Software Development Engineer in Test

The Software Development Engineer in Test role will work on the Quality Assurance team and help build high quality automated tests and test harnesses written in C#/.Net to test our application portfolio suite in an automated fashion. This role serves as an integral member of a global Agile Product Development team to design, build, test and deliver Willis Towers Watson’s technology products to our external or internal clients. The automated testing work being done at Willis Towers Watson is cutting edge and seeks to rival automated test frameworks found in successful technology focused companies around the globe. You will develop and integrate high quality automated tests for products built on the latest software architecture patterns and platforms; you will be part of a forward thinking and technology focused Quality Assurance team that seeks to leverage and develop the latest and greatest in the field of automated testing to deliver Willis Towers Watson products to the market place.

The Role

• Creates high quality acceptance tests from acceptance criteria and quality standards that help the scrum team understand the value of the user story from the user's perspective.
• Helps support and maintain the goal of continuous and daily automated test execution and review failed tests.
• Works with the scrum team in identifying appropriate tests to automate that will get the team closer to the goal of delivering working software to production at the conclusion of every sprint.
• Integrates best practices into the daily norm including code maintainability and follows designs pattern including modularity, reusability, etc.
• Advocates improving quality during all stages of software development.
• Serves as a champion of quality for your scrum team and help support the QA Community of Practice, knowledge sharing sessions, lunch & learn, brown bag sessions, and other learning sessions
• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in a technology related discipline.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Manages time effectively by placing the right focus on value adding operations

The Requirement

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in a technology related discipline.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Manages time effectively by placing the right focus on value adding operations
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of SDLC process. Experience in Agile/Scrum framework is a plus.
• Strong technical foundation, fluency in the programming language C#, or a similar development tool
• Working knowledge of the following technologies: JavaScript, Ajax, Jquery, CSS, XLM, Angular, load balancing, single/multi tenancy, and rational database design concepts, is a plus
• Beginner knowledge in profiling an application and profiling concepts
• Beginner SQL skills in tuning/optimization of T-SQL and database optimization
• Knowledge of using development tools such as Visual Studio and SQL Management Studio is a plus
• Intermediate skills in API based automated test development
• Intermediate skills in writing T-SQL
• Intermediate Skills in Unit Testing
• Intermediate knowledge of tools and techniques used in manual testing
• Experience with UI automated test development is a plus
• Converts manual test steps into repeatable automated tests for Regression testing
• Experience with creating test scenarios from functional requirements and/or User Stories using the Gherkin format is a plus
• Good understanding of agile software development practices and principles

WTW is an Equal Opportunity Employer