Would you like to help drive the growth and technical software delivery expertise of a global company that works with 91% of the Fortune Global 500? Are you an experienced developer that can think on their feet and propose innovative solutions to challenging problems? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join our Risk Technology team. Risk Technology is a cross-functional team of software development specialists, geospatial information specialists, and catastrophe / financial model specialists who bring best-in-class analytics, thought leadership, and expertise in designing, building, and supporting industry-standard risk analysis tools. We are based in UK, Mumbai, US & Mexico. This is an exceptional opportunity to play a role in developing the change capabilities of a global financial services organization, where the focus will be on practical delivery and reacting to the highest value business needs. You will be able to use your practical experience to hit the ground running, contribute to building high-quality solutions to help meet our complex business requirements, demonstrate your detail-oriented approach with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and ensure successful delivery.
The Role
- Provide hands-on development of class-leading web-based applications and services, using software best practices
- Work closely with Senior/Lead developers and the Solutions Engineering Lead maintaining good lines of communication
- Demonstrate agility, ability to think outside the box and challenge established development processes and procedures
- Bring your enthusiasm and drive to improve and work smarter to benefit our tools and products through awareness of technology trends and direction outside of the organization
- Work to define development best practices and principles to enable WTW to deliver industry-leading technology solutions.
- Adhere to, promote, and improve development practices, collaborate on low-level design
- Provide support and advice to team members
- Participate in the estimate and recommending prioritization through the project implementation process
- The role offers hybrid working with travel to our Ipswich office at least 1-2 days per week as part of the engagement with business and technology stakeholders.
The Requirements
- Experienced Software Developer
- Demonstratable competency in either C# or JavaScript/Typescript (Angular)
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience with the SDLC including maintenance and Agile methodologies
- Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a broader project team
- Comfortable working in remote situation with teams based in different time zones
- Hands-on commercial experience in Azure cloud technologies
- Experience working with Python or R
- Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps & Teams
- First-rate communication skills and ability to apply these to rapid and creative problem solving in a pressurised environment.
