Federal Technical Proposal Writer

Dell Technologies•Round Rock, TX

3d•$151,300 - $195,800•Onsite

About The Position

Dell is hiring a Technical Proposal Writer for its Federal Proposals team and Technical Content Development Team in Round Rock, Texas. The role creates technical narratives for responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), tenders, and Requests for Information (RFIs) issued by the U.S. Federal Government and government customers in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. The writer works with sales teams, technical experts, pursuit teams, and proposal managers to produce compliant, compelling customer-facing content that demonstrates the value of Dell’s solutions. The role contributes throughout the proposal lifecycle, from reviewing requirements and developing storyboards and win themes through writing, integrating, and reviewing proposal content. It also supports continuous improvement of the proposal process and may involve occasional evening or weekend work and infrequent travel.

Requirements

Five or more years of technical writing experience, preferably producing compliant and compelling technical narratives in response to IT-industry customer RFP requirements.
Superior writing, editing, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading skills.
Strong leadership and organizational skills, along with strong writing, grammar, and editing skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Visio) and Adobe.
Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and coordinate virtual teams.
Bachelor’s degree or higher; a relevant field such as English, Marketing, Communications, Business, Science, or Engineering is preferred.
Verified U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the Federal procurement process, especially responding to RFPs and RFIs in a high-tech field.
Knowledge of Dell solutions, including core products and services and emerging innovations in 5G, AI, cybersecurity, data management, and professional services.
Ability to manage multiple tasks or projects at different stages of completion.
Experience designing and laying out proposal document page content.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that may require occasional weekend or evening work.
Willingness to travel infrequently as required.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with pursuit teams throughout the proposal lifecycle to develop compliant, compelling, and succinct narratives addressing RFP requirements.
Write customer-facing narratives for RFQs and RFPs, including technical approaches, solution design, project management, services and delivery, experience and past performance, and cover letters.
Participate in pre-proposal meetings and help develop storyboards and win themes based on customer requirements.
Review RFQ/RFP response criteria for assigned sections and develop compliance matrices to track customer requirements.
Participate in proposal stand-up calls and coordinate additional meetings to keep deliverables on schedule.
Coordinate with diverse sources to gather inputs, including conducting interviews to extract and articulate technical information.
Work with the Proposal Manager to integrate narratives into proposal documents and ensure compliance with bid requirements.
Attend proposal document reviews, provide edits and comments across the document as needed, and support document recovery writing.
Contribute reusable content and winning narratives to improve the proposal process; write and edit additional content as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.