CCIE Hunter

What CCIE Hunter does

CCIE Hunter is a private IT recruiting and staffing firm operating as CCIE Hunter, Inc., a Michigan-incorporated entity that was founded in 2010 and whose website copyright dates to 2011. The firm specializes in Cisco-infrastructure talent placement across four functional areas — Network Engineering, Security Engineering, IP Telephony (IPT) Engineering, and Service Provider (SP) Engineering — with a candidate pool spanning the CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, CCVP and CCIE certification tiers. It serves a hybrid customer base: companies seeking to fill Cisco-certified IT infrastructure roles, and IT professionals (from CCNA to CCIE) seeking employment, with both onshore and offshore resource options enabling global delivery.

The product portfolio comprises four interconnected service lines. IT Staffing Services provides traditional recruitment matching client requirements to candidates' skills and cultural fit. CCIE On-Demand is a pay-as-you-go offering providing CCIE-level resources for network, security and voice projects with 24x7 availability, SLA-bound tier-4 escalation, and optional proactive monitoring. For Candidates delivers career placement, resume posting, interview preparation, and onboarding support. For Companies provides recruitment solutions with contract and temp staffing options, with recruiters typically contacting prospects within one business day.

The business model is built on professional services placement fees (a percentage of placed candidates' salaries or fixed per-placement fees) augmented by usage-based billing for CCIE On-Demand. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery relies on the company website, dedicated email channels for each service line, and a basic online ticketing system for On-Demand requests. The go-to-market is sales-led: direct outreach to decision-making IT managers combined with inbound inquiry handling. Headcount sits at 11-50 employees, the firm is independently operated with no disclosed institutional investors, and no acquisitions, leadership changes, or expansion milestones beyond the On-Demand service launch and the offshore sourcing model are documented.

Name

CCIE Hunter

Legal name

CCIE Hunter, Inc

Website

https://cciehunter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CCIE Hunter is a private IT recruiting firm that places Cisco-certified talent (CCNA through CCIE) in network, security, voice, and service provider engineering roles, and offers pay-as-you-go CCIE On-Demand outsourcing to companies and MSPs worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. IT Recruitment and Staffing Placement Services: Traditional staffing agency model where CCIE Hunter places candidates with companies. Revenue is generated through placement fees, likely a percentage of the hired candidate's salary or a fixed fee per placement.
2. CCIE On-Demand Outsourcing Services: Pay-as-you-go model providing CCIE level resources for network/security/voice projects on demand. Provides tier-4 escalation services to customers, system integrators, and MSPs. Can optionally include 24x7 proactive monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CCIE Hunter is a niche recruiting and IT staffing firm that connects companies with Cisco-certified IT professionals (CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIE) and offers an outsourced CCIE On-Demand service via an online ticketing system. The firm supports both candidate career placement and company-side recruitment solutions, including pre-screened talent and on-demand consulting resources.

Product overview

CCIE Hunter operates as a single unified recruitment and staffing platform offering four interconnected service lines: IT Staffing Services for project-based technical resource placement, CCIE On-Demand for on-demand access to CCIE-certified experts on a pay-as-you-go basis, For Candidates for career placement and job matching services, and For Companies for recruitment and hiring solutions. The services are integrated through a shared talent pool database and partner network, allowing seamless matching of candidates across certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, CCVP, CCIE) with client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Staffing Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Randstad Technologies: Technology-focused division of Randstad, one of the world's largest staffing firms, placing IT talent in contract and permanent roles. Directly comparable to CCIE Hunter in IT staffing model, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader technology scope.
• ASGN Incorporated: Public IT staffing and services holding company whose brands (including CyberCoders and Apex Systems) place technology professionals across enterprise clients. Directly comparable to CCIE Hunter as an IT staffing peer, though considerably larger and operating across more technology disciplines.
• Kforce Inc. US-based professional staffing firm with a strong technology practice placing consultants in network, security, and infrastructure roles. Directly comparable to CCIE Hunter's IT staffing focus, though Kforce spans a broader technology and finance footprint.
• Akkodis: Global IT staffing and digital engineering services firm (formerly Modis) placing consultants across network, cloud, and infrastructure. Directly comparable to CCIE Hunter in IT staffing and managed services, though serving a broader technology stack.
• TEKsystems: Allegis Group subsidiary specializing in IT staffing and services, including network engineering, security, and cloud roles. Directly comparable as a major IT staffing firm with offerings in contract, permanent, and managed services that overlap with CCIE Hunter's portfolio.
• Insight Global: Large US IT staffing firm placing contract and permanent technology talent across enterprise clients. Directly comparable to CCIE Hunter as an IT recruiting and staffing peer, though operating at much larger scale across all technology disciplines rather than Cisco-specific.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing firm with a dedicated Robert Half Technology division placing IT professionals across contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent roles. Directly comparable to CCIE Hunter as a long-established IT staffing competitor, though it serves a much broader technology skill set.
• Hays: Global recruitment firm with a dedicated Hays Technology practice placing infrastructure, network, and security professionals. Directly comparable to CCIE Hunter as an IT staffing peer with global reach and onshore/offshore delivery options.

Others

• Dice: Major US technology job board and recruiting platform connecting IT professionals with employers. Adjacent to CCIE Hunter rather than a direct recruiter peer, but competes for the same Cisco-certified candidate attention and increasingly offers staffing-style services to employers.

Emerging players

• Toptal: Online marketplace that vets and connects companies with freelance technology talent, including network and infrastructure engineers. An emerging, platform-native competitor to CCIE Hunter that competes for the same Cisco-skilled talent pool but delivers it through a self-serve digital marketplace rather than recruiter-led sales.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cciehunter-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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