Software Development Engineer in Test#

Willis Towers Watson; Ciudad de México; Híbrido; MXN 551,000 - 828,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global consulting firm in Mexico City is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test to develop high quality automated tests and harnesses. The role includes working with Agile teams, advocating for quality practices, and maintaining automated test suites in a hybrid work environment. Strong skills in C# and automated testing tools are essential for this position.

Formación

• Strong technical skills in C# or a similar development tool.
• Ability to convert manual tests into scripted automated tests.
• Intermediate knowledge of tools and techniques used in manual testing.

Responsabilidades

• Create high quality acceptance tests from acceptance criteria.
• Support continuous automated test execution.
• Advocate for quality in software development.

Conocimientos

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Good understanding of agile software development practices

Intermediate skills in API based automated test development

Intermediate skills with UI automated test development

Strong technical foundation in C#

Educación

Bachelor's/College Degree in Technology

Herramientas

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Visual Studio

SQL Server Management Studio

Descripción del empleo

The Role

The Software Development Engineer in Test role will work on the Work and Rewards Advisory Technology and/or Data Technology teams and help build high quality automated tests and test harnesses written in C#/.Net to test our application portfolio suite. 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 Work & Rewards platforms that seeks to leverage and develop the latest and greatest in the field of automated testing to deliver Willis Towers Watson products to the marketplace.

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.
• Support and maintain the goal of continuous and daily automated test execution by ensuring that the test suite has enough coverage and failed tests are consistently reviewed.
• 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, especially shift left testing mindset.
• Serves as a champion of quality for your scrum team and supports knowledge sharing sessions, lunch & learn, brown bag sessions, and other learning sessions
• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor\'s/College Degree or significant experience in a technology related discipline.

The Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Manages time effectively by placing the right focus on value adding operations
• Good understanding of agile software development practices and principles
• Intermediate skills in API based automated test development
• Intermediate skills with UI automated test development such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright
• Beginner knowledge in profiling an application and profiling concepts
• Beginner SQL skills in tuning/optimization of T-SQL and database optimization
• Intermediate Skills in Unit Testing
• Intermediate knowledge of tools and techniques used in manual testing
• Ability to convert manual test into scripted automated tests
• Strong technical foundation, fluency in the programming language C#, or a similar development tool

Any of the following is a plus:

• Experience with creating test scenarios from functional requirements and/or User Stories using the Gherkin format
• Working knowledge of the following technologies: JavaScript, Ajax, Jquery, CSS, XML, Angular, load balancing, single/multi tenancy, and rational database design concepts
• Knowledge of using development tools such as Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or Azure SQL
• Intermediate skills in writing T-SQL and data testing skills
• Experience with automated Visual test development using Applitools, Browserstack
• Experience with automated testing via DevOps CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to debugging using Azure Application Insights or other APM tools
• often candidate\'s experience is using a record and play automation tool.

Office based in Mexico City, in a hybrid model

Equal Opportunity Employer