Test CoordinatorSystem Engineering TSSCI with POLY
Howard County, MD - USA
Job Summary
A career at BCT LLC means being part of something bigger than yourself. Our success comes from the dedication of our people and their commitment to delivering meaningful solutions for our customers and their missions. If youre looking for a supportive team-oriented workplace where collaboration and shared success matter we invite you to explore a career with BCT LLC.
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.).Require a CI poly within the last 5 years.
In addition you will:
Communication and Collaboration:
- 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
Test Event Coordination
- 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
Environment Setup
- 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
Issue Management
- Triage prioritize and summarize issues reported during testing
- Facilitate the resolution of issues by working with teams vendors and stakeholders
Test Reporting
- Summarize regular test status reports for stakeholders
- Facilitate culmination of multiple test reports summarizing the environment detailed results and recommendations
Risk Management
- 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
Planning and Scheduling
- 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
Test Case Development and Review
- 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
Test Event Closure
- 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
Recommended Skills/Experience:
- 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
Required Experience/Education:
- A High School Diploma or GED plus twelve (12) years of general system engineering experience.
OR
- A Bachelors degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus seven (7) years of systems engineering experience.
OR
- A Masters degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus five (5) years of systems engineering experience.
OR
- A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus three (3) years of systems engineering experience.
Salary Range: $167000 - $219000
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however BCT-LLC considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience education skills and current market conditions.
What We Offer
Very competitive 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
Independent 401(k) and Investment Advisory Services
BCT-Funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
Health/Dental/Vision Coverage
Competitive PTO & Federal Holiday package
Life/AD&D/Disability Coverage paid 100% by BCT
Generous Employee Referral Program
Tuition/Training Reimbursement
Gym Membership Program
Pet Adoption Program
Several Scholarship Opportunities- available to BCT family members/dependents
Our Story
Founded in 2006 BCT LLC is a small business built on a strong foundation of core values: Humility Respect Integrity Loyalty Kindness Gratitude Innovation and Initiative. These principles guide everything we do and drive our commitment to delivering exceptional service to every customer.
Headquartered in Annapolis Junction Maryland BCT proudly supports clients throughout the DMV region and beyond. With more than 70 years of combined experience supporting National Security missions our leadership brings deep expertise insight and dedication to the work we do. At BCT our employees are at the heart of our success. Team members benefit from a highly supportive hands-on home-office staff and leadership that is genuinely invested in their growth well-being and long-term success. Simply put BCT delivers the small-business experience unlike any othercome see the difference.
BCT LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All facets of employment including the decision to hire promote discipline or discharge will be based solely on merit & business need. Candidates and Employees will never be subject to discrimination on the basis of race color religion age genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
IC