal agencies preferred.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary

$125,000

Maximum Salary

$135,000