Footbridge Federal – Defense, Intelligence, and Engineering Support

Location: Boston Seaport, MA or Reston, VA

Employment Type: Full-Time

On-Site Requirement: This role is 100% on-site due to the nature of our work and out of respect for our engineering teams who support sensitive government programs—if they show up every day, we believe our recruiting team should too.

About Footbridge Federal

Footbridge Federal is one of the fastest-growing national security engineering firms, supporting a wide range of DoD and Intelligence Community customers. Our recruiting engine is the heart of the company, responsible for identifying and delivering elite engineers, developers, cybersecurity specialists, systems experts, and AI talent.

We are looking for motivated, organized, people-focused recruiters who thrive in fast-paced environments and love helping top talent find meaningful work supporting critical missions.

Position Summary

The Technical Recruiter is responsible for sourcing, screening, and managing engineering and IT candidates for federal and intelligence programs. This is a high-activity role where success comes from strong communication, consistency, and the ability to build relationships quickly.

This role is great for recent college grads or early-career professionals who are hungry, curious, and excited to learn how national security recruiting works.

Key Responsibilities

• Make daily outbound calls to engage software engineers, developers, cyber professionals, DevOps engineers, systems engineers, and other technical candidates.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting: sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordinating with hiring managers.
• Write and post job descriptions, send outreach messages, and maintain candidate pipelines.
• Develop a strong understanding of customer programs, required skill sets, and clearance requirements (training provided).
• Keep detailed notes and update candidate progress in our ATS.
• Work closely with sales and program management teams to understand priorities and upcoming needs.

What Success Looks Like

• Steady flow of high-quality candidates submitted every week.
• Strong phone presence and consistent candidate engagement.
• Well-organized pipelines with accurate notes and follow-ups.
• Successful hires across engineering, software, cyber, and technical programs.
• Positive candidate experience from first conversation to onboarding.

Required Skills & Attributes

• Strong communication skills and a friendly, professional tone.
• Comfortable making high volumes of phone calls each day.
• Organized, reliable, and able to move many candidates through the process at once.
• Solid typing ability and comfort working with computer systems and CRMs/ATS tools.
• Competitive mindset with a desire to grow and improve.
• Interest in defense, intelligence, or national security work.