
Insