IT Recruiter

UNIVERSAL Technologies is a certified woman-owned (WBE) small business based in Albany, NY. We've provided IT and professional staffing to government agencies since 2003. We support public-sector IT openings across New York City and New York State, and we also staff for federal agencies and the prime contractors that serve them.

We do targeted sourcing for hard-to-fill roles with demanding mandatory qualifications. Each candidate is screened against the job's mandatory requirements and interviewed by one of our recruiters before we submit them.

We're adding an IT Recruiter to our team to source, screen, and submit strong technical candidates for active job orders. Your work will directly shape which candidates we submit. Experience recruiting for government or public-sector IT roles is preferred.

This position is fully remote!

Responsibilities
- Source IT candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and your own network for active job orders.
- Screen candidates for technical fit, availability, rate expectations, and start date, and collect current resumes.
- Submit qualified candidates on time and in the format each job order requires.
- Keep candidate and submission records accurate and up to date in our applicant tracking system.
- Coordinate interviews and follow up with candidates through offer and start.
- Build and maintain a bench of repeat candidates for common IT roles.
- Recruit across roles such as software developers, business analysts, project managers, architects, database administrators, network and cloud engineers, cybersecurity analysts, QA testers, and desktop support specialists.

Required qualifications
- 5+ years of experience recruiting for IT or technical roles, including contract or consulting positions.
- Strong sourcing skills on LinkedIn and job boards.
- Ability to read a technical job description and screen candidates against it.
- Clear, professional written and phone communication.
- Organized and self-directed, able to manage several open job orders at once.

Preferred qualifications
- 5+ years of government or public-sector IT recruiting experience, including New York State, New York City, or federal IT staffing.
- Familiarity with state IT staffing contract vehicles, such as New York State OGS/HBITS-type contracts, and their submission requirements.
- Familiarity with security clearance requirements and clearance-eligible candidate pools is a plus.
- Applicant tracking system experience is a plus.

UNIVERSAL Technologies, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.