Software Development Engineer in Test

WTW; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

WTW is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test to work on Employee Experience technology. This role involves building high-quality automated tests in C#/.Net and collaborating with a global Agile team to deliver cutting-edge technology products.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field, strong communication skills, and experience in automated testing. The position includes responsibilities in creating acceptance tests and supporting continuous automated test execution.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of SDLC process.
• Good technical foundation with knowledge of C#.

Responsibilities

• Create high quality acceptance tests from acceptance criteria.
• Support and maintain daily automated test execution.
• Integrate best practices including code maintainability.

Skills

C#

Automated testing

Agile/Scrum

API testing

Selenium

UI testing

Education

Bachelor's/College Degree in a technology related discipline

Tools

Visual Studio

SQL Management Studio

Job description

Description

The Software Development Engineer in Test role will work on Employee Experience technology 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 Employee Experience Business Technology 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 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.
• 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 design patterns 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.

Qualifications

• 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 good understanding of SDLC process. Experience in Agile/Scrum framework is a plus.
• Good technical foundation, knowledge 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
• Knowledge of using development tools such as Visual Studio and SQL Management Studio is a plus
• Experience with API based automated test development
• Experience with writing T-SQL
• Experience with Unit Testing
• Experience with Selenium or Playwright
• 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

WTW is an Equal Opportunity Employer