Guidewire Policy Center Architect

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture, design and implementation of Guidewire PolicyCenter solutions

• Define technical standards, architecture principles, integration patterns and best practices across the PolicyCenter program

• Work closely with business teams to translate functional requirements into scalable technical architecture

• Design and develop integrations between PolicyCenter and external systems (billing, claims, third-party services, data hubs, etc.)

• Provide technical guidance to development team on Gosu coding, configuration and integration practices

• Perform code reviews, resolve technical design issues and ensure adherence to architecture guidelines

• Drive performance tuning, scalability and high availability within PolicyCenter implementations

• Collaborate with QA and DevOps teams to support testing, deployment and release management

• Provide hands-on support during major releases and production deployments

• Create and maintain architecture documentation, solution design documents, interface specifications, and technical roadmaps

• Provide thought leadership on Guidewire best practices, new features/capabilities and upgrade paths (Cloud/On-prem)

• Mentor and coach developers and solution consultants

• Participate in estimation, planning and risk identification for Guidewire projects

Required Skills

• 10+ years of overall IT experience with at least 6+ years of experience on Guidewire products

• Strong hands-on expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter configuration and integration (Gosu, Plugins, Web Services, Messaging)

• Solid experience architecting large enterprise-level solutions on Guidewire suite

• Strong knowledge of Java/J2EE, XML/XSD, REST/SOAP services and integration techniques

• Experience with Guidewire Integration Framework, Batch Processes and PC Data Model

• Proven experience designing API and service-based integrations with external systems

• Understanding of Guidewire Cloud architecture and deployment patterns

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and DevOps processes (Jenkins, Git, Terraform, etc.)

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex architecture issues

• Strong communication and leadership skills with ability to guide cross-functional teams

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery model