Technical Recruiter

Employer: SSA Infosystems Inc., an affiliate of Iris Software Inc.

Position: Technical Recruiter

Terms of Employment: Full-time / Permanent

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Employment Address: 200 Bay St., Suite 1625, North Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1

Hours of Work: 40 hours/week

Language: English

Benefits: Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy. Eligible for extended medical Insurance, Life/Dependent Life, ADD, Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance & Group RSP.

Salary: $77,000 - $80,000 CAD per annum

Existing Vacancy: This posting reflects an ongoing opportunity for future openings.

Company Description

SSA Infosystems Inc., an affiliate of IRIS Software, is a professional software services organization offering high-quality solutions to businesses. We service the information technology requirements of companies ranging from Fortune 100 to medium-sized firms by utilizing specialized domain knowledge, best-of-breed technologies, rapidly deployable proprietary frameworks/solutions and flexible engagement models. Founded in 1996, IRIS Software is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey and employs highly talented professionals and domain experts at the Project Manager, Project Leader, Module Leader, and Team Member levels. We are strategic partners to over 25 Fortune 100 companies and our consistent striving for high customer satisfaction has translated into long-standing relationships and preferred-partner status with many of our customers.

What We Do

The Business Solutions and Technology Services group at SSA Infosystems/IRIS Software offers Software Life Cycle Services and domain specific solutions where the company is responsible for end-to-end delivery. We have the knowledge to understand our customers' problems, and the expertise to think of the best solution and skills to deliver these solutions to help our clients respond efficiently to the ever-growing needs of their businesses. We have multiple offices and many software professionals working for our company in the US and India, as well as an office in Canada. Supporting the Canadian office is an effective Sales and Marketing team, a resourceful HR team, a Quality Team, and accounting and administrative support staff.

Our highly experienced talent and rightsized teams help develop core, complex, and mission-critical applications and solutions for leading enterprises across Capital Markets/Front office operations, Banking, Investment Management, Brokerage, Risk and Compliance, Insurance, Healthcare/Life Sciences, and Supply Chains/Logistics. We are looking for a hands-on Technical Recruiter who will be working on site at our Toronto location.

Duties:

• Coordinating with the operations and business development teams to assess hiring and business needs
• Reviewing candidate inventories and contacting potential applicants to arrange interviews and transfers, redeployment and placement of personnel
• Using technical knowledge in the IT field to match human resources to the IT needs of the company
• Developing strong communication channels with internal and external clients
• Analyzing IT project requirements and qualifying and recruiting technical professionals
• Assessing the qualifications of employees and future candidates and matching their skills with specific IRIS software project needs
• Recruiting graduates of colleges, universities and other educational institutions
• Utilizing internal databases to identify potential candidates and placing job requirements on the internet to increase the available candidate pool
• Developing creative recruiting resources to attract qualified professionals
• Identifying and attending networking activities including career fairs, professional association meetings, and calling on technical schools
• Conducting skills testing, office interviews, reference checks, and background investigations
• Notifying applicants of the results of the selection process, presenting job opportunities to qualified candidates, preparing job offers, and negotiating contract terms
• Supervising the implementation of standard policies and making periodic reports to management
• Advising job applicants on employment requirements and on the terms and conditions of employment

Requirements:

• A college diploma in business administration or in a related IT/technical discipline is required
• At least 3 years of experience as a Technical Recruiter in IT Staffing is must
• Strong technical knowledge in the IT field, with an understanding of IT project lifecycles, IT concepts and the latest trends
• Excellent knowledge of Internet-based recruiting tools (i.e.: Monster, DICE, Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, etc.)
• Must be target-oriented with a history of achieving targets
• Experience working directly with clients
• Ability to Liaise and Network
• Ability to negotiate and adjudicate
• Ability to evaluate and analyze candidate applications
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Information

SSA Infosystems Inc./IRIS Software is a quality and security conscious organization and has maintained steady progress in our quality management and information security management programs over the years. Namely Software Process Maturity: Assessed for SEI's CMMI v1.2 Maturity Level 3 in 2009 and Quality Management: Certified to ISO 9001:2008 since 2002. Please visit our website - for more detail

AI Disclosure: We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with scheduling interviews and managing screening times. We do not use AI to evaluate applicants or make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.