Agile Defense provides leading-edge Digital Transformation solutions to support and advance our customers' mission. We deliver innovative and high-quality services to our customers worldwide through an empowered and engaged workforce.

Requisition #: 284

Job Title: Proposal Writer II

Location: 11600 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 440 Reston, Virginia 20191

Clearance Level: Active DoD - Background Check

SUMMARY

Agile Defense, Inc. is seeking a Proposal Writer to join our team in Reston, VA.

Customize existing content to a new proposal, and create new content as needed, interviewing Subject Matter Experts, taking extensive notes and turning those notes into section writing. Write compliant, compelling proposals against tight deadlines.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·Supports the proposal process with strong technical proposal writing, from pre-proposal groundwork (internal kickoff, external kickoff, and sessions for black hat, storyboarding, risk mitigation, and differentiators and win themes) through BAFO/Orals.

·Coordinates with the current Proposal Manager, Program Managers, BD/Capture Managers, subject matter experts, and other team members to develop winning proposals.

·Ability to meet tight deadlines.

·Monitors status of proposal development-related documents for completeness, compliance with RFP requirements, and inclusion of win themes and discriminators.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Background, and Years of Experience

·Bachelor’s Degree, English preferred but not required.

·Minimum five years of experience, either writing technical sections of proposals, or writing technical/user manuals in an IT environment.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills

·A high degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and MS SharePoint, document configuration management tools, and Adobe Acrobat.

·An in-depth understanding of at least one IT specialization; a broader understanding of numerous branches is preferable.

·Ability to write, review and edit proposal content for clarity, grammar, and proper use of technical or customer terminology.

Preferred Skills

·Photoshop.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental Conditions

·Contractor site with 0%-10% travel possible. Possible off-hours work to support releases and outages. General office environment. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require standing and walking for up to 10% of the time. The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are not hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available.

Strength Demands

·Sedentary – 10 lbs. Maximum lifting, occasional lift/carry of small articles. Some occasional walking or standing may be required. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Physical Requirements

·Stand or Sit; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; See

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Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together. We believe several attributes are the root of our very best employees and extraordinary culture. We have named these attributes “The 6 H’s” – Happy, Helpful, Honest, Humble, Hungry, and Hustle.

Happy: We exhibit a positive outlook in order to create a positive environment.

Helpful: We assist each other and pull together as teammates to deliver.

Honest: We conduct our business with integrity.

Humble: We recognize that success is not achieved alone, that there is always more to learn, and that no task is below us.

Hungry: We desire to consistently improve.

Hustle: We work hard and get after it.

These Core Values are present in all our employees and our organization's aspects. Learn more about us and our culture by visiting us here.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Agile Defense is subject to federal vaccine mandates or other customer/facility vaccination requirements as a federal contractor. As such, to protect its employees' health and safety and comply with customer requirements, Agile Defense may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor 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. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)