Talent Acquisition Associate Contract-to-Hire

Experience: 1–3 Years

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire (3 Months Contract + Full-Time Conversion Opportunity)

About CloudRaft

About CloudRaft

CloudRaft is a premier cloud-native consulting and engineering company that helps ambitious startups and digital-first organizations build, scale, and operate mission-critical platforms. We partner with innovators at the forefront of artificial intelligence, developer productivity, observability, digital commerce, and enterprise software—enabling them to accelerate growth with resilient, scalable, and production-ready cloud infrastructure.

Our experience spans organizations developing AI safety and governance platforms, AI Cloud, AI agent ecosystems, developer tooling, observability solutions, digital health products, customer engagement platforms, and technology-driven franchise networks. By combining deep expertise in Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, DevOps, Observability, and Cloud Native technologies, CloudRaft helps high-growth companies move faster, operate more reliably, and focus on building category-defining products.

As we continue to grow, we're looking for a full-time Talent Acquisition Associate who is passionate about bringing the best talent to the organization and excited to build relationships with some of the best talent in the industry.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Associate – Engineering/Technical Hiring to support hiring across our technical teams.

This role begins as a 3-month contractual engagement, offering an opportunity to demonstrate recruiting expertise, stakeholder management, and ownership. Successful candidates may be considered for conversion to a full-time role based on performance and business requirements.

You will work closely with the engineering team, founder, and hiring managers to attract top talent across Cloud, DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE , AI, and Software Engineering domains.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Talent Acquisition

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for engineering positions.
• Understand technical requirements and create effective sourcing strategies.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn, referrals, GitHub, tech communities, job portals, and networking.
• Build talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
  
  

• Conduct initial HR screening discussions.
• Evaluate candidate experience, motivation, communication, and culture fit.
• Coordinate technical interviews and feedback loops with hiring managers.
• Ensure a smooth and positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
  
  

• Maintain accurate candidate records and hiring reports.
• Track key hiring metrics and pipeline health.
• Support employer branding initiatives targeting technical talent.
  
  

• DevOps Engineers
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• Platform Engineers
• Cloud Engineers
• Software Engineers
• AI/ML Engineers
• Technical Support Engineers
• Solutions Engineers
• Engineering Managers
  
  

• Having BTech CSE/IT or BBA/MBA in IT and HR, with good knowledge of this specific hiring domain
• 1–3 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, preferably technical recruitment.
• Thrives in startup environments where ownership and execution matter.
• Experience hiring for Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure, or Software roles.
• Strong sourcing capabilities using LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms.
• Excellent communication and talent management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Wants to specialize in niche technical hiring
  
  

• Basic understanding of:
• Kubernetes
• DevOps
• CI/CD
• AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Platform Engineering
• AI Infrastructure
  
  

• Hiring performance and delivery
• Quality of sourced candidates
• Stakeholder feedback
• Ownership and accountability
• Candidate experience
• Alignment with CloudRaft values and culture
  
  

• Hire for some of the most in-demand technology domains today.
• Work directly with engineering leaders and founders.
• Gain deep exposure to Cloud Native, Kubernetes, DevOps, Platform Engineering, and AI hiring.
• High ownership, visibility, and learning opportunities.
• Clear path to a full-time Talent Acquisition career in a fast-growing technology company.