Software Testing Coordinator Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

Job Description Position Summary Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer 3 / SETA Test Coordinator to serve as the central, active facilitator of contractual and programmatic test events across multiple Government teams and vendors. This role coordinates one or more high-visibility, staggered test events across the full test life cycle and provides timely status updates to Government leads. Essential Duties and Responsibilities * Serve as the central facilitator of contractual and programmatic test events by driving communication, streamlining information reception, and removing dependencies across multiple Government teams and vendors. * Coordinate one or more high-visibility, staggered test events concurrently across the full test life cycle. * Provide timely status updates to Government Leads, including Agile Release Train Leads, Project Directors, CORs, and other stakeholders. * Facilitate regular meetings and communication mechanisms to discuss progress, address issues, and mitigate risks. * Liaise between vendor, integrator, development, and testing teams to ensure effective communication. * Actively participate in communications across multiple channels, including chatrooms, emails, and verbal communication, on unclassified and classified networks. * Identify and recommend actions to remove gaps in information or communication. * Escalate issues to appropriate teams or, when necessary, to Government Leads. * Centralize presentation of test-event data across teams and vendors. * Create SOPs and templates for Government use. * Maintain a broad view of testing activities for assigned equipment across different test phases. * Track and communicate information across multiple teams and stakeholders. * Monitor test case execution and track progress against the test plan. * Ensure defects and issues are properly logged, prioritized, tracked, and resolved. * Provide periodic status messaging for each test event. * Coordinate with other teams in the setup of the system or environment under test, including hardware, software, and network configurations. * Ensure each test environment meets event-specific criteria. * Triage, prioritize, and summarize issues reported during testing. * Facilitate issue resolution by working with teams, vendors, and stakeholders. * Summarize regular test status reports for stakeholders. * Facilitate the culmination of multiple test reports summarizing the environment, detailed results, and recommendations. * Identify, track, and help mitigate risks that could impact testing schedule, scope, or quality. * Provide recommendations on decisions and priorities for test activities. * Provide recommendations to help define testing scope, objectives, and criteria for success. * Facilitate review of detailed test plans, including timelines and milestones. * Coordinate resources and schedules between the vendor, integrator, and testing teams. * Coordinate with Government teams to develop test cases covering required functionality and edge cases. * Review test cases to ensure they are well defined, relevant, and feasible. * Coordinate test closure activities, including final testing, documentation updates, and messaging. * Facilitate identification and incorporation of lessons learned to improve future testing efforts. Required Qualifications * Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph. * Experience in systems engineering sufficient to meet one of the stated education/experience pathways. * Strong experience coordinating schedule-driven, project-level activities across multiple participants. * Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to synthesize and summarize complex technical information for diverse audiences. * Experience working across multiple stakeholders, including Government teams, industry vendors, and internal stakeholders. * Ability to escalate appropriately to Government Leads, including ART Leads and CORs. * Proficiency supporting requirements validation activities. * Proficiency tracking schedules and anticipating logistical challenges. * Proficiency using ticketing systems, collaboration platforms, and dashboard tools. * Analytical mindset with the ability to identify gaps, assess risks, and recommend prioritization of test activities. * Ability to coordinate environment setup, issue management, reporting, planning, scheduling, and closure activities across the test life cycle. Required Education and Experience Equivalency * High School Diploma/GED with 12 years of experience. * Associates Degree with 12 years of experience. * Bachelors' Degree with 7 years of experience. * Masters' Degree with 5 years of experience. * PhD with 3 years of experience. Required Certifications * None specified. Required Security Clearance * Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph. Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation * Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity). * Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral. * Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent). Health * 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents. * Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans. * 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents. * 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents. Income Protection * 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability. * 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability. * 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D). * 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000. Retirement * 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total). * 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options. Leave * Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO). * 11 paid floating holidays. Work-Life Balance * Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).