Technical Recruiting
Boston, MAJob$85–105K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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tCognition is seeking an experienced State Agency Technical Recruiter to support its public sector staffing practice in Boston. The recruiter will source, screen, interview, and submit IT consultants for state agencies and other government organizations through statewide contracts, MSPs, and VMS platforms. The role also involves candidate pipeline management, offer negotiation, onboarding coordination, and collaboration with business development and account management teams.
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Skills Required: Technical Recruiting, LinkedIn Recruiting, Indeed Resume, Dice, MSP/VMS platforms (DotStaff, Fieldglass, Beeline, VectorVMS, Magnit, SAP), Microsoft Office 365, AI-powered sourcing tools, ATS (Bullhorn/JobDiva/Ceipal/Zoho Recruit) Job Description: Base Salary: $85,000 ? $105,000 State Agency Technical Recruiter **Location:** Boston, MA (Onsite) **Company:** tCognition, Inc. **About tCognition** tCognition is a 23-year-old IT consulting and professional staffing company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. We are a HUBZone-certified, DOBE?-certified, GSA-approved, MBE-certified, and E-Verify employer delivering IT Staffing, AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Healthcare IT, and Professional Services to Federal, State, and Commercial clients. ### Position Summary We are seeking an experienced State Agency Technical Recruiter to support our growing Public Sector Staffing practice. The ideal candidate will have experience recruiting IT professionals for many State Agencies and other government organizations through statewide contracts, MSPs, and Base Salary: $85,000 ? $105,000 State Agency Technical Recruiter **Location:** Boston, MA (Onsite) **Company:** tCognition, Inc. **About tCognition** tCognition is a 23-year-old IT consulting and professional staffing company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. We are a HUBZone-certified, DOBE?-certified, GSA-approved, MBE-certified, and E-Verify employer delivering IT Staffing, AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Healthcare IT, and Professional Services to Federal, State, and Commercial clients. ### Position Summary We are seeking an experienced State Agency Technical Recruiter to support our growing Public Sector Staffing practice. The ideal candidate will have experience recruiting IT professionals for many State Agencies and other government organizations through statewide contracts, MSPs, and VMS platforms. This individual will be responsible for identifying, screening, interviewing, and submitting highly qualified consultants while maintaining exceptional candidate experience and submission quality. ### Key Responsibilities * Recruit IT professionals for many State Agencies and public sector clients. * Source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Indeed, ClearanceJobs, Monster, GitHub, and internal databases. * Recruit for positions including: * Software Developers (.NET, Java, Salesforce) * Business Analysts * Project Managers * Cloud Engineers * Cybersecurity Specialists * Data Engineers * AI/ML Engineers * QA/Test Engineers * Database Administrators * DevOps Engineers * Support statewide contracts including ITS81, ITS86, ITS87 and other public procurement opportunities. * Review resumes against job descriptions and identify the best-qualified candidates. * Conduct technical and behavioral interviews. * Verify work authorization, references, certifications, and employment history. * Negotiate compensation and manage offer acceptance. * Coordinate onboarding activities with HR and compliance teams. * Build and maintain a strong pipeline of Massachusetts-based IT consultants. * Maintain accurate candidate records in the ATS/CRM. * Meet weekly recruiting metrics including submissions, interviews, offers, and starts. * Work closely with Business Development Managers and Account Managers to fill open requirements quickly. ### Required Qualifications * 4?7+ years of Technical Recruiting experience. * Experience recruiting for State Government or Public Sector IT projects. * Strong understanding of State Government Agency staffing requirements. * Experience with MSP/VMS platforms such as: * DotStaff *Fieldglass * Beeline * VectorVMS * Magnit * SAP * Experience recruiting W-2, C2C, 1099, and Contract-to-Hire consultants. * Strong understanding of IT technologies and software development roles. * Excellent communication and negotiation skills. * Ability to ork in a fast-paced staffing en
How this job compares
Set against the 487 open Technical Recruiter jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–105K/yr
- US median$120–170K/yr303 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $95K, is 35% below the US median midpoint ($145K) — in the lowest quarter of Technical Recruiter salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Technical Recruiter jobs in Massachusetts and 487 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Technical Recruiter postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (431 postings).
- Education
- 51 of the 487 open Technical Recruiter jobs (10%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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