Sidney Johnson Jr.
Ashburn,VA
Summary
Talent Acquisition Specialist with 20+ years of experience in full life cycle recruitment in Information Technology, Federal Government, and Consumer Marketing and Sales. Recognized as a strategic lead recruiter for high productivity and efficiency. Expertise in talent acquisition strategies, candidate sourcing techniques, and recruitment process optimization. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills for seamless team coordination and successful talent placement.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Recruiter, Intelligence Community
Acuity, Inc
09.2023 - 02.2025
- Lead Recruiter for the IC sector.
- Worked with Leadership to provide a candidate strategy.
- Built an IC specific staffing process from the ground up.
- Established a candidate pipeline of more than 600 candidates since October 23'.
- Sourced candidates for IT related roles through job boards, social media, in-person and networking events.
- Typically sourced Systems Engineers, Full Stack Developers, Data Architects, Software Engineers, Java developers, Data Scientist and Systems Administrators.
- Created, dispositioned and posted new requisitions.
- Provided status updates on processes and candidate activity.
- Created the interview stage, pre-hire and hire process through our ATS system.
- Continuing to work towards increasing our presence among candidates in the IC sector.
- Providing support in multiple portals regarding urgent needs and potential solicitations, to find opportunities and match the qualified candidates sourced to the available needs.
- Supporting multiple partners in regard to a robust IT services contract.
W2/Contract Recruiter
TAD PGS
07.2022 - 09.2023
- Provided full life cycle recruitment support to the IC sector.
- Conducted intake calls with Program Managers to identify urgent needs and interview processes.
- Created and provided weekly activity reports to the section leadership team on time to track progress.
- Sourced candidates, Program Managers, Project Managers, DBAs, Network Engineers, Software Engineers, Technical Writers, and Cyber Security Engineers.
- Worked directly with the Program Manager and Deputy Program Manager on specific task orders related to the hiring of Systems Engineers, Network Engineers, and Network Security Engineers.
- Coordinated through the ATS systems and MS Outlook, interviews with candidates, and interview teams.
- Created offers, pre-hire processes, and dispositioned candidates in the ATS system.
- Daily goals were to make 20-25 outgoing calls daily, to schedule 1-2 daily interviews and to move forward with 1-2 potential offer accepts a week.
W2/Contract Recruiter
TCW Global/Alteryx
04.2021 - 07.2022
- Provided full life cycle recruiting support to the Customer Success team.
- Sourced Customer Support Engineers, Technical Support Managers, Operations Analysts-Customer Success, Operations Support Specialists, Business Analysts, Stock Plan Administrators, Escalations Operations Managers, Principal Support Engineers, Order Operations Specialists, and Deal Desk Analysts.
- Sourced through job boards, Indeed, Zip Recruiter, Networking Events, Virtual Job Fairs, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Created LinkedIn pipelines, campaigns, and sourcing searches.
- Supported leadership needs in California, Colorado, Texas, and East Coast locations.
- Created requisitions through Workday, dispositioned candidates, moving candidates through the Workday process from interviews to hires, and creating the offers in the system.
- Created activity reports for leadership and managers on candidates' interviews and hires.
- Maintained a weekly manager’s meeting for updates on open requisitions, and the status of candidates' interviews and hires.
- Weekly goals were to make 15-20 outgoing call per day, provide updates in the ATS systems, add and post open roles, attempt to schedule 1-2 interviews and negotiate the potential for 1 hire.
Contract Recruiter
TENICA Global Solutions
03.2021 - 03.2021
- Sourced IT Cyber Security, Network Engineers, System Engineers, and SharePoint Developers.
- Sourced using job boards and Google Sites.
- Provided weekly, active reports to the Lead Recruiter.
- Provided support for TS/SCI+ level clearances.
- 100 percent of the sourcing effort was proposal-based.
Sr. Recruiter
The Reports and Requirements Company
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Full life cycle recruitment for Intel and DHS communities.
- Recruited candidates ranging in skill set and experiences: Project Integrators, Project Managers, Software Engineers, Full Stack Developers, System Engineers, Cloud/AWS Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Database Engineers, and Python Developers.
- Used ClearanceJobs, Indeed, and ClearedJobs.net, as well as a networking pipeline for sourcing purposes.
- Provided weekly reports and updates to stakeholders and clients on candidate updates, interviews, submittals, and hiring processes.
- Created requisitions in iCIMS to track and screen applicants and disposition them through the hiring process.
- Reviewed requisitions ranging from active, closed, cancelled, and filled to keep an accurate account of active and inactive requisitions.
