Lead Quality Engineer

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here:At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you're trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That's why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.Job Description:C3 India Delivery Centre LLP (formerly known as Crowe Horwath IT Services LLP)is looking to hire a  Lead Quality Engineer in our Crowe Studio Business Unit. This individual should have a passion for improving software quality and a strong focus on API-level automation and quality engineering for AI-enabled products. This is a servant leader role, producing and executing alongside the team and product quality practice in a hands-on craft. The individual will be responsible for improving overall quality outcomes through the planning, control, and execution of automated testing with limited guidance, while collaborating closely with developers, product owners, and other engineering team members. Qualifications/Requirements:• Graduation or Post Graduation degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience.• 10+ years of software testing experience.• 6+ years of experience in test automation of test cases and suites.• Coding experience with C#, Python or Java.• Expertise in testing APIs, web services, and related technologies (e.g., REST, JSON, XML, HTTP, Web Servers, etc.).• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and design patterns.• Strong experience designing, developing, and executing automated tests for APIs and backend systems.• Experience writing SQL queries and querying relational databases.• 4+ years of experience working in agile environments.• Experience leveraging Azure DevOps (ADO) or Jira for work item management and CI/CD automation, as well as Git for version control.• At least one relevant technology certification. Other Preferred Qualifications:• Experience testing AI or data-driven applications, including validation of APIs used in model training or inference.• Experience with performance testing or reliability testing of backend systems.• Familiarity with tools such as Postman for API automation.• Experience with cloud-native environments and containerized deployments.We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe's values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.Our Benefits:At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for youHow You Can Grow:We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosperMore about Crowe:C3 India Delivery Centre LLP formerly known as Crowe Howarth IT Services LLP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crowe LLP (U.S.A.), a public accounting, consulting and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe LLP is an independent member firm of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory firms in more than 130 countries around the world.Crowe does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge.