Senior Proposal Task Order Writer

Ready to Ignite your career and join one of the fastest growing IT services organizations (Inc 5000, #298 and #7 in government services) in the Washington, DC metro area working alongside some of the most innovative and brightest professionals in the GovCon industry? Work in a dynamic and rewarding culture - - multiple "Best Places to Work" Awardee and be part of our amazing journey as you lead our content development, coordination, management, and writing of winning responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs).

Ignite is seeking a skilled Senior Proposal/Technical Writer to support business development and capture efforts within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This writer will be responsible for developing clear, compliant, and compelling material for responses to task order proposals.

The successful candidate must possess the ability to work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to quickly build a basic understanding of highly technical concepts (software development, cloud hosting, cybersecurity, AI/ML, data analytics etc.). They must have the ability to work independently with a strong sense of pride in developing quality written documents in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.

Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Interview Solution Architects and SMEs to document concepts, write responses, and articulate solutions, translating highly technical and complex concepts into easily understandable text for a variety of audiences
• Collaborate with Capture Managers, Solution Architects, Program Managers and Volume Leads to drive development of proposal responses and ensure written responses align with proposal requirements
• Take ownership of assigned volumes, driving development to meet deadlines and develop quality written responses
• Actively participate in team solutioning sessions to articulate solution, strategy, approach to performing the work, experience, win themes, and discriminators
• Maintain version control of documents
• Review and edit documents (Microsoft Word and PowerPoint) for formatting, grammar, and quality of responses.
• Incorporate comments from multiple sources into documents and presentations, adjudicate comments from reviewers, and track status of reviewer comments
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of professional experience or Master's Degree with 4+ years of experience
• Experience working as a technical writer with a basic understanding of proposal responses or experience working as proposal writer responding to Federal Government solicitations with a facility with technical concepts
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and basic understanding of SharePoint repositories
• Excellent writing, communication and organizational skills
• Strong work ethic and desire to excel and keep growing over time
  
  

Ignite IT offers a comprehensive salary and benefits package to include Medical, Dental, and Vision; Short Term/Long Term/Life Insurance; 401K with matching and fully Vested 100%; PTO; Holiday; Training; Legal Plan, and much more...

Ignite IT is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. In accordance with EO 13665 Final Rule, Ignite IT will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Applicants selected must be US Citizens with the able to obtain and maintain a government clearance as required.

Benefits

• 401(k) with matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance