Job Title: Guidewire Sr. Business Analyst
Location: Webster, MA -Onsite
Employment Type: Long Tem Contract
About VLink: Started in 2006 and headquartered in Connecticut, VLink is one of the fastest growing digital technology services and consulting companies. Since its inception, our innovative team members have been solving the most complex business, and IT challenges of our global clients.
Your future duties and responsibilities
. Report to the Program Director and perform core business analysis functions
. Operate in a fast-paced, cross-functional Agile environment (Scrum/SAFe)
. Lead requirements gathering for Guidewire PolicyCenter and integration functions
. Collaborate with client SMEs to elicit business and technical requirements
. Facilitate workshops and JAD sessions; obtain timely stakeholder approvals
. Gather requirements for external rating modules and vendor integrations (e.g., LexisNexis)
. Document specifications for data analysis, mappings, and transformations across Guidewire and third-party integrations
. Develop functional specifications (user stories, process flows, use cases, data mappings) using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Rally
. Conduct sprint demonstrations and participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, reviews, retrospectives)
. Deliver end-user training through workshops, guides, and operational manuals
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
. 10 – 12 years of experience in delivering wide range of technology solution across Insurance Industry
. At least 5-7 years of experience in Guidewire PolicyCenter, Rating and Integrations
. Hands on experience working on Guidewire Advance product designer, data dictionary, underwriting rules framework etc.
. Experience in data analysis, data mappings for Guidewire and third-party integrations
. Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Nice to have:
. Guidewire PolicyCenter functional certifications
. Agile Certifications (Scrum / SAFe)
. InsureTech enthusiast
Technical Skills:
. Guidewire application knowledge (PolicyCenter, Integrations)
. Experience using management tools like Confluence, Jira, Rally, Client ALM
. Expertise in using Microsoft Office suite, Visio etc.
. Ability to query SQL DB and analyse results
. Experience working on XML and JSON structures
. Excellent Domain knowledge in Property & Casualty Insurance to understand and analyse the business needs of the customer
. Detailed knowledge of Guidewire applications specifically PolicyCenter and Rating
. Experience in documenting specification for Rating (Rate book, rate table, and rate routines),
. Experience in data analysis, data mappings for Guidewire and third-party integrations
. Expertise in creating functional specifications in the form of User Stories, process flows, use cases, data mappings
. Experienced at gathering, defining, and organizing business and functional requirements including acceptance criteria for use by developers and tester to implement and test a functionality
. Ability to lead and facilitate the requirements gathering sessions
. Eliciting requirements and scope using client interviews, document review, legacy analysis, survey and translating client requirements into agile user stories
. Collaboratively work closely with business product owners, Actuaries, Architect, developers, and testers to ensure the solution is built in accordance to defined requirements
. Identifying, capturing, resolving, or escalating risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
. Strong business judgment, leadership, and integrity: He/she should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business problem
. Ability to work in the global delivery model and be a liaison between the client and software development team situation across different geographies
. Experience in working in a fast paced Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and multiple stakeholder environments
Employment Practices:
EEO, ADA, FMLA Compliant
VLink is an equal opportunity employer. At VLink, we are committed to embracing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. VLink does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, or discharge, will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, performance, and business needs.
Warm Regards,
Jyoti Chauhan
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