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Brillient

Senior Proposal Writer

Reston, VA · On-site

Brillient is seeking an exceptional Senior Proposal Writer who doesn't just produce compliant responses - they produce winning ones. This individual will serve as the cornerstone of our proposal ...

RIVA Solutions Inc.

Sr. Proposal Writer

Reston, VA · On-site

$100K/yr

Senior Proposal Writer Location: Hybrid - Reston, VA Terms: Full Time Clearance: None Travel: 0-10% Reports to: Director of Proposal Operations RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY. That ...

RIVA Solutions Inc.

Sr. Proposal Writer

Reston, VA · Hybrid

Senior Proposal Writer Location: Hybrid - Reston, VA Terms: Full Time Clearance: None Travel: 0-10% Reports to: Director of Proposal Operations RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY. That ...

RIVA Solutions Inc.

Sr. Proposal Writer

Reston, VA · Hybrid

$100K/yr

Senior Proposal Writer Location: Hybrid - Reston, VA Terms: Full Time Clearance: None Travel: 0-10% Reports to: Director of Proposal Operations RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY. That ...

RIVA Solutions Inc.

Sr. Proposal Writer

Reston, VA · Hybrid

$100K/yr

Senior Proposal Writer Location: Hybrid - Reston, VA Terms: Full Time Clearance: None Travel: 0-10% Reports to: Director of Proposal Operations RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY. That ...

BRILLIENT CORPORATION

Brillient is seeking an exceptional Senior Proposal Writer who doesn't just produce compliant responses -- they produce winning ones. This individual will serve as the cornerstone of our proposal ...

GDIT

Senior Proposal Solutions and Writer

Falls Church, VA · Hybrid

$142K - $190K/yr

The Senior Proposal Solutions and Writer is a senior proposal writer responsible for shaping winning strategies, improving proposal quality at scale, strengthening proposal operations, and writing ...

Arcfield

Senior Proposal Writer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

Writes, rewrites, and edits documents in response to full lifecycle proposal requirements. * Collaborates with subject matter experts, proposal team, and other stakeholders to develop compliant ...

Jobtailor

Senior Proposal Writer, Manager

Mclean, VA · On-site

$110 - $150/hr

Coordinate a proposal writing team, establish priorities, track milestones, and ensure productivity and quality is paramount. * Conduct daily review of opportunities to support pipeline development ...

Tyto Athene

Senior Proposal Manager

Reston, VA · On-site

Senior Proposal Manager Herndon/Remote About Tyto Athene Tyto is an IT services and solutions ... This role will manage large proposal efforts as well as develop, write, and edit proposals in ...

SAIC

Proposal Writer Principal

Chantilly, VA · On-site +1

$120K - $160K/yr

ORA_HYBRID Description SAIC is looking for a seasoned, cleared senior level Proposal Writer who is accomplished with writing original content for all sections of Federal RFx, with minimal oversight.

SAIC

Proposal Writer Principal

Reston, VA · On-site +1

$120K - $160K/yr

ORA_HYBRID Description SAIC is looking for a seasoned, cleared senior level Proposal Writer who is accomplished with writing original content for all sections of Federal RFx, with minimal oversight.

ActioNet, Inc.

Sr. Technical Proposal Writer

Vienna, VA · Hybrid

$100K/yr

Description ActioNet has an immediate opportunity for a Sr. Technical Proposal Writer with demonstrated strong proposal graphics and visual communication experience. . ActioNet is an IT service ...

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Senior Proposal Writer

Reston, VA • On-site

Brillient
IT Services • 1 - 5K employees
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Job description

Brillient is seeking an exceptional Senior Proposal Writer who doesn't just produce compliant responses - they produce winning ones. This individual will serve as the cornerstone of our proposal development effort, partnering with capture managers, technical SMEs, and leadership to craft compelling, evaluator-focused narratives that differentiate Brillient in competitive federal procurements. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a practitioner who thrives in deadline-driven environments, can rapidly absorb complex technical solutions, and knows how to translate dense technical content into prose that scores. You will own proposal volumes end-to-end - from strategy and outline through final production - across FedCiv, Health, DoD, and product/software sales opportunities.
This position follows a hybrid schedule, candidates must be local to the National Capital Region.
Job Duties:
Proposal Leadership & Writing
  • Lead end-to-end development of proposal volumes including Technical, Management, Past Performance, and Executive Summaries for competitive federal procurements
  • Translate complex technical solutions - often developed by engineers, architects, and subject matter experts - into clear, compelling, and evaluator-friendly narrative
  • Drive proposal strategy sessions, storyboards, and win theme workshops to ensure every response tells a coherent, differentiated story from cover to cover
  • Write, edit, and red-team proposal content to maximize compliance, quality, and discriminating score potential
  • Develop and maintain reusable content libraries: boilerplate, past performance write-ups, executive bios, capability statements, and standard proposal sections
  • Experience utilizing a myriad of proposal development tools, including AI, as a force multiplier

Collaboration & Solutioning
  • Partner closely with technical leads, architects, and program managers to extract solution details and shape them into proposal-ready content under time pressure
  • Facilitate structured interviews and working sessions with SMEs who may not be experienced proposal contributors - you know how to draw out the gold
  • Support capture strategy by contributing to competitive analysis, win theme development, teaming strategy narratives, and color team preparation
  • Collaborate with Contracts, Pricing, and BD leadership to ensure proposal coherence across all volumes and attachments Product & Software Proposals
  • Develop compelling value propositions and narrative for proposals involving Brillient software products and SaaS/platform solutions sold into the federal market
  • Articulate software capabilities, implementation approaches, and ROI in terms that resonate with both technical evaluators and contracting officers
  • Support responses to RFIs, Sources Sought, and capability-based market engagements for product lines

Process & Quality
  • Enforce proposal development best practices including compliance matrices, schedule management, annotation, and color review milestones
  • Identify and flag proposal risks - staffing gaps, unclear requirements, solution weaknesses - early and constructively
  • Conduct post-submission lessons-learned reviews and debrief analysis to continuously sharpen Brillient's proposal quality
  • Mentor junior writers and proposal coordinators; help build a culture of proposal excellence across the BD team

Required Education and Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Business, Marketing, Technical Writing, or a related field. Equivalent combination of education and relevant federal proposal experience will also be considered.
  • Minimum six (6) years of federal proposal writing experience with a demonstrated track record of wins across competitive procurements
  • U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance required
  • Direct, hands-on writing experience across FedCiv, Federal Health (HHS, CMS, NIH, VA, etc.), and DoD customers - not just team support, but volume ownership
  • Proven ability to work with highly technical solution teams (software engineers, cloud architects, data scientists) and distill complex approaches into high-scoring proposal prose
  • Deep familiarity with FAR-based acquisitions, LPTA and Best Value trade-off source selections, and the mechanics of federal evaluation criteria
  • Proficiency with the Shipley proposal development process or equivalent methodology
  • Strong command of proposal compliance: RFP decomposition, compliance matrices, and PWS/SOW cross-referencing
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent proposals with competing deadlines - without sacrificing quality
  • Exceptional written English: clear, active-voice, discriminating prose that evaluators want to read

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