Senior IT Recruiter

About the job

ClearScale (headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA) - AWS Premier Consulting Partner, has been offering a full range of professional cloud computing services for over 10 years, including architecture design, DevOps automation, refactoring and cloud-native applications development, integration, migration, solving all sorts of security issues (from just a security check to preventing cyber-attacks) and 24/7 technical support using the best advanced technology.

The list of our customers is diverse: from governments and educational institutions (University of California, San Francisco) to well-known global brands (Samsung, GoPro, HP, Conde Nast, Carl Zeiss, etc.) The number of satisfied customers has been well over 850, some of which can be found on the company’s website in the Case Studies section.

We were the third company among partners to gain a new AWS competence: Applied AI and Machine Learning Operations (MLOps). Less than 15 partners have this competency!

We have obtained the status in the Database Freedom program (less than 20 companies have it)

Proven expertise as a Managed Services Provider (total less than 16 companies in). This means that ClearScale can perform a full cycle consultancy and service: from audits, system or software development to the 24/7. You can read more about us on the company page - Managed Services.

Since the very foundation of the company, we work 100% remotely from various cities and countries. We work on a high trust basis, therefore we do not monitor our employees via taking screen captures, webcams or logging keyboard typing as some other companies do. The professional reputation of our employees is of the highest value.

Overview

Senior Technical Recruiter is responsible for sourcing, interviewing, evaluating and hiring candidates. To be successful in this role a recruiter must be highly motivated, have strong work ethics, exceptional communication skills and thrive in a fast-paced sales culture.

We seek dynamic, hard-working team members who are inspired to work amongst diverse backgrounds and perspectives. From our altruistic mission to outstanding career development opportunities, there’s no better place to grow your career than ClearScale.

Responsibilities
 

Candidate Development

• Identify and attract qualified candidates using recruiting strategies such as leveraging the existing network, job posting, sourcing, messaging, and direct recruiting.
• Performs behavioural based interviews and screening process to select qualified candidates that suit ClearScale's staffing needs best.
• Meet the activity metrics and performance goals determined by the Recruitment Director.
• Must have a high sense of urgency and self-confidence while working in a results-oriented environment.

Candidate Management

• Apply best practices, company tools and methodologies effectively and efficiently. Documents activities accurately in the applicant tracking systems (Zoho Recruit).
• Retention is managed through consistent communication with candidates: Gives feedback, counsels and coaches when necessary. Builds long term relationships with candidates being a resource beyond one position. Provides insights on the market trends.
• Actively engaged listener who absorbs information and asks questions.
• Maintain morale throughout assignments, and promotes candidate referrals.

Industry Experience

• Understands relevant employment law to avoid unlawful employment practices during the recruiting
• Provides knowledge to recruiting and sales teams to strengthen team environment.

Excellence and Growth

• Keeps up to date with trends and thinks creatively, updates recruiting strategies and improves marketing approach to attract top candidates.
• Communicates across multiple platforms and channels to reach more candidates and maintains profitable relationships.
• Represents ClearScale's recruitment team professionally and ethically at all times.
• Follows all ClearScale's policies, procedures, and other relevant controlled documents.

Solution Execution

• Consults ClearScale's talent strategy and works closely with Directors and Hiring managers to business needs and issues.
• Participates in team meetings to get the feedback from colleagues and to take proper action on recruiting.
   

Qualifications

• 5+ years in full cycle recruiting and hiring in IT and Tech
• Cloud engineering (Developers, Devops engineers) recruiting experience is a must 
• Track record of effective sourcing strategies, especially in hard-to-find talent areas
• Experience in developing hiring manager's capabilities and advising the business on the most effective hiring strategies
• Demonstrated ability to execute the recruitment process including sourcing, candidate selection, interviewing, making offer recommendations and negotiating offers
• Ability to work efficiently in team environment and to successfully build relationships with peers, HR, hiring managers and upper-managers.
• Skilled in multiple recruitment technology, including ATS and sourcing tools (Zoho Recruit would be a great advantage)
• Ability to carry communication in English in emails and on calls with candidates and US / EU teammates (ideally - Fluency).
   

What we offer

# 1 Fair wage

• Hourly rate in USD
• Full-time, 40 hours per week contract. It’s your main and permanent place of work, not a freelance job
• Payments every 2 weeks
• Annual Hourly Rate Review: received client's appreciation, obtained an AWS certificate, saved the world?The reward is based on facts, not on a personal attitude
• Reference program: many engineers joined the team by the recommendation from their friends and former colleagues and we have a reward for this

# 2 Independence

• From the office location or office conditions because it's only up to you where you want to work from - home, office, co-working or outdoors in the woods. The only requirement - fast and reliable internet. At the same time, our engineers do not work evenings or weekends: we focus on your local timezone
• From any annoyance or big team buzz - we are the community of professional engineers, valuing each others' time and effort
• From bureaucracy - we operate in an honest and competitive environment and we are one of the AWS's top 10 key partners.

# 3 Professional Development

• Work with innovative Silicon Valley companies and traditional American companies at the cutting edge of digital transformation
• We work with the newest technologies in AWS cloud and open-source tools, Jira, Confluence, Lucidchart, Slack
• Constant practice at writing and speaking in English
• The team which is willing to share its experience
• Paid AWS certification: we provide training material, paid time off and examination itself
• Horizontal and vertical career growth - are you ready to be greater, faster, stronger? We keep growing and people keep growing with us