Senior 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Annual Salary Range:

$105,000–$135,000

• 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.

Astor & Sanders Corporation ( www.astor‑ ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.