Richmond, Virginia  ·  Technical Recruiting

Cloud security & DevOps hiring, handled properly.

I’m Nick Clingan — Strategic Recruiter at Seneca Resources. Since 2022 I’ve worked one lane: the engineers who keep infrastructure secure and shipping.

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2022Recruiting tech talent since
3Technical staffing firms
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MBAHood College, 2022

01  /  Focus

A narrow lane, on purpose.

Most recruiters cover everything and know none of it. My profile says one thing — cloud security and DevOps — and that’s what I read, source and screen for every day.

01

Cloud Security & DevOps

The stated specialty on my profile and the work I do daily — the security and platform engineers behind infrastructure that has to stay up and stay locked down.

02

Full-cycle technical recruiting

Technical Recruiter, then Infrastructure & Application Recruiter, now Strategic Recruiter. Sourcing through offer — including the SDLC fluency to hold a real conversation with an engineer.

03

The business side of the hire

An MBA and a marketing degree behind the desk. I read a req as a business problem — headcount, budget and timeline — not a keyword list.

02  /  Track record

Four years, three staffing firms.

Apex Systems, Procession Systems, Seneca Resources — the whole run in technical staffing across Virginia and the DMV.

  1. Jul 2025 – Present1 yr 2 mos

    Strategic Recruiter

    Seneca Resources

    Full-timeHybridUnited States

  2. Nov 2023 – May 20251 yr 7 mos

    Infrastructure & Application Recruiter

    Procession Systems

    Full-timeHybridReston, VA

  3. Apr 2022 – Nov 20231 yr 8 mos

    Technical Recruiter

    Apex Systems

    Full-timeArlington, VA

Earlier

  • Brand Ambassador Fordham Lee Distillery Aug 2021 – Mar 2023
  • Assistant Coach Team Maryland — high school lacrosse Jun 2018 – Jan 2023
  • Sales Internship The Crowley Company Dec 2019 – Feb 2020

03  /  Background

Credentials & capability.

Education

Hood College

Master of Business Administration — MBA

Business Administration & Management  ·  2020–2022

University of Mary Washington

Business — Marketing

2016–2020

Skills listed on LinkedIn

  • Recruiting
  • Information Technology
  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Project Management
  • Business-to-Business (B2B)
  • Sales Management
  • Sales
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Market Research
  • Marketing
  • Brand Awareness
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Microsoft Excel

Hiring, or open to hearing what’s out there?

Either side of the table. Tell me what you’re working on and I’ll come back with something straight.

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