- Managed a combination of 25 incoming and outgoing daily calls, between candidates and clients, goal was to schedule 1 interview weekly.
Sr. Recruiter
Dovel Technologies
09.2019 - 09.2020
- Recruited support for HHS, NIH, and FDA.
- Sourced candidates ranging from Technical Trainers, Business Analysts, Quality Analysts, Agile and Scrum Masters, Linux Systems Engineers, DevOps Engineers, DevOps Managers, Java and Full Stack Developers, Database Engineers, C++ and Python Developers.
- Sourced candidates through networking, along with LinkedIn Recruiter, Google, Dice, and Indeed.
- Conducted intake calls with Project Managers, Program Managers, and the Vice President of the Business Unit.
- Created requisitions and candidate offers in the iCIMS ATS system.
- Dispositioned candidates in the ATS system through the process of unqualified candidates, interviews and hires.
- Processed the active requisitions to closed, filled or canceled status.
- Conducted weekly active calls with managers who were supporting several different projects.
- Weekly goals were to provide 1-2 candidates for every open role, schedule 1-2 interviews and get feedback from the Hiring Managers on potentially moving forward with interviewed candidates into the hiring phase.
Contract Recruiter
Aditi Consulting/Amazon Web Services
04.2019 - 09.2019
- Provided sourcing support to the Public Sector Business Unit at Amazon Web Services.
- Sourced passive candidates for the Solution Architect roles nationwide.
- Provided candidates ranging from VMware Solution Architects, Security Architects, Storage and Solution Architects, .NET Developers, DevOps Engineers, and Cloud Architects.
- Created and posted requisitions into iCIMS and Beamery ATS systems.
- Coordinated with the Hiring Manager on phone screens, in-person interviews, and in-person interviews.
- Communicated with recruiting coordinators to have the coordinators set up the interviews identified by the hiring managers.
- Sourced within LinkedIn Recruiter, I built pipelines and campaigns geared toward collaborating with our hiring manager on candidates who fit the skills and qualifications.
- Weekly goals were to make 30+ outgoing calls to new candidates. To attempt to schedule 1-2 interviews.
Sr. Recruiter
Belcan Government Services
10.2017 - 04.2019
- Provided recruiting support to the DoD and Intel customers.
- Sourced candidates with Secret, TS/SCI+, and higher level clearances.
- Provided sourcing support for various skills, including Contract Management, Artificial Intelligence Engineers, Java, C++, and Research Scientist.
- Provided weekly reports and scheduled meetings for DARPA, the Department of State, and Intel customers.
- Dispositioned candidates in our ATS systems through Smart Search.
- Created requisitions and offers in Smart Search ATS system.
- Certified as a CIR through AIRS.
- Involved with career/job fairs quarterly to find and meet with prospective employees.
- Coordinated with the FSO to seek verification of the candidate's clearance eligibility.
- Weekly goals were to accomplish 15-20 outgoing calls a week, schedule calls with clients regarding interviewing candidates and next steps after the interview process.
Lead Recruiter Talent Acquisition
CACI International/NSSRPO
07.2016 - 10.2017
- Coordinated recruiting support for programs in the Intel community.
- Sourced TS/SCI+ candidates for the needs of the customer.
- Daily meeting with the CACI management team to discuss candidate interviews, activities, and contingent offers.
- Created and extended offers, dispositioned, and searched for qualified candidates in the Taleo Enterprise System, and completed the system process to the filled or closed status.
- Attended career fairs in the Washington D.C area, as well as hosted career events onsite.
- Created a recruiting pipeline for various contracts.
- Focused on supplying qualified candidates for current programs, as well as pending work.
- Skills: Systems Architects, Big Data Architects, Java Developers, IT Program Managers, Project Integrators, Systems Integrators, Software Testers, and Software Engineers.
- Coordinated with the security officer to validate the candidate's clearance eligibility.
- Oversaw full cycle recruiting for 50+ vacancies each quarter. Staffing one very large project.
- Weekly goals were scheduling 2+ interviews, schedule calls and in -person meetings with leadership to go over staffing updates. To schedule 1-3 interviews that would lead to potential hires.
Sr. Contract Recruiter
TekStream Solutions/PricewaterhouseCoopers
05.2016 - 07.2016
- Sole recruiting support for PwC's Public Sector and Health Services Business Unit in total supported 5 programs.
- Supported 35 requisitions for the various business units.
- Directly supported the two Senior Business Partners for each organizational unit.
