
Willis Towers Watson - Software Graduate Programme
- Salary:
- Competitive + benefits
- Location:
- London, The East
- Apply by:
- 1st March 2019
- Start date:
-
Ongoing - Job type:
- Graduate job
- Sectors:
The Business
Willis Towers Watson is a preeminent developer of risk and financial modelling software, with over 400 clients worldwide. We combine the technical innovation and engineering expertise of our software professionals with the actuarial knowledge and thought leadership of our insurance consulting business to provide solutions that help clients’ measure value, manage risk and safeguard solvency.Willis Towers Watson’s software solutions support insurance companies and other businesses that require sophisticated and auditable modelling and analytics processes as they confront volatile markets and regulatory changes driven by Solvency II, Principle-Based Approaches and Sarbanes-Oxley. Our software solutions underpin a variety of activities, ranging from asset-liability modelling, pricing and reserving, through to economic capital aggregation and allocation.
The Role
*** Please note that we do not accept multiple applications and you
should only select and apply to one programme per year***
Opening
Date: 4 October 2018
Closing Date: 1 February 2019
Location:
Reigate
Salary: Competitive
The role of the Software Engineering Team is to create, maintain and deliver software to some of the most well-known global insurance companies and the many hundreds of internal consultant users in the Insurance Consulting and Technology business. As a Software Engineering graduate the role is intentionally varied and will involve you discussing functionality with consultants, proposing solutions and generating prototypes, understanding and coding algorithms ensuring that time and memory constraints are satisfied, iterating User Interfaces and researching new technologies and tools.
You will be involved in all aspects of professional software development life cycle using the latest tools and techniques to deliver complex software of the highest quality. You will learn how software is produced and experience all aspects of today’s industry best practices.
This includes but is not limited to:
* Understanding what our clients need and how to solve those needs
* Developing high performance software using various technologies on multiple platforms
* Creating an engaging user experience through clean and crisp user interfaces
* Delivering quality using the latest test and automation techniques
* Deployment to complex client IT infrastructures
This is all done within small agile teams that collaboratively contribute to the effective delivery of quality software.
Career Path & Qualification
As a graduate at Willis Towers Watson you have a world of opportunity ahead of you. As a software engineer you will drive your own career progression, moving into software architecture, project management or progressing through education, training and experience to become a subject matter expert in software development.
We offer graduates the flexibility to study towards a range of qualifications from both technical and business disciplines depending on the needs of the business and individuals.
The Requirements
* Minimum 2:1 degree in a Software Engineering, Computer Science or similar technical or analytic discipline with a reasonable understanding of Mathematics is required
It would also be an advantage to possess the following skills:
* Experienced in the breadth of the software development lifecycle, with the flexibility to work from architecture decisions to system level testing
* Experience of writing software in an object oriented mainstream language (C#, C++, Java)
* Appreciation of current and emerging technologies
* Appreciation of algorithm and software performance.
The Company
Willis Towers Watson is a leading global
advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the
world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828,
Willis Towers Watson has 40,000 employees serving more than 140
countries. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize
benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect
and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective
allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and
ideas – the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together,
we unlock potential. Learn more on our website.Willis Towers Watson is
an equal opportunity employer
Willis Towers Watson believes that
effectively managing a diverse workforce is vital to our business
strategy. We have an obligation to our organization, ourselves and our
clients to hire and develop the best people we can find. We will
continually review our policies and practices to ensure that all areas
of the employment process (including recruiting, hiring, work
assignments, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers,
company-sponsored development programs and overall workplace experience)
are free from discriminatory practices. We are committed to equal
employment opportunities at Willis Towers Watson.
Unsolicited
Contact: Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through
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Towers Watson are considered property of Willis Towers Watson and are
not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized
Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Willis Towers Watson, any such agency
must have an existing formal written agreement signed by an authorized
Willis Towers Watson recruiter and an active working relationship with
the organization. Resumes must be submitted according to our candidate
submission process, which includes being actively engaged on the
particular search. Likewise, for our authorized Recruitment
Agencies/Search Firms, if the candidate submission process is not
followed, no agency fees will be paid by Willis Towers Watson. Willis
Towers Watson is an equal opportunity employer.
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