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Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom - we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.\nWe are seeking a Senior Manager to join the Technology practice, in our Hyderabad office. We are seeking someone who thrives in a growing environment and provides clients and internal partners with exceptional service. The Sr. Manager - IT Software Development Testing Lead directs the quality assurance function for custom internal and client-facing applications and custom reporting. This position owns the testing function across the software development life cycle, designs and maintains automated test frameworks, sets standards for unit and integration testing in collaboration with development teams, and leads a team of software test engineers.\nWorking within a Microsoft-centered technology stack, the Testing Lead brings a software development background to quality engineering: writing and reviewing testing code, building automated regression testing, integrating tests into Azure DevOps pipelines, and building report testing meeting acceptability thresholds. The role also serves as the quality escalation point for release readiness decisions and reports quality metrics to technology and engagement leadership.\nWhat it means to work for EisnerAmper:\nYou will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry\nYou will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance\nYou will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awardsWe believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions\nWe understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation\nShowing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work\nNumerous Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts\n\nWhat work you will be responsible for:\nTest Strategy and Quality Leadership\nOwns the overall test strategy for assigned applications and engagements, covering unit, integration, system, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing.\nEstablishes and maintains quality assurance standards, methodologies, entry and exit criteria, and metrics, and drives their adoption across development teams.\nServes as the quality decision point for release readiness, presenting risk assessments and recommendations to technology and engagement leadership.\nEstimates testing effort and resources, prioritizes the test backlog, and confirms that testing tasks are delivered on schedule.\nEvaluates and recommends testing tools, frameworks, and platform investments, including build-versus-buy analysis and proof-of-concept work.\nAutomated Test Development\nDesigns, codes, reviews, and maintains automated test frameworks and reusable libraries in C# / .NET for UI, API, database, and end-to-end scenarios.\nBuilds data-driven and behavior-driven automated suites, including test data management, environment configuration, and reporting.\nIntegrates automated regression and smoke suites into Azure DevOps pipelines with gated builds, quality gates, and automated result publication.\nMonitors automation health - flaky test rates, execution time, and coverage - and refactors suites to keep results trustworthy and fast.\nSets automation targets by release and reports progress against manual-to-automated conversion goals.\nUnit Testing and Shift-Left Quality\nAdvises developers on unit test design, test doubles, and mocking strategy, and participates in code review with a focus on testability and coverage.\nDefines code coverage thresholds and static analysis rules with development leadership, and monitors adherence through build reporting.\nWrites unit and integration tests directly when supporting shared components, remediation work, or teams building new test capability.\nPromotes early defect detection through requirements review, design review, and acceptance criteria refinement before development begins.\nTest Case Design and Execution\nAnalyzes requirements and design specifications to produce comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts with expected results and traceability to acceptance criteria.\nApplies risk-based, boundary, negative, and equivalence-partitioning techniques to focus coverage where defect probability and business impact are highest.\nReviews and approves test cases authored by team members, providing written feedback on coverage gaps, clarity, and reusability.\nDirects system, functional, regression, and end-to-end business scenario testing for new applications and enhancements.\nMaintains and manages manual test scripts, automated suites, and test databases under version control.\nCoordinates user acceptance testing with business stakeholders, including scenario preparation, facilitation, and results documentation.\nDefect Management and Metrics\nVerifies and traces evidence of reproduction for reported faults, and validates fixes along with impact analysis for related functionality.\nManages the defect life cycle through triage, prioritization, assignment, and closure, and escalates aging or high-severity items.\nTracks and reports quality metrics such as defect density, escape rate, open defect counts, coverage, and cycle time, and uses trends to guide process improvement.\nLeads root cause analysis on production escapes and translates findings into concrete process or automation changes.\nCollaboration and Communication\nServes as liaison among analysts, developers, architects, and business domain owners to clarify requirements and produce effective test scripts.\nKeeps development teams, project management, and internal customers informed of testing progress, risks, and significant issues.\nProduces well-written internal and external documentation, and conducts workshops or training on areas of knowledge as needed.\nAssists and advises internal customers on technical issues, resolving assigned incidents in a timely manner and retaining ownership until closure.\nBuilds and maintains trusted relationships with a diverse group of clients, team members, managers, and subject matter contacts.\nTeam Leadership and Firm Responsibilities\nLeads, coaches, and develops software test engineers, including work assignment, code and test case review, on-the-job training, and performance feedback.\nParticipates in hiring, onboarding, and skills development planning for the testing team, including automation upskilling.\nWorks with supervisors to identify and understand engagement scope, manages day-to-day activities of completing work, and assists with oversight of overall quality control of client deliverables.\nMonitors workload to meet billable hour expectations and performs timely reviews of work products prior to submission to a supervisor.\nMaintains the required CPE for firm and licensing requirements.\nComplies with professional and firm requirements (e.g., employee handbook requirements, time entry procedures).\nOther Duties:\nProvides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external parties. Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional and cooperative manner.\nIdentifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, work processes, and financial performance (e.g., procedure optimization). Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.\nAssists co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to support continuity of service. Actively supports teamwork throughout the organization.\nPerforms other services as assigned.\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Systems and Decision Sciences is required. Coursework in data structures, algorithms, and software design is expected.\nISTQB Advanced Level (Test Manager or Test Analyst) is preferred.\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer, or comparable Microsoft credential is preferred.\nCertified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent agile credential is preferred.\n10+ years of progressive experience in software quality engineering and test automation across the full system development life cycle is required.\n6+ years of experience leading, building, and developing test teams, including work assignment, review, and performance feedback, is required.\n6+ years of hands-on experience designing, coding, and maintaining automated test suites - UI, API, and data layer is required.\n6+ years of software development experience within the Microsoft stack, including C#, .NET / .NET Core, ASP.NET, and SQL Server / T-SQL, is preferred.\nDemonstrated experience writing and reviewing unit tests is required.\nDemonstrated experience authoring test plans, test cases, and test scripts from requirements and design specifications, including boundary, negative, and risk-based case design with traceability back to acceptance criteria, is required.\nExperience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, including gated builds and release quality gates, is required.\nExperience with agile delivery, system development life cycle governance, and tools such as Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans), JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr, Xray, or TestRail is preferred.\nExperience with performance and load testing (JMeter, k6, Azure Load Testing), accessibility testing, or application security testing concepts is preferred.\nExperience in professional services, accounting, tax, or another regulated environment - including testing of financial calculations and data migrations - is preferred.\nLanguages: C#, .NET / .NET Core, T-SQL, PowerShell, and JavaScript or TypeScript.\nMicrosoft platform: Azure DevOps, Azure (App Service, Functions, SQL), SQL Server, Power BI, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365.\nSource control and branching strategy in Git, including pull request review and code review participation.\nWorking knowledge of API design (REST, JSON, XML), relational data modeling, and query optimization sufficient to validate results independently.\nWorking knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, or other agile methodologies, including estimation and sprint planning.\nDepth of knowledge in quality assurance and quality control processes, defect life cycle management, and release governance.\nAbility to translate technical quality data into clear recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.\nAbility to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and continuously changing environment while holding the team to consistent standards.\nStrong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks with attention to detail and accuracy.\nStrong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally and appropriately with a diverse group of individuals.\nDemonstrates a positive attitude, proactive nature, and a high degree of professionalism, and maintains the highest level of confidentiality.\nAbility to work independently and within a team, and to coach others toward the same standard.\nComputer literacy at an intermediate or advanced level with the Microsoft Office suite of products (specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint).\nWe strongly believe in a supportive work environment where all our colleagues can succeed. 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