Senior Technical Proposal Writer

Astor & Sanders; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Federal Holidays off

Health and Dental Insurance Coverage

Retirement Savings Plan

Pre-Tax Benefit Programs

Wellness and Work-Life Support

Professional Development

Performance and Referral Bonuses

Life and Disability Insurance

Job summary

Astor & Sanders Corporation, headquartered in McLean, VA, is seeking a Technical Proposal Writer for a full-time hybrid role. You will craft compliant, compelling content for government solicitations and translate technical input into proposal-ready sections, working with SMEs and multiple stakeholders.

You will organize information for diverse publications and ensure the content aligns with win themes and customer benefits while meeting tight deadlines in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in proposal writing or related professional writing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or a technology field.
• Strong writing, editing, research, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.
• Familiar with MS Word, SharePoint, Teams, or proposal collaboration tools.
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn with a winning-culture mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop compliant, compelling content for government solicitations (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs).
• Translate technical input from SMEs into proposal-ready content.
• Lead or support SME interviews to gather technical details and customer benefits.
• Organize information to write technical publications for Federal Government audiences.
• Incorporate win themes, differentiators, and proof points into content.
• Clearly communicate solution, delivery approach, and value to customer missions.
• Improve readability with headings, bullets, tables, callout boxes, and visuals.
• Review and edit content for clarity, compliance, and persuasiveness.
• Manage multiple writing/editing assignments against tight deadlines.

Skills

Technical writing

Proposal writing

Editing

Research

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in English, Communications, or a technology field

Tools

MS Word

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Technical Proposal Writer

Astor & Sanders Corporation (Astor) is an award-winning IT solutions provider headquartered in McLean, VA seeking a

Job Description

Job Description

Technical Proposal Writer

Astor & Sanders Corporation (Astor) is an award-winning IT solutions provider headquartered in McLean, VA seeking a Technical Proposal Writer. This is a full-time and hybrid position.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Develop compliant, compelling content for government solicitations, including RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, with a focus on technical solution and approach narratives
• Work directly with technical project staff and subject matter experts to gather, clarify, and translate technical input into proposal-ready content
• Lead or support SME interviews and working sessions to draw out technical details, delivery examples, customer benefits, and mission impact
• Organize and prepare information and data to write a variety of technical publications, including white papers, for a Federal Government audience requiring in-depth knowledge and understanding of information technology (IT) and management consulting services.
• Incorporate win themes, customer benefits, strengths, differentiators, proof points, and relevant examples into technical proposal content
• Clearly communicate the proposed solution, delivery approach, and value to the customer's mission and operations
• Improve proposal readability by using clear and concise headings, bullets, tables, callout boxes, graphics/visuals, and other scannable formats
• Review and edit proposal content for clarity, compliance, persuasiveness, and alignment with win themes
• Manage multiple proposal writing and editing assignments simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• 7+ years' experience in proposal writing, technical writing, editing, communications, or related professional writing
• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or a technology field
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn, with a strong interest in contributing to a winning culture and growing within the company
• Analytical mindset to interpret government solicitations, identify key response requirements, and support compliant proposal development
• Strong writing, editing, research, collaboration, and critical thinking skills
• Familiar with MS Word, SharePoint, Teams, or proposal collaboration tools

The anticipated salary range for this position is $100,000-$140,000 annually. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, candidate skills and education, geographical location, certifications, and business needs, as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range. This salary range represents Astor's good-faith estimate of compensation for the position at the time of posting.

Benefits

Astor & Sanders Corporation ( offers a unique, stimulating and challenging environment that fosters individual growth and rewards performance. Astor & Sanders Corporation ( #Astor ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Some Of Our Competitive Benefits Include

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and all Federal Holidays off
• Comprehensive Health and Dental Insurance Coverage
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Pre-Tax Benefit Programs
• Wellness and Work-Life Support
• Professional Development
• Performance and Referral Bonuses
• Life and Disability Insurance