Shayna (Shaina ) G.

Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist | IT & Non-IT Recruiter | DOE, US Federal & State Hiring | Engineering & Technical Recruiting | Strategic Talent Sourcing | Full-Cycle Hiring Expert

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

About

HR professional with 8+ years of comprehensive experience in Recruitment and HR Operations across Domestic and International markets. Specializing in end-to-end hiring for IT and Non-IT domains, with proven success in bulk hiring, leadership hiring, headhunting, lateral hiring, and contractual staffing. Bringing deep expertise in US recruitment, with strong command over hiring processes for State and Federal Government roles—ensuring compliance, quality sourcing, and timely fulfillment. Complementing recruitment strengths with robust experience in HR operations, onboarding coordination, candidate management, and process improvement. Recognized for building high-quality talent pipelines, optimizing the full recruitment lifecycle, and maintaining trusted relationships with stakeholders. Known for delivering consistent, results-driven outcomes aligned with organizational goals. Seeking a senior opportunity in a growth-oriented organization that values ambition, continuous learning, and performance excellence—enabling meaningful contribution to business success while supporting ongoing professional advancement.

Experience

  • Senior Technical Recruiter at Tech Army, LLC
    Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    -Leading end-to-end recruitment for US IT, Engineering, and Non-IT technical roles, including highly specialized positions across Federal, State, and Local government programs. -Managing full-cycle hiring for DOE (Department of Energy) engineering roles, technical specialists, project managers, cybersecurity leads, and other cleared or compliance-based positions. -Executing targeted sourcing strategies for Department of Energy (DOE) projects, ensuring alignment with client staffing requirements, technical needs, and mandatory compliance standards. -Recruiting across multiple domains including Software Development, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Data Engineering, Network Engineering, and ERP roles for government and commercial clients. -Handling Non-IT hiring for federal programs, including administrative, operational, finance, logistics, and project support roles. -Conducting proactive talent mapping and pipelining for long-term federal and state contract needs, with attention to security clearances, eligibility requirements, and federal hiring guidelines. -Collaborating with hiring managers and government contracting teams to define job requirements, budget expectations, and strategic hiring plans. -Screening, evaluating, and presenting highly technical profiles by assessing experience, certifications, federal compliance criteria, and project compatibility. -Managing stakeholder relationships with program managers, technical leads, contract officers, and HR partners across multiple verticals. -Ensuring recruitment processes meet all federal guidelines, including OFCCP, EEO, and client-specific mandates. -Using advanced sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job boards, internal ATS, referrals) to identify and engage niche technical talent. -Supporting onboarding, background checks, compliance documentation, and clearance verification for federal and state project hires.

  • Senior Consultant at WhiteHat Jr
    Aug 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

    -Managing the full recruitment lifecycle—sourcing, screening, interviewing, coordinating with hiring managers, negotiating offers, and supporting onboarding for both domestic and international roles. -Building strong talent pipelines through job portals, networking, referrals, social media sourcing, and maintaining a high-quality database for IT, Non-IT, technical, and global positions. -Executing recruitment mandates across India and international markets, ensuring compliance with regional hiring standards, documentation requirements, and client-specific guidelines. -Collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and clients, providing regular hiring updates, talent insights, recruitment metrics, and ensuring efficient communication throughout the hiring process. -Maintaining accurate ATS records, improving recruitment processes, supporting HR operations, ensuring background checks, and delivering an excellent candidate experience at all stages.

  • Senior HR-Recruiter Talent Acquisition at E. Design
    May 2018 - May 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Key responsibilities:  Handled a team of 5+ executives along with publishing daily and quarterly performance reports.  Taking initial interview round & scheduling Technical and Final Interviews.  Negotiation with candidates about salary package  Coordinating with the candidates and HR during Walk-In Interviews  Maintaining database through references & job portals like Naukri, Monster, LinkedIn Hiring etc.  Managing various aspects of HR Operations including employee documentation, onboarding and off-boarding, HR audits and background verification.  Worked in RPO and ensured regular follow up with clients on hiring requirements  Taking Inductions to make candidates feel welcomed in the organization  Deliver new employee orientation programs and assist in the on boarding of new employees  Have hired for both Domestic and International markets like US, UK, UAE, AUS / NZ etc.  Handled entire on boarding documentation & joining formalities of new joiners  Responsible for conducting new employees background verification  Actively involved in recruitments (Domestic, International both) , making cold calls , matching job descriptions of candidates as per company needs, scheduling interviews.  Proficient in HR generalist responsibilities like employee engagement compensation and benefits, performance management, administration and MIS management, HR policies and procedures  Tracked the Business pipeline maintaining the status of the current and upcoming contracts. Also Handled the Attrition and Retention report and worked on the Retention Policies for the better outcome.

  • HR Associate - Training & Development at Wipro Infotech C-O Embee Software Limited
    Feb 2017 - May 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

    -Managing end-to-end recruitment activities, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, shortlisting, coordinating with hiring managers, and ensuring smooth offer and onboarding processes. -Conducting induction and orientation programs to familiarize new employees with company policies, culture, job expectations, and organizational processes. -Designing and delivering training programs, coordinating skill-building sessions, and tracking employee participation and development needs. -Overseeing core HR processes such as documentation, joining formalities, HRIS updates, probation confirmation, exit procedures, and maintaining employee records. -Supporting employee engagement initiatives, grievance handling, policy implementation, and ensuring smooth communication between employees and management.