Test Coordinator

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

• 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 or development teams).
• Domain Requirement: Min. 1 year experience in the Railway Sector especially in the planning department
• Office Presence: You need to be Onsite (Belgium) - 2 days per week
• 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 at Keystone Solutions

• Consultancy nature of work: You will operate as a Keystone Solutions consultant embedded with our client, working closely with their PMs, BAs, developers, testers, and partners to deliver the testing outcomes listed above. Expect a hybrid delivery model with on-site presence in Belgium and coordinated collaboration across distributed teams.
• On-site client collaboration: Engage on-site with the client a minimum of two days per week to accelerate decision-making, foster stakeholder alignment, and ensure timely UAT execution and governance adherence.

Dynamic Projects Across Clients

• Work on high-impact testing missions across varied client environments, including complex domains such as railway planning, where your UAT leadership, governance discipline, and automation integration expertise will be highly valued.
• Benefit from exposure to diverse platforms, processes, and partner ecosystems, sharpening your ability to scale best practices and deliver quality at pace.

Learning and Development at Keystone Solutions

• Turbo-charged growth through curated learning paths, coaching from seasoned test leaders, knowledge-sharing rituals, and access to modern QA tooling to advance automation maturity and governance excellence.
• Backed by Keystone Solutions' community of practice, you will continuously refine test strategy, UAT orchestration, and metric-driven reporting skills.

Career Growth in a Consultancy Framework

• Ambition skyrocketing: Build a visible impact track-record across engagements, evolve into principal-level advisory roles, and shape testing standards that ripple across multiple clients.
• Opportunities to lead distributed teams, influence Go/No-Go decisions, and mentor peers within Keystone Solutions and on client projects.

Keystone Values in Every Engagement

• As a K-Stone, you bring excellence, ownership, collaboration, and integrity to every client mission—translating business goals into actionable test strategies, ensuring transparent communications, and driving continuous improvement with measurable results.

Role-Specific Consultancy Opportunity

• Apply your test leadership to real-world client scenarios that demand robust UAT coordination, structured governance, rigorous metrics, and cost-aware quality improvements—particularly valuable when collaborating with external partners and distributed teams.
• Leverage your experience within the railway sector planning context to elevate domain-relevant testing standards and enhance UAT effectiveness across engagements.

How to Apply

If you are ready to tackle technical and strategic challenges in a dynamic consultancy environment, apply today at Keystone Solutions Career Portal.