- Sourced: Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, Project Managers, Human Capital Analysts, Business Analysts, Change Management Analysts, and Web Developers.
- Discussed weekly with leadership, staffing activity for each Director's program, and provided candidates and program updates.
- Sourced candidates coordinated weekly interviews for hiring managers and directors in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, Vienna, VA, and Atlanta, GA areas.
- Coordinated candidate applications through the Brass Ring system to the hiring process.
- Coordinated the candidate's eligibility process with the Security Officer.
Contract Recruiter
Start Finder/ManTech International Corporation
02.2016 - 04.2016
- Led IT recruiting support for DoD customers with TS or TS/SCI requirements.
- Sourced various skills: Systems Engineer, Network Engineers, Test Engineers, SharePoint Developers, Web Developers, Program Managers, and Project Managers.
- Oversaw sourcing efforts, interviews, and the offer process for new and internal candidates.
- Coordinated and scheduled a monthly candidate invitational for the DoD customer's urgent needs.
- Coordinated with the Security Officer for clearance verification.
- Created in the ATS system, requisitions, important notes and notifications, interviews, and offer status.
- Involved in weekly staff meetings with our customers to provide updates and gain feedback on interviews, offers, and recommendations.
Team Lead - Talent Acquisition
Verizon Corporation
10.2006 - 12.2015
- Supervised and mentored of a team of 10 recruiters.
- Conducted weekly staff meetings.
- Provided training to new team members (contractors/FTEs).
- Led several IDIQ and RFP/RFQ efforts in the federal government space.
- Oversaw accuracy in FTE tracking and analysis to support Sr. Program Managers in meeting the programmatic level of effort and expectations.
- Supported and facilitated onboarding and new hire orientation programs.
- Managed the Internal Employee Referral Program.
- Led recruiting efforts on several of Verizon's high-profiled programs in the Consumer Mass Business Markets and Federal Government space.
- Customer focus was on DoD, DISA, and NGA agencies with clearance levels ranging from Secret to TS/SCI+.
- Sourced- Helpdesk Specialist, Sales and Marketing Specialist, Project Managers, Software Developers, Network Architect, Solutions Architects, Digital Marketing Specialist, and New Trend Technologist.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Cerritos Community College
Cerritos, CASome College (No Degree) - Social Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CASkills
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Applications
- Microsoft Excel Proficiency
- Document Creation
- Microsoft Outlook Proficiency
- Windows Proficiency
- Taleo Enterprise Proficiency
- LinkedIn Proficiency
- Social Media Management
- Brass Ring Design
- HR Collaboration
- ICIMS Proficiency
- LinkedIn Sourcing
- Proficient in Indeed Navigation
- Kenexa Proficiency
Affiliations
- Enjoy public speaking
- Coaching youth in football and basketball
- Speed walking and weight lifting
- Mentoring young people
- Building relationships
Languages
English
Professional
Highlights
- I'm very focused on the overall hiring strategy and process.
- Make it a priority to learn as much about the perspective field that I recruit in, to understand best how to impact the passive candidate market.
- I have leadership experience within small and medium-size recruiting teams.
- A wealth of experience in building recruiting processes.
- Expertise in sourcing, creating requisitions, building pipelines and hiring and onboarding processes.
- Very knowledgeable in ATS systems to include: Workday, iCIMS and Taleo.
- Strong experience in relationship building with Hiring Manager, Program Managers and Project Managers.
Timeline
Lead Recruiter, Intelligence Community
Acuity, Inc
09.2023 - 02.2025
W2/Contract Recruiter
TAD PGS
07.2022 - 09.2023
W2/Contract Recruiter
TCW Global/Alteryx
04.2021 - 07.2022
Contract Recruiter
TENICA Global Solutions
03.2021 - 03.2021
Sr. Recruiter
The Reports and Requirements Company
09.2020 - 02.2021
Sr. Recruiter
Dovel Technologies
09.2019 - 09.2020
Contract Recruiter
Aditi Consulting/Amazon Web Services
04.2019 - 09.2019
Sr. Recruiter
Belcan Government Services
10.2017 - 04.2019
Lead Recruiter Talent Acquisition
CACI International/NSSRPO
07.2016 - 10.2017
Sr. Contract Recruiter
TekStream Solutions/PricewaterhouseCoopers
05.2016 - 07.2016
Contract Recruiter
Start Finder/ManTech International Corporation
02.2016 - 04.2016
Team Lead - Talent Acquisition
Verizon Corporation
10.2006 - 12.2015
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Cerritos Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Social Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
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