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Talent Acquisition Partner

Metrea


Job Location:

Howard County, MD - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 22 - 22
Posted: 5 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 3 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR electronic warfare secure communications aerial refueling special air missions aerial firefighting and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing building and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects not just equipment. By owning the full stack from the lab to the field we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. Its a fast-moving intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility work on problems that matter and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington DC with facilities across the United States the United Kingdom as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.


Position Summary

At Metrea we seek out the most complex national security challenges and proactively develop elegant solutions. Those solutions start with our people and their ability to deliver mission-critical effects around the world.

Our Talent Acquisition team is focused on delivering equally compelling and strategic recruiting solutions to our teammates and business leaders through deep recruiting expertise a consultative approach and analytical this role you will partner closely with leaders across Metreas US and European Electromagnetic & Cyber Group to deliver high-quality hiring.

EM&C at its core is a tightly integrated unit consisting of prior military scientists software developers program managers and lab leads that work across a myriad of technology domains staffing contracts and prototyping. The roles range from ability to obtain a clearance to roles requiring an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph or CI Polygraph.

Were actively investing in our TA function and youll own meaningful pieces of that build alongside your peers across TA. You will be successful if you are an experienced in-house recruiter who runs searches with sound judgement knows what exceptional recruiting looks like and can confidently influence senior stakeholders with clear recommendations and thoughtful challenge.

What Youll Do
  • Manage full-cycle recruiting processes for cleared and non-cleared technical positions from requisition intake and sourcing through candidate assessment offer and close
  • Recruit extensively within the government contracting defense aerospace intelligence and national security sectors with a focus on highly specialized technical talent
  • Source identify and engage candidates for positions including engineering software hardware RF cyber SIGINT communications technical program management and other mission-focused disciplines
  • Develop and maintain targeted pipelines of cleared candidates including candidates holding active and recently active U.S. government security clearances
  • Develop creative and targeted sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill cleared positions using recruiting platforms professional networks referrals cleared talent communities industry events and other channels
  • Maintain a strong understanding of the cleared talent market including clearance levels adjudication considerations clearance reciprocity and the challenges associated with recruiting candidates for sensitive government programs
  • Support recruiting strategies aligned with government contract requirements program staffing needs and changing technical workforce demands
  • Partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to shape talent strategies that align with business priorities managing up effectively and educating on recruiting best practices
What You Bring
  • Talent acquisition experience with specific expertise supporting government contractors defense aerospace intelligence or national security organizations
  • Demonstrated experience recruiting for positions requiring U.S. government security clearances
  • Proven experience recruiting across highly technical disciplines such as software engineering electrical engineering RF engineering Field Programable Gate Array (FPGA) Digital Signal Processing (DSP) embedded systems mechanical engineering cyber operations SIGINT communications and technical project management
  • Working knowledge of U.S. government security clearance levels and clearance terminology including Secret Top Secret TS/SCI and relevant polygraph requirements
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent requisitions with competing priorities and fast paced staffing requirements
  • Strong understanding of recruiting compliance employment practices and applicable government contracting hiring requirements
  • Proven ability to consult partner and influence at multiple levelsmanaging up to leadership laterally with peers and as a leader to your team
  • Strong judgement in shaping recruitment approaches and improving processes to deliver high-quality hires
  • Experience managing multi-step complex hiring processes across geographically dispersed teams and time zones
  • Experience using applicant tracking systems LinkedIn and cleared recruiting platforms (Clearance Jobs)
  • Experience with Greenhouse or other applicant tracking systems
  • Familiarity with enterprise support functions including People Finance Operations Legal and Strategy
  • Ownership mentality. You see problems and want to solve them and youre energized by having clear ownership of meaningful work
Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical plan options
  • HSA/FSA accounts
  • Dental and vision coverage
  • 6% employer 401(k) match
  • Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
  • Generous PTO
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
  • AD&D Coverage
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Subsided gym membership / plans throughWellhub
WorkAuthorization/SecurityClearance
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
  • Valid Drivers License
AAP/EEO Statement

Metrea Management Limited (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or other characteristics protected by law.

PositionTypeandExpectedHoursofWork

This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to6:00p.m. Hours and work shifts may changein accordance withdepartment and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available as business needs require.

WorkEnvironment

This job operates in an office setting.

Travel

5%


About Company

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