Talent Acquisition Information Technology
Resume:
Clifford Riddick
ATLANTA, GA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliffriddick
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SUMMARY
• Senior Technical Talent Acquisition/Recruiter with over (15) + years of experience encompassing the full recruitment life cycle. Experienced in High-Volume agency Recruiting with a focus on information technology.
• Exceptionally skillful at negotiating salaries and rates to meet client needs.
• Proven ability to qualify, screen, and schedule interviews for candidates
• Proficient with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) --Isolve, Bamboo, Bullhorn, MaxHire, ISCM, Workday, JobDiva, Brassring, Taleo and Peopleclick.
• Experience in high-volume staffing for Technical and non-technical positions.
• Full life-cycle talent acquisition Recruiter with the proven ability to assess the needs of both internal & external stakeholders in order to effectively execute successful recruitment projects. Experienced in developing recruitment pipelines and highly detail-oriented. Experienced in managing resource allocation, sourcing passive talent, resolving issues at the onset, as well as delivering optimal results under strict deadlines.
• Proven experience establishing rapport with hiring leaders, HR Business Partners, and executive leadership
• Proficient with Vendor Management Systems (VMS) – IQNavigator, FieldGlass, Adecco, Accenture
• Extremely skilled at sourcing and recruiting both active and passive candidates through cold calling, data mining, networking, referrals, internal databases, networking events, and job boards.
• High-quality time management & multitasking skills and ability to meet with deadlines
• Responsible for verification of I-9 forms, reference checks, SSN verifications, criminal background checks,and any other documentation required by the clients.
• Maintained records and logs for all open positions, interview schedules, and interview progress and
• candidate profiles.
• Responsible for setting up interviews with hiring managers and directors. Routed candidates through the system.
• Building, presenting offers, and filling/closing requisitions.
• Recruited for a variety of IT professionals: ML engineers, AI consultants,Programmers/Analysts, Software/Hardware Engineers, Lead, Developers,ML Engineers. Azure Data Architects/Data Modelers, BIG DATA, Database Administrators, Systems Architects, ERP Consultants, Systems Analysts, System Developers, System Administrators, LAN/WAN Specialists, Business Analysts, Configuration Managers, IT Managers/Directors, Trainers, QA Analysts, IT Sales, Technical Writers, Project Managers, etc.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Sr. Talent Acquisition /Recruiter,JR Software Solutions Inc.( start-up) Jan, 2023- Present
• Full life cycle Recruiting for senior-level data Analytics and Cloud Platform consultants. Providing high-volume recruiting expertise.
• Meeting with Stakholders, Directors and Managers regarding thier Hiring and project needs at the CDC and DHS.
• Full vetting and Tech screening for the Federal Government Projects. ( CDC, DHS). Worked with Booz Allen(Primary Vendor) for filling Federal Government needs.
• Projects filled for Data Engineers, Architects, Analyst and Designers with Cloud implementation experience.
• Weekly Prime Vendor Meeting, covering active and future Technical needs.
• Managed offshore Team for Technical sourcing.
TALENT ACQUISITIONS SPECIALIST- GUIDEHOUSE CORP. ATLANTA, GA JULY, 2022 -Jan. 2023 (CONTRACTOR)
• FILLING FTE ROLE FOR the SDLC (Low-Code/No-Code), Data Practice.
• Full life cycle vetting of prosective candidates working Fulltime consulting with Guidehouse Corp.
• Working with Finacial, Commerical and Medical industry clients.
• Meeting with Hiring VP's, Directors and Managers on a weekly basis.
• Being a part of the background checking process.
• Setting up and scheduling the 1st, 2nd or Final interviews. TALENT ACQUISITION TECHNICAL RECRUITER CAPGEMINI - ATLANTA, GA JANUARY 2022 TO JUNE 2022
• FILLING FTE ROLE FOR CAPGEMINI DATA ENGINEERING PRACTICE AS WELL AS OTHE TECHNOLOGY ROLES.
• Scheduling all the interview with candidates and Hiring Executives>
• Full life cycle Recruiting. Intake/weekly sessions with Clients/Hiring Managers.
• Building relationships with Executive level Management. SYSTEMS SOFT TECHNOLOGIES-ATLANTA, GA FEB.2019-SEPT. 2021 TALENT ACQUISITION TECHNICAL RECRUITERSDLC
• Providing Technical resources for BCBS of Florida.
