Systems Engineer 3 (Test Coordinator)

Base-2 Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer 3 / SETA Test Coordinator to act as the central facilitator of contractual and programmatic test events across Government teams and vendors. This role coordinates high-visibility, staggered test events and provides status updates to Government leads across the full test life cycle.

The position requires active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph, on-site work in Annapolis Junction, MD, and strong coordination, communication, and

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Experience coordinating schedule-driven, project-level activities across multiple participants.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Experience working across Government teams, industry vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to escalate to Government Leads including ART Leads and CORs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate one or more high-visibility test events across the full test life cycle.
• Provide timely status updates to Government Leads.
• Facilitate regular meetings and communication to discuss progress and mitigate risks.
• Liaise between vendor, integrator, development, and testing teams for effective communication.
• Create SOPs and templates for Government use.
• Maintain a broad view of testing activities across assigned equipment and test phases.
• Track and communicate information across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Triages and resolves issues identified during testing.

Skills

Clearance coordination

Project coordination

Communication

Stakeholder management

Test coordination

Government liaison

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

Job description

• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
• Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First

• Requisition ID: 3842
• Standard Title: Systems Engineer
• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
• Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First
• Referral Eligibility: Eligible
• U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes

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 elevate 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).