Job Title: Guidewire PolicyCenter Senior Developer / Technical Lead
Job Description: Guidewire PolicyCenter – Senior Developer / Technical Lead
We are seeking an experienced Guidewire PolicyCenter Senior Developer / Technical Lead with strong hands-on experience in GuidewirePolicyCenter configuration, Gosu development, integration, and implementation.
The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, customizing, and implementing PolicyCenter solutions for Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance applications. The role involves working closely with solution architects, business analysts, QA teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality technical solutions.
For Technical Lead positions, the candidate will also provide technical leadership, mentor developers, drive design decisions, conduct code reviews, and own end-to-end technical delivery.
Key Responsibilities
1. Guidewire PolicyCenter Development
Strong hands-on experience in Guidewire PolicyCenter configuration and development.
Develop business logic using Gosu programming.
Configure PolicyCenter entities, typelists, extensions, and business rules.
Work on PCF configuration and UI customization.
Implement product model configurations, including products, policy lines, coverages, conditions, and exclusions.
Configure underwriting rules, validation rules, and eligibility logic.
Work on policy lifecycle transactions, including:
Develop plugins, enhancements, and custom business functionality.
2. Product Model and Policy Administration
Configure insurance products and policy lines.
Work with coverages, conditions, exclusions, and coverage terms.
Implement underwriting rules and referral processes.
Configure policy transactions and policy lifecycle management.
Work with rating integration and rating-related configurations.
Understand policy periods, jobs, policy revisions, and effective-dated data.
Implement jurisdiction-specific insurance rules and validations.
3. Integration Development
Design and develop integrations between PolicyCenter and external applications.
Experience with Guidewire Integration Framework.
Integrate PolicyCenter with BillingCenter and ClaimCenter.
Develop REST and SOAP web services.
Work with messaging, plugins, event-based integrations, and asynchronous processing.
Implement inbound and outbound integrations.
Experience with XML, JSON, XSD, and WSDL.
Troubleshoot integration issues and ensure reliable data exchange.
4. Gosu Development and Configuration
Strong knowledge of Gosu programming language.
Develop Gosu classes, enhancements, queries, and business logic.
Work with Guidewire entities and the underlying data model.
Implement business rules and validation logic.
Work with PCF screens and UI components.
Develop batch processes and scheduled jobs.
Implement custom plugins and integration components.
Perform debugging and performance optimization.
5. Technical Design and Architecture
Analyze business requirements and prepare technical design documents.
Translate functional specifications into technical solutions.
Participate in architecture and design discussions.
Identify reusable components and development best practices.
Ensure scalable, maintainable, and upgrade-friendly solutions.
Review technical designs and provide recommendations.
6. Technical Leadership (Applicable to Tech Lead)
Lead and mentor a team of PolicyCenter developers.
Assign development tasks and monitor technical deliverables.
Conduct code reviews and enforce coding standards.
Resolve complex technical issues.
Coordinate with architects, business analysts, QA, and project management teams.
Drive sprint planning, estimation, and technical execution.
Take ownership of technical delivery and quality.