Senior Analyst

Platinum Solutions, Inc. is an award-winning developer of innovative, secure systems for improving business and government operations. With particular expertise in law enforcement, intelligence, defense, homeland security and healthcare, we offer creative solutions to those responsible for ensuring the nation's security and public safety. In a nutshell, Platinum Solutions creates software that saves lives. Our software helps the federal government monitor terrorist communications, arrest violent criminals, and improve the safety of prescription drugs.  Platinum Solutions developed a tailored iterative, or agile, development methodology that was modified from the mainstream agile development methodology to comply with CMMI guidelines.  This Platinum Solutions Delivery Methodology (PSDM) preserves many of the benefits of agile development, such as collective ownership, test-driven development, and increased customer collaboration.  We develop custom software based on open standards so that our clients can quickly respond to a changing world.

We are ranked the 61st Fastest Growing Private Company in the U.S., 2006 Inc. Magazine and are number 10 on the 2006 Washington Technology Fast 50 List.  Platinum Solutions is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and serves the Washington, D.C. metro and Norfolk/Virginia Beach metro areas.

We are currently seeking a Senior Analyst with the following background and experience:

Requirements:

Secret Security Clearance or US Citizenship with the ability to obtain Secret Clearance

Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent experience is required.

 

Working knowledge of Rational software suite and 508 compliance testing tools. Experience in a CMMI environment, participation in testing and quality organizations. Bachelor’s degree and 7 or more years of related experience. A Master’s degree in Business Management, Engineering Management, Computer Science, or related engineering discipline may substitute for 2 years experience.



Essential Job Functions:

Prepares and participates in walkthroughs of business requirements and technical specifications. Converts requirements and specifications into test plans, cases, and scripts. Executes test cases, and reports progress and issues in a timely and accurate manner.  Mentor junior requirements analyst and test engineers.  Prepare project estimates. Identifies, records, and reports defects.  Conducts root cause analysis of identified defects, providing sufficient detail to understand, replicate and resolve defects. Maintains traceability between test documentation and requirements. Elicits requirements from project stakeholders, and defines, maintains, and manages system requirements. Participates in planning for system releases. Creates requirements documents and use cases.

 

 

 

This position is based out of Clarksburg, WV.

On a day-to-day basis our employees say that they like the interesting work we do and being part of projects that make a difference. Just about every week there's an article in the newspaper about a criminal being apprehended and although we're rarely mentioned we know our software helped make that happen. Our software helps catch violent criminals, child pornographers and aid in negotiation of hostage situations.

We like to say that we work hard and we play hard. Platinum Solutions was featured in The Washington Post's article, "Where Xbox Meets Lunchbox: Video Games Are the New Foosball at Firms Where Young Workers Dominate." Every day at Platinum Solutions, for a quick break before lunch, it's time for some Halo 2, the hit sci-fi "shooter" game that pits aliens against space marines -- or colleague against colleague, in this case. Click on the link below to view The Washington Post’s article.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/06/AR2007050600866.html?hpid=topnews

 

 

Please send resumes to hr@platinumsolutions.com

 

For more information, please visit our website at: www.platinumsolutions.com

 

Check out our other open positions at:  www.platinumsolutions.com/careers/search.jsp

 

Platinum Solutions, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.