• HIRING FOR INTERNAL/EXTERNAL TECHNICAL SKILLED CONTRACT, CTH AND DIRECT HIRE ROLES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PROVIDED CORPORATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RECRUITING SERVICES FOR A VARIETY OF POSITIONS. · POSITIONS INCLUDE AZURE/AWS GLOBAL CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE,TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER, PMO TECHNICAL ANALYST, · CYBER DEFENSE TECHNICAL WRITER, .NET TECHNICAL MANAGER, INFORMATION SECURITY PKI ARCHITECT, CYBER DEFENSE · SECURITY TEAM LEAD, CYBER SECURITY SOC ANALYSTS, HELP DESK LEVEL II, CYBER DEFENSE SOC
• MANAGER, IT · ENGINEER, IT SECURITY ARCHITECT, IAM ARCHITECT, DLP ANALYST, CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE ANALYST (CARBON BLACK,SPLUNK), DEVOPS AND OTHER IT roles.
• PROVIDE CANDIDATE SOURCING AND FULL LIFE CYCLE RECRUITING. SR.TECHNICAL RECRUITER TEKMARK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS - ATLANTA, GA FEBRUARY 2018 TO FEBRUARY 2019 ·
• FULL LIFE CYCLE TECHNICAL RECRUITER FOR MAJOR FINANCIAL SERVICE CLIENTS N A NATIONAL BASIS.
• (FIRST DATA CORP. TD AMERITRADE, AEP, JPMORGAN CHASE) · EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS TO MANAGE DAILY VOLUME OF OPEN REQUIREMENTS RECEIVED ·
• NEGOTIATED RATES BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE AND PRESENTING THE SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES TO THE CLIENTS. ·
• RECRUITED FOR A VARIETY OF IT PROFESSIONALS: TECH SUPPORT,NETWORK/SYSTEMS ADMIN., PROJECT MRGS., BUSINESS ANALYST., DBA, ERP CONSULTANTS, BO/BI CONSULTANTS, WEB DEV. /DESIGNER,
• DATA CENTER TECHS, C# DEV., MS STUDIO SUITE CONSULTANTS, QA TEST ENGINEERS, IP ENGINEERS, ORACLE DEV., ARCHITECTS, HYPERION CONSULTANTS, SHAREPOINT DEV., PL/SQL DEV., ETL DEV., JAVA/J2EE DEV., WEBSPHERE CONSULTANTS, COBOL/MAINFRAME, CISCO ENGINEERS, GRAPHIC DESIGNER and DATA MODELERs. Contract Technical Recruiter. Atlanta, GA June 2012 – 2018 ( Contracted with NorfolkSouthern, AT&T, Fiserv, State of GA, The Weather Channel, CenturyLink, Atlanta Public Schools ).
• Responsibilities include Full life cycle recruiting for Tech Contract, CTH, and FTE with end clients .
• Working with Hiring Directors and Managers on Perm/FTE employee roles in their Big Data Group, Information,Volume call Center suppor,Security, Sales Consultants, and other groups as well.
• Utilizing their internal ATS as well as Filling full-time/Perm roles for AT&T’s Big Data Group as well as other technical areas (Visual Designers, DataAnalysts, Data Architects, Product Development Managers, Statisticians, Big Data Developers, UI/UX Designers).
• Full life Cycle Recruiting form Sourcing, Recruiting, Negotiating Salaries, etc.
• Successfully recruited for the following positions:
• Trading Systems Developer (C/C++, C#, Java/J2EE), Enterprise Architect, Business Analyst, Project Manager,Systems/Network Engineers, DBA/Database Developer, BI Developer, Web Developers, QA/Performance Testers, Tech Support Engineers, etc. Sr. Technical Recruiter Jan 2011 - June 2012 OPEN SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, Atlanta, GA
• Responsibilities include recruiting for a number of Open Techical Systems’ direct clients located throughout the US.
• Working has a Full-life cycle recruiter spending 90% of time recruiting for technical resources. Proven record of placing the consultants within the least amount of time 3-6 weeks).
• Supported multiple VMS clients on a contingent workforce staffing environment.
• Responsible for identifying and screening, qualifying and reference checking, skills matching, advising and managing a large pool of candidates/consultants.
Senior Technical Recruiter April 2007 – Jan 2011 ITR CONSULTING, Atlanta, GA
• Working with and filling Technical resouce needs for IBM and Atlantic public schools.
• Responsible for technical recruitment supporting VMS programs on a national level for IBM.
• Acted as a resource to answer questions relating to policies, benefits and other relevant
• programs for all the candidates submitted to requisitions.
• Utilized Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for organizing all candidate, job order and interview progress
• tracking.
Technical Recruiter January 2006 – April 2007 CDI BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, Atlanta, GA Technical Recruiter September 2004 – January 2006 ICONMA, LLC, Duluth, GA EDUCATION
BS, Education, East Stroudsburg State University, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
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