Systems Engineer L3 - Test Coordinator

Technology Resource Experts•Annapolis Junction, MD

5d•$100,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Technology Resource Experts, LLC is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer - Test Coordinator to join their rapidly growing team! The SETA coordinator will serve as the central, active facilitator of contractual and programmatic test events by driving communication, streamlining information reception, and removing dependencies across multiple Government teams and vendors. They will be assigned one or more high-visibility, staggered test events to concurrently coordinate, spanning the full test life cycle of that test event, and will provide timely status update to Government Leads (Agile Release Train (ART) Leads, Project Directors, CORs, etc.).

Requirements

Requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph (with last poly within 5 years)
BS + 7 yrs experience

Nice To Haves

Strong experience in coordinating scheduled-driven, project-level activities across multiple participants (e.g. roles such as Project Director, Program Manager, Test Lead)
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to accurately synthesize and summarize complex technical information for a diverse audience
Experience in working across multiple stakeholders such as government teams, industry vendors, and internal stakeholders; comfortable with escalating to Government Leads (e.g. ART Leads and CORs)
Proficiency with supporting requirements validation activities
Proficiency with tracking schedules and anticipating logistical challenges
Proficiency with tool usage of ticketing systems, collaboration platforms, and dashboard tools
Analytical mindset with the ability to identify gaps, assess risks, and recommend prioritization of test activities

Responsibilities

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 from multiple communication channels (chatrooms, emails, verbal, etc.) on unclassified and classified networks
Identify and provide recommendations to remove gaps in information or communication
Escalate issues to appropriate teams or, if necessary, Government Leads
Centralize data presentation of test events across teams and vendors
Create SOPs and Templates for government use
Maintain a broad view of all testing activities for a given set of equipment across different test phases
Actively track and communicate information across multiple teams and stakeholders
Monitor test case execution and track progress against the test plan
Ensure that defects and issues are properly logged, prioritized, tracked, and resolved
Provide periodic messaging on status updates for each test event
Coordinate with other teams in the setup of the system/environment under test, including hardware, software, and network configurations
Ensure that the environment under each test event meets the criteria per each event
Triage, prioritize, and summarize issues reported during testing
Facilitate the resolution of issues by working with teams, vendors and stakeholders
Summarize regular test status reports for stakeholders
Facilitate culmination of multiple test reports summarizing the environment, detailed results, and recommendations
Identify, track and help mitigate potential risks that could impact the testing schedule, scope, or quality
Provide recommendations on decisions and priorities of test activities
Provide recommendations to help define the 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 that cover all 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 of and instrumentation of lessons learned to continually improve in future testing efforts

Benefits

100% company-paid health , dental , and vision premiums
Automatic company contributed Health Savings Account (HSA) up to $3,900 for families
Up to 7 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO)
Automatic 401k Investment
Paid 11 Federal Holidays
BlueCross BlueShield Health Insurance
Tuition/Training Reimbursement
Access to Ravens season tickets in club level
Company-paid golf events for your time and course fees
Health Insurance
Dental and Vision Coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay
Short Term and Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
401(k) Plan
Safe Harbor 401k Investment
Learning and Development opportunities
Referral Bonuses and Flex Time