BizFirst is a boutique, senior-led recruiting firm serving Washington, DC employers — federal contractors, agency industry partners, and technology teams across the District. Based minutes away in Ashburn, VA, we recruit cleared and commercial talent and work three ways: an embedded recruiting team (RPO), contingent placement and executive search, and sourcing-only support.
BizFirst helps Washington, DC organizations hire the people they cannot afford to get wrong. We are a boutique firm, which means senior people run your search from the first call to the signed offer, not a junior coordinator juggling twenty other accounts.
Program managers, cleared IT and cybersecurity professionals, financial management analysts, and engineers for prime contractors and subcontractors supporting federal agencies across the District. GovCon recruiting →
Cybersecurity and security engineers (SOC, cloud security, security architects), data scientists, machine learning and AI engineers, and data engineers for federal and commercial teams in the District. AI & tech recruiting →
PartnerHire Core is an embedded recruiting team (RPO). DirectHire is contingent placement and executive search, billed only on a hire. See services & pricing →
Each Client Delivery Lead carries only three or four clients, so your search gets senior, hands-on attention and fast follow-through. It is why 94% of our placements stay past 90 days. About BizFirst →
We recruit across Washington, DC — from Capitol Hill and Navy Yard to Downtown, Foggy Bottom, and NoMa — and throughout the DMV (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV). Based in nearby Ashburn, VA, and because our work is search-driven and remote-friendly, we also place talent for clients nationwide.
BizFirst is based in Ashburn, VA and serves employers across Washington, DC and the greater DMV (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV), including the District, Northern Virginia, and the Maryland suburbs. We also recruit for clients nationwide, since our work is remote-friendly and search-driven.
Yes. GovCon is a core specialty. BizFirst recruits cleared and uncleared talent for prime contractors and subcontractors supporting federal agencies across the District, including program managers, cleared IT professionals, financial management analysts, engineers, and post-award ramp hires.
Yes. We recruit cleared IT and cybersecurity talent across Washington, DC, from Public Trust to TS/SCI, including security engineers, SOC and detection analysts, cloud and application security engineers, security architects, and GRC and compliance specialists.
Two core models: PartnerHire Core, an embedded recruiting team (RPO); and DirectHire, contingent placement and executive search billed only on a successful hire.
BizFirst is boutique by design. Each Client Delivery Lead carries only three to four clients, so every search gets senior, hands-on attention. For many teams it is a focused alternative to large staffing agencies, where senior people run the search instead of handing it to a junior coordinator.
Government Contracting (GovCon) and defense, cybersecurity, and AI, data analytics, and technology, with additional coverage across business, finance, and operations.
Tell us the roles you are filling and your timeline, and we will recommend the right model and send a firm quote, usually within one business day.
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