Test Coordinator

Mission Overview: Join Keystone Solutions as a consultant to lead testing and UAT initiatives for our client within a dynamic program environment. As a Keystone Solutions consultant, you will collaborate closely with the client's stakeholders, work partially on-site in Belgium, and drive end-to-end testing strategy, planning, execution, and reporting. This consultancy mission places you at the center of quality assurance leadership, automation integration, cross-team communication, and governance—delivering robust outcomes while leveraging Keystone Solutions' supportive, growth-focused consultancy framework. -

Key Responsibilities
: As a Keystone Solutions consultant working with our client, you will be responsible for the following**:
- Test Planning & Strategy*
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- 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 nonfunctional 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