QA Engineer (SDET)

Willis Towers Watson; Reigate; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm in Reigate is seeking a skilled SDET Engineer to develop market-leading InsurTech solutions. Join a dynamic Scrum team dedicated to delivering high-quality products through automation-first testing. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in test automation tools and a strong background in software development, particularly with Python. This role emphasizes collaboration, best practices in testing, and continuous improvements in engineering.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with test automation tools like Cypress and Playwright.
• Hands on experience developing and maintaining tests in PACT.
• Proficient in software development using scripting and OO languages, especially Python.

Responsibilities

• Drive test strategies for large-scale features.
• Design, implement, and maintain test frameworks.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to refine user stories.

Skills

Test automation tools

Software project management tools

Scripting and OO languages (Python)

BDD and TDD

Test frameworks

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Cypress

Playwright

PACT

Job description

Description

We are looking for a SDET engineer to join our growing business developing a wide range of market-leading InsurTech solutions. You will join us at an exciting time as we focus increasingly on cloud/SaaS solutions, upgrading existing products to new technologies and modern UX, as well as developing brand-new applications.

As a SDET Engineer, you will work alongside other engineers as part of a close-knit Scrum team to ensure our products meet high levels of reliability, maintainability, usability, and performance.

The Role:

• Able to drive test strategies for large-scale, complex features and new applications.
• Design, implement, and maintain test frameworks and environments to support automation-first testing.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Technical Leads to refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and quality expectations.
• Partner with developers to create story-level test plans and achieve high levels of automated test coverage.
• Develop and maintain automated tests across the full testing pyramid (unit, integration, API, UI, performance, security).
• Execute a wide range of functional and non-functional tests (Manual, when necessary, but automation-focused).
• Perform exploratory testing on new features to uncover edge cases and usability issues.
• Debug product and test code, identifying defects, reliability issues, or performance bottlenecks.
• Provide test data analysis and clear reporting at key checkpoints or milestones.
• Participate fully in Agile ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives), continuously driving improvements in team velocity, quality, and engineering practices.
• Advocate for testability and quality in design discussions, ensuring best practices are embedded in architecture and code.
• Research, evaluate, and introduce new tools or methodologies that enhance test effectiveness and CI/CD pipelines, sharing knowledge across teams.

Qualifications

The Requirements:

Must Have:

• Experience with software project management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira)
• Extensive experience with test automation tools like cypress, playwright
• Exposure to behavior driven development (BDD) and test-driven development (TDD)
• Hands on experience developing and maintaining tests in PACT
• Proficient in software development using scripting and OO languages including Python
• Experience in developing tests at integration, component, and unit test levels
• Strong knowledge of test frameworks.

Desirable:

• Awareness of current and emerging test-related technologies and methodologies.
• Willing to participate in and often lead technical discussion(s)
• Ability to learn and/or adapt quickly to highly complex issues
• Exposure to AI technologies and testing process

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.