Duck policy Architect

Job Title: Duck Creek Policy Architect / Lead

Location: Remote (USA)
Job Type: Full-Time Preferred / Contract-to-Hire (C2H)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Duck Creek Policy Architect / Lead to design, architect, and lead the implementation of Duck Creek Policy solutions for Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Duck Creek Policy Administration, solution architecture, policy configuration, integrations, and leading technical teams through end-to-end implementations.

This role requires a strong understanding of P&C insurance products, Duck Creek best practices, and modern integration technologies to deliver scalable, high-quality policy administration solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Duck Creek Policy Administration solutions.
• Design scalable and reusable solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Configure and customize Duck Creek Policy components, including products, rules, workflows, forms, and rating integrations.
• Lead technical design discussions and provide architectural guidance to development teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and solution architects to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Design and develop integrations between Duck Creek and external systems using REST/SOAP APIs, messaging, and middleware.
• Participate in requirement gathering, solution design, estimation, and implementation planning.
• Review code, enforce development standards, and mentor developers.
• Support deployment activities, production releases, and post-production issue resolution.
• Drive technical best practices, performance optimization, and application scalability.
• Work closely with QA and business teams during SIT, UAT, and production validation.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Duck Creek Policy Administration.
• Strong experience as a Duck Creek Technical Lead or Solution Architect.
• Deep understanding of Duck Creek architecture and configuration.
• Experience with Duck Creek Author, Express, Product Studio, and related components.
• Strong knowledge of P&C Insurance (Personal Lines or Commercial Lines).
• Experience designing complex policy administration solutions.
• Strong experience with REST APIs, SOAP services, and system integrations.
• Experience with SQL Server and relational databases.
• Knowledge of C#, .NET Framework/.NET Core, XML, XSLT, and JSON.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and source control.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Duck Creek Policy certification(s).
• Experience with Duck Creek OnDemand (Cloud).
• Experience with Duck Creek Billing and Claims integration.
• Experience with Azure or AWS cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Experience leading offshore/onshore teams.
• Guidewire experience is a plus