Contract Technical Sourcer

IANS • Boston, MA

2d • $35 - $45

About The Position

IANS is launching the Vendor Intelligence Database (VID), a new cybersecurity research platform designed to deliver practitioner-driven intelligence and insights on more than 500 cybersecurity products. To support this initiative, IANS is seeking a Contract Technical Sourcer to identify, engage, assess, and recruit cybersecurity practitioners and subject matter experts with recent hands-on experience evaluating, implementing, administering, or operating cybersecurity technologies.

Requirements

• 3+ years of recruiting and/or sourcing experience, preferably supporting technical, cybersecurity, IT, engineering, or professional services talent.
• Demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing channels.
• Experience conducting high-volume candidate screens and evaluating qualifications against defined project requirements.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage high-volume searches and priorities in a fast-paced, project-based environment.
• Experience maintaining candidate records, pipeline data, and recruiting activity within an ATS or CRM.
• Ability to quickly learn cybersecurity terminology, technology categories, and security domains.
• A proactive, resourceful approach with the ability to work independently and drive results.
• Candidates must be available to start immediately and commit to 30-40 hours per week for an initial 3-month engagement, with the possibility of extension.

Nice To Haves

• Experience recruiting cybersecurity, information security, cloud, infrastructure, or other technology professionals.
• Experience supporting contract recruiting, advisory networks, expert networks, research participant recruiting, or consulting organizations.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity technologies, vendors, security tools, and industry certifications.

Responsibilities

• Source and engage cybersecurity practitioners and subject matter experts across targeted technology categories.
• Conduct qualification and screening conversations to validate recent product experience, technical exposure, and practitioner credibility.
• Manage candidate outreach, follow-up communications, scheduling, and relationship management throughout the process.
• Maintain organized pipelines and provide regular recruiting activity updates, market feedback, and progress reporting.
• Build and manage pipelines of qualified cybersecurity practitioners across a range of security disciplines, including: Security Operations (SOC), Security Architecture, Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Incident Response, Security Engineering.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed