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Pre-Award Recruiter

Peraton
United States, Virginia, Reston
1875 Explorer St (Show on map)
Mar 25, 2026

Pre-Award Recruiter
Job Locations

US-VA-Reston




Requisition ID
2026-164888

Position Category
Human Resources

Clearance
No Clearance Required



Responsibilities

Peraton is currently seeking an experienced recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team. You will be a trusted business partner and will support pre-award recruiting efforts across the enterprise, with a focus on technical roles. As a trusted recruiting advisor, you will use your strong collaboration and communication skills to influence hiring decisions and activities, and effectively meet the organization's staffing needs.

    Provide proposal recruiting support from the proposal room to the successful staffing of new awards.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on talent pricing, supply and demand in different geographic areas, protest period compliance, incumbent captures and surge recruiting strategies.
  • Develop innovative ways to source candidates and develop sustainable talent pipelines. Maintain a strong network of industry contacts for potential sourcing and hiring. Ensure appropriate talent pipeline management to include CRM campaigns and events.
  • Participate in business reviews, proposal-specific strategy sessions to gain full understanding of staffing needs for each initiative.
  • Manage proposal requisition portfolio and apply best practices related to compliance, adherence to processes and system requirements, and strong metrics and SLA results.
  • Ensure exceptional hiring manager and candidate experiences.
  • Partner with line recruiters and Recruiting Managers to provide transparency and optics into upcoming awards and smooth transitions to sector recruiting support.
  • Proactively communicate with partners, leaders, team mates with a focus on solutions and impact.


Qualifications

  • Requires 5+ years of experience with BS/BA or 3+ years with MS/MA/MBA.
  • 9+ years of relevant work experience can be substituted for degree.
  • Technical recruitment experience in an agency, government contracting and/or corporate setting required, to include Intel recruitment experience
  • Strong candidate sourcing and networking skills required
  • Competitive, energetic and motivated to exceed personal and established recruiting goals
  • Must have experience in recruiting for all levels of Security Clearance Levels
  • A track record of performing incredibly well against quotas in recruiting, sourcing, large volumes of qualified candidates
  • Strong technical knowledge or aptitude
  • Understanding and applying OFCCP documentation requirements
  • Experience with ICIMS preferred.
  • Recruiter must be able/willing to travel to Peraton office in Reston.


Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.



Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.


EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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