Diaconia is looking for a talented "Technical Proposal Solutions Architect" to join our Amazing team!

If you're looking to join a company that truly appreciates you and your talents, look no further! At Diaconia, we are committed to serving and caring for our colleagues, our clients and our community. Our team is made up of talented individuals who appreciate having the opportunity to contribute their knowledge and experience to further the growth and development of our industry. Our ideal candidates embrace diverse thinking, enjoy partnering with others and are seeking to make a difference!

We are currently searching for a new, full-time member for our team for the position of:

Technical Proposal Solutions Architect

Diaconia's Proposal Solution Architect (PSA) plans, develops, and writes Diaconia's technical solutions and proposals and provides compelling and compliant content that supports the needs of our federal customers. The PSA will serve as the technical volume lead of all prime IT proposal bids and assist in solution development against the SOW and RFP and generate the overall technical approach prose for each bid. The PSA defines, designs, creates, and implements features, technical approaches, and solutions as part of the Diaconia proposal development process. They bring the soft skill capabilities to instruct small and large teams on generating technical solutions, offering guidance on developing the technical content, recovering the content after team reviews, and using various writing techniques to guide them. The PSA works closely with Diaconia's CEO. Executive Leadership, Management, and proposal team to plan and develop IT solutions to support Diaconia's new business pipeline. The selected candidate must work with our V.P. of Federal Accounts to apply Diaconia's services, experience, and capabilities that support opportunities for current and new Diaconia client's. These activities center around the new business pipeline, recompetes, and working with team partners on efforts where Diaconia's services align. The PSA works closely with IT, and subject matter experts, in generating solutions to support upcoming efforts. The PSA attends technical conferences and participates in technical oral presentations as required as an advocate on behalf of Diaconia. The PSA stays well-informed of current and emerging technologies and market trends across all Diaconia's core technical areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet with Leadership for every proposal response and review to understand client needs, technical requirements, and other services.
• Prepare proposal solutions for complex bids to include services and new market solutions for implementation, effectively balancing value propositions
• Provide governance to IT solutions supporting Diaconia's business service lines and annual strategies supporting reusable end-to-end technology proposal content and solutions. Review current architectural states, define appropriate solutions, scope the effort, and provide technical direction and writing.
• Working collaboratively with program managers and various technical resources, including developers, administrators, engineers, and solution architects, to obtain an in-depth understanding of various IT solutions to meet documentation requirements.
• Working with the New Business team to integrate customer needs into technical solutions from concept to writing the technical approach for each bid as the technical volume lead. Support the Senior Proposal Director with generating outlines and responses.
• Provide writing guidance to the technical writer, including managing the solution end-to-end.
• Facilitation and expert support in cross-product IT architecture review to include planning, developing, designing, and implementing solutions.
• Performs technical evaluations of IT work products and provides guidance on defining the technology roadmap (e.g., approach, priority, and timeframe) for the transition from legacy technology.
• Remain current with industry knowledge, best practices, and standards and incorporate applicable technologies and standards into new and existing solutions.
• Attend technical vendor and trade conferences, including industry days, to support upcoming efforts.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

REQUIRED:

• Minimum 5-10 years of experience leading, developing, and writing technical approaches for federal proposals
• Brings experience as a Lead Solution Architect supporting IT federal contracts. Develops technical and management solutions for government customers. Capable of preparing and developing CONOPs approach, solution and graphics, storytelling, solution strengths development, proposal organization, and technical and management volume lead capabilities.
• Experience as Lead Proposal Solution Architect for sizeable federal IT opportunities
• Strong and in-depth technology skillset capable of researching and learning skills to support emerging technologies and methods, ie DevOps, Cloud, App Dev, Infrastructure Engineering
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and able to multitask

Writing Skills

• Excellent technical writing skills bring knowledge and understanding of various technical disciplines into a compliant and well-written proposal, use cases, and white papers.
• Experience and familiarity with major federal government technical acquisition/procurement strategies and government proposal processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ, IDIQs, BPAs, and Oral Presentations), in a full and open competition environment.
• Must be able to write technical approach sections and lead technical volumes of proposals, take ownership of the sections, and work with technical teams, if available, to develop responses both internally and with teaming partners.
• Brings knowledge and understanding of critical federal IT initiatives in agile, cloud, IT modernization, cybersecurity, data analytics, DevOps/DevSecOps, and industry trends.
• Ability to apply technical knowledge to design and develop complex cloud and applications solutions

Management And Leadership Skills

• Brings strong management and organizational skills, an eye for detail, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Capable of interviewing and working with technical SMEs to complete technical sections of proposal responses, white papers, and use cases.
• Must be able to work with varying personalities and work styles across the team successfully.
• Brings excellent communication and leadership skills to support facilitating and leading technical solution sessions and communicating technical topics to multiple audiences, including management, peers, customers, and non-technical audiences.
• Support strategic planning and IT development requirements for Diaconia services.

DESIRED:

• Self-starter with little oversight, able to multitask and be highly organized
• Passion for IT, continual innovation, and learning
• Experience developing solutions for federal agencies that include DHS and DOJ

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Diaconia is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.