Test Coordinator

Mission Overview: Keystone Solutions is seeking a Test Coordinator for a consultancy mission with our client. As a Keystone Solutions consultant, you will lead and coordinate comprehensive testing activities across multiple project streams at the client, ensuring alignment with program plans and release schedules. This role is on-site in Belgium two days per week and involves collaboration with distributed and offshore teams, with a strong preference for experience in the railway sector planning domain. Key Responsibilities: Test Planning & Strategy Define the test approach, scope, objectives, resource needs, timelines, and deliverables for each project, ensuring alignment with overall program plans and release schedules. Develop the overall test strategy in collaboration with external partners, ensuring effective internal reporting and structured communication across teams. Plan and coordinate the integration of automated tests into the overall testing framework, supporting the transition toward increased automation maturity. User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Set up, coordinate, and supervise UAT activities for clients, ensuring smooth execution, timely issue resolution, and high-quality outcomes. Ensure that test environments and test data are properly prepared, stable, and available in line with project schedules. Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement Oversee test case design, execution, and coverage to ensure all functional and non-functional requirements are adequately tested. Stay up to date with best practices, tools, and emerging trends to propose targeted quality improvements. Manage the defect lifecycle: track, prioritize, and drive resolution in collaboration with development and business teams, ensuring timely communication and documentation. Validate partner proposals and deliverables through sample testing and performance evaluation. Take a proactive role in identifying, discussing, and implementing testing improvements with the Project Manager and other stakeholders. Assess and help evolve partner testing standards and procedures to enhance UAT effectiveness. Team Leadership Lead and coordinate a team of testers (onshore and offshore). Assign tasks, provide coaching, and foster a collaborative, high-performance work environment. Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication Act as the central point of contact for PMs, BAs, developers, testers, and external partners. Communicate clearly, consistently, and proactively with all stakeholders on test progress, risks, issues, and dependencies. Work closely with Project Managers and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into test plans and strategies. Actively drive discussions around test quality, process improvements, and risk mitigation, ensuring testing activities remain aligned with overall project objectives. Governance, Metrics & Reporting Define, monitor, and enforce testing governance across assigned projects, serving as the escalation point for quality-related decisions and ensuring alignment with organizational standards. Establish and maintain testing standards, processes, and methodologies in line with industry best practices. Identify potential testing risks early and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact. Continuously monitor test progress and quality metrics to ensure compliance with organizational standards. Produce concise weekly test dashboards and contribute to Go/No-Go readiness reports to support informed decision-making. Provide concise follow-up reports regarding ongoing testing activities to ensure transparency and stakeholder alignment. Define, track, and report on key test metrics (e.g., defect density, test coverage, execution progress, UAT success rate) to provide actionable insights to stakeholders. Collaborate with release and deployment teams to ensure testing activities align with release timelines and do not introduce project delays. Monitor project changes and assess their impact on testing plans, proactively adjusting test scope and resources. Cost Awareness Monitor and manage the cost implications of proposed testing solutions and improvements, balancing quality and budget efficiency. Conformity Criteria: Overall Testing Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on functional software testing. Test Management Experience: Minimum 3 years leading test strategy, planning, and execution. UAT Coordination: Minimum 2 years coordinating or supervising UAT activities. Agile Product Ownership: Minimum 3 years as Product Owner or equivalent. Distributed/Offshore Teams: Proven experience working in projects involving distributed or offshore teams (e.g. collaboration with remote QA or development teams). Domain Requirement: Minimum 1 year experience in the Railway Sector, especially in the planning department. Office Presence: Onsite (Belgium) 2 days per week. Languages: English (full professional proficiency) and French or Dutch (native or full professional proficiency). Evaluation Criteria: 1) Core Testing Expertise Degree of completeness and complexity of testing activities performed in previous projects Types of testing covered (regression, integration, system, E2E) Level of involvement in defect lifecycle management Complexity of test scenarios handled 2) Test Strategy & Planning Depth of involvement in defining and executing test strategy and planning Responsibility level (definition vs. execution) Experience in managing test campaigns Ability to identify automation opportunities (risk/ROI-based) 3) Tools & Technical Proficiency Level of practical experience with key tools required for the mission Use of Jira and Confluence (scope and purpose) Experience with Postman for API testing Use of SQL for data validation 4) Agile Ways of Working Relevance and depth of experience in Agile environments Participation in Scrum ceremonies (planning, refinement) Role in ensuring testability of user stories Interaction with product backlog and stakeholders 5) Leadership & Coordination Level of responsibility in managing and coordinating testing activities Team coordination (size, role, responsibilities) Risk management and reporting activities Contribution to Go/No-Go decisions Consultancy Model and Advantages: Consultancy nature of work: Operate as a Keystone Solutions consultant embedded with the client, combining on-site collaboration in Belgium (2 days/week) with flexible remote work to deliver measurable outcomes within the client's environment. Dynamic projects: Engage with diverse testing challenges across multiple initiatives, from UAT coordination to governance and metrics, gaining exposure to varied domains with a focus on railway planning. Turbo-charged learning and development: Benefit from Keystone Solutions' coaching, peer communities, and targeted upskilling on tools such as Jira, Confluence, Postman, and SQL, along with best practices in test automation and Agile. Ambition skyrocketing within a consultancy framework: Build your impact through successive client engagements, progressively owning larger test portfolios, leading distributed teams, and shaping Go/No-Go decisions. Keystone Solutions' Values in Action: As a K-Stone, you bring ownership, transparency, and craftsmanship to every client project, ensuring high standards in planning, execution, and reporting. You champion collaboration across PMs, BAs, developers, testers, and partners, turning complex requirements into testable, high-quality outcomes. You balance quality with cost awareness, always aligning testing activities to business objectives and release timelines. Role-Specific Impact in a Consultancy Context: Apply your Test Coordination expertise to define comprehensive test strategies, lead onshore/offshore teams, and elevate UAT effectiveness across client initiatives. Leverage your railway sector planning experience to validate complex scenarios, manage risks, and ensure readiness for Go/No-Go decisions. Drive continuous improvement by evolving partner testing standards and integrating automation to increase maturity across programs. Final Notes and Application: As a Keystone Solutions consultant, you will perform all the responsibilities and meet all requirements listed above while working closely with our client under our consultancy model. If you are ready to tackle technical and strategic challenges in a dynamic consultancy environment, apply today at Keystone Solutions Career Portal .