Architect Guidewire PolicyCenter (Cloud)
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Spear Staffing
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Job Details
Skills
- PolicyCenter
- Guidewire
Summary
Job Title: Architect Guidewire PolicyCenter (Cloud)
Location: Remote
Duration:12+months
Interview: video
Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned, highly skilled Architect with deep expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter (and preferably the broader Guidewire InsuranceSuite PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter) to lead the design, architecture, and cloud-based implementation of our insurance platform. The candidate will drive cloud migrations or greenfield cloud deployments, define integration strategies, ensure best practices, and provide technical leadership and mentorship.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end architecture and design of Guidewire implementations (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter / ClaimCenter) on cloud infrastructure.
- Design scalable, secure, high-performance cloud-native solutions (leveraging GW Cloud Platform, containerization, microservices, etc.).
- Define integration strategies between Guidewire and external/internal systems (e.g., payment gateways, CRM, document management, data warehouses, third-party data providers).
- Oversee Guidewire configuration, customization, data modeling, workflows, rating, product definitions, rules, etc.
- Drive cloud-migration or greenfield implementation initiatives, including upgrade planning, versioning, coexistence with legacy systems if needed.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, enterprise architects translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor developers/integration teams, conduct code/design reviews, ensure adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
- Establish and manage DevOps/CI-CD pipelines, cloud deployment automation, infrastructure as code, monitoring, performance optimization.
- Participate in capacity planning, security governance, compliance, performance tuning, and risk management.
- Closely oversee data conversion processes during Guidewire implementations, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and seamless migration from legacy systems.
- Design and govern portal solutions leveraging the Jutro digital platform, ensuring alignment with Guidewire Digital standards and customer experience goals.
Qualifications / Must-Haves
- 8-10+ years of experience in enterprise-level software architecture/design, with 5+ years specifically on Guidewire (PolicyCenter; BillingCenter / ClaimCenter advantageous).
- Strong hands-on experience with Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) implementations or migrations not just exposure.
- Deep knowledge of Guidewire configuration and customization: Gosu, PCF, Data Model, Typelists, Rule Engine, Advanced Product Designer (APD), Rating, Plugins/workflows, etc.
- Expertise with integration technologies: REST/SOAP APIs, messaging frameworks, data integration, batch processing, etc.
- Solid experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or similar), container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices.
- Strong understanding of P&C insurance business domain (personal/commercial lines) terminology, processes, business flows.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to interface technical and non-technical stakeholders, translate requirements across teams.
- Leadership mindset: ability to mentor, review, guide teams, enforce governance.
- Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Must keep up to date on all Guidewire certifications to maintain technical and domain expertise.
- Required to learn and adopt new Guidewire skills, tools, and product capabilities as they evolve.
- Required to travel up to 10% for project engagements, stakeholder meetings, and workshops.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills & Certifications
- Certification in Guidewire (e.g., ACE or equivalent) for PolicyCenter / InsuranceSuite.
- Experience in greenfield implementations as well as upgrades and migration from on-prem to cloud.
- Familiarity with Guidewire Digital products (e.g., portals), and modern UI frameworks.
- Experience with enterprise data warehousing, reporting, document management, reinsurance systems depending on company needs.
- Prior experience working in a distributed (on-site/off-shore) team or managing remote teams.
- Experience with Guidewire Integration Gateway for building and managing APIs and external system connectivity.
- Hands-on experience with Guidewire Jutro framework for modern UI/UX design
- Dice Id: 91138897
- Position Id: 8869575
- Posted 4 hours ago
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