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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Testing Coordinator - **Company:** Hays - **Location:** Antwerp Metropolitan Area, Belgium - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Code Coverage, Software Documentation, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Firmware, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Web Portals, Mobile Application Software, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, OpenID, Operational Databases, Openid Connect, Test Data, Strategies of Testing, Virtualization Technology, Browserstack, Backend, Customer Identity Access Management, Integration Tests, Playwright, Data Management, Restful APIs, Software Version Control - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5877122096 ## About the Role Professional Background * Minimum 10 years of experience in software testing * Minimum 4 years of experience coordinating testing across multiple parallel teams within complex programs * Proven experience designing and implementing test data management solutions, including synthetic data and governed datasets * Strong hands-on approach with experience building test data generators, harnesses, and automated end-to-end scenarios * Experience working in Agile delivery environments with multiple stakeholder groups * Ability to influence Product Owners and Technical Leads without direct managerial authority * Experience supporting teams with varying levels of testing maturity Technical & Functional Skills * API and integration testing * End-to-end validation across backend, web, and mobile platforms * Test automation within CI/CD environments * Playwright * BrowserStack * REST API testing * Python * Azure DevOps * Jira * Confluence * Test management tools such as Xray * OAuth2 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) * Identity and Access Management testing * Role, permission, and multi-tenant access models * Validation of data during platform migration initiatives * Experience with IoT, telemetry, device-to-cloud, or connected device platforms is an advantage * Experience with hardware-in-the-loop and device laboratory testing strategies is an advantage * Exposure to compliance and audit frameworks such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2 is an advantage Languages * Dutch: Advantage * English: Fluent ## Description A leading organization operating within the industrial IoT and connected technology sector is seeking a Senior Testing Coordinator to support a major integration program involving next-generation platform services, mobile applications, web portals, and CIAM capabilities. The assignment is focused on establishing a sustainable testing organization across multiple parallel delivery streams. The consultant will take ownership of cross-team testing coordination, implement a scalable test data management capability, improve testing processes, and raise overall testing maturity. This is a hands-on leadership role combining strategic vision with practical execution. Core Responsibilities Testing Strategy & Coordination * Build a collaborative quality culture across multiple teams * Define the testing strategy, including manual, automated, pipeline, and scheduled testing approaches * Manage integrated test planning and provide a consolidated view of test readiness across all delivery streams * Develop and maintain a risk-based end-to-end test scenario catalogue * Define test entry and exit criteria, testing definitions of ready and done, and cross-team defect triage processes * Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Tech Leads, and key stakeholders Test Data Management * Design and implement a governed, reusable, self-service test data capability * Establish dataset catalogues, ownership, version control, and documentation standards * Support complex testing scenarios involving device types, configurations, licenses, user roles, and organizational structures * Develop a repeatable CIAM role and permission testing matrix * Translate test data requirements into backlog items and coordinate delivery with Product Owners Environments, Devices & Test Coverage * Define testing approaches for connected devices, gateways, controllers, sensors, and related hardware * Establish provisioning, commissioning, firmware, and configuration validation processes * Design and implement a device lab and hardware-in-the-loop testing strategy * Determine appropriate usage of physical devices, simulators, and virtualized environments * Reduce reliance on production data and production environments for testing purposes * Create operational runbooks that allow non-specialists to execute complex validation scenarios Migration & Compatibility Validation * Define backward compatibility testing approaches for domain transitions * Validate data consistency and integrity across legacy and target systems during migrations * Implement dual-source validation patterns for coexistence and migration scenarios * Communicate migration timelines, dependencies, risks, and readiness to stakeholders Maturity Improvement & Knowledge Transfer * Coach test engineers and technical teams to improve testing practices and maturity * Support the adoption of relevant generative AI tools within testing activities * Define KPIs, establish a baseline, and provide monthly reporting on progress * Deliver a complete handover package including a documented 30/60/90-day continuation plan ## Related Videos - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Testing .NET applications a Tool box for every developer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/704-testing-net-applications-a-tool-box-for-every-developer) - [Get started with securing your cloud-native Java microservices applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/123-get-started-with-securing-your-cloud-native-java-microservices-applications) - [Delegating the chores of authenticating users to Keycloak](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1558-delegating-the-chores-of-authenticating-users-to-keycloak) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Software Developer Salary in The Netherlands [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/217-software-developer-salary-in-the-netherlands-2023) - [Best Companies in the Netherlands: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/193-best-companies-in-the-netherlands-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [The Netherlands – Europe’s powerhouse for software development?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/31-the-netherlands-europe-s-powerhouse-for-software-development) - [How to land a developer job in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/36-how-to-land-a-developer-job-in-amsterdam) - [How to Find Tech Jobs in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/279-how-to-find-tech-jobs-in-amsterdam)