Solution Architect

• Responsible for leading end-to-end ClaimCenter solution architecture and ensuring alignment with business requirements, enterprise standards, and reuse-first principles.
• Provides architectural guidance for ClaimCenter configuration, integrations, data design, and delivery processes while ensuring scalability, maintainability, and compliance.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that support claims processing and operational efficiency.

Requirement/Must Have:

• Strong experience with Guidewire ClaimCenter architecture and configuration.
• Experience with Gosu development and technical oversight.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and integration design.
• Experience defining and validating data mappings and contracts.
• Ability to enforce architecture standards, naming conventions, and best practices.
• Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience supporting Agile delivery methodologies and ceremonies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Experience:

• Experience designing enterprise claims management solutions.
• Experience with system integrations and data consistency validation.
• Experience reviewing technical designs and code quality.
• Experience supporting scalable and upgrade-ready Guidewire implementations.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end ClaimCenter solution design for assigned initiatives.
• Translate claims business requirements into ClaimCenter-native configuration patterns.
• Define and document architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and impacts.
• Guide and review ClaimCenter configurations and Gosu development activities.
• Ensure solutions follow Guidewire best practices and scalability standards.
• Review technical designs and code for quality, performance, and supportability.
• Design and govern integrations with enterprise and vendor systems.
• Define and validate data mappings and contracts across systems.
• Ensure consistency of claim and financial data across platforms.
• Identify opportunities for reuse of existing configurations and integrations.
• Enforce architecture standards, patterns, and naming conventions.
• Collaborate with product owners, SMEs, developers, testers, and integration teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including planning and refinement sessions.
• Provide architectural guidance to resolve design and delivery challenges.
• Prepare architecture diagrams, design documents, and decision logs.
• Present architectural solutions and updates to governance forums and stakeholders.
• Identify architectural risks and provide mitigation strategies.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, security, and supportability requirements.
• Support production readiness and operational validation activities.

Should Have:

• Experience with enterprise claims processing platforms.
• Experience working in insurance or financial services environments.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance and operational governance standards.
• Experience with enterprise integration and modernization initiatives.

Skills:

• Guidewire ClaimCenter architecture.
• Gosu development and configuration review.
• Enterprise solution architecture.
• System integration and data mapping.
• Agile collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Risk assessment and mitigation.
• Technical documentation and governance.
• Performance and scalability optimization.