Guidewire Architect

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 12+ Years Overall | 10+ Years Hands on Guidewire experience (Recent)
• Experience architecting large-scale Guidewire implementations and upgrades.
• Strong knowledge of Guidewire Cloud / Insurance Suite architecture.
• Extensive experience with Guidewire Integration Framework.
• Expertise in REST APIs, SOAP Services, Messaging, JSON, XML, and event-driven integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Gosu, Data Model, PCF, Rules Engine, Workflows, Activities, and Assignment Rules.
• Experience integrating Claim Center, Policy Center, Billing Center, and third-party systems.
• Deep understanding of P&C Insurance Claims Lifecycle.
• Experience with Guidewire best practices, performance tuning, and modernization initiatives.
• AWS cloud experience
• Guidewire Certified Professional/ACE certification [Mandatory]
• Able to work independently with minimal direction, but also participate in broader group discussions.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Review current Guidewire landscape and provide architectural recommendations.
• target-state architecture aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Lead architecture reviews for claims modernization initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and performance improvements.
• Establish Guidewire development standards, governance, and best practices.
• Review integrations and recommend scalable architecture patterns.
• Guide teams on Guidewire Cloud adoption and migration strategies.
• Chosen candidates:
• Will be added to an existing scrum team (Claims IS has 6 teams w/average of 6 team members)
• Will be expected to attend stand-ups and selective ceremonies.  (2-week sprints)
• Will be expected to deliver high-priority stories/bugs from the team’s backlog
• Will be expected to begin contributing after short ramp-up period (consisting of on-boarding and introduction to customer processes and best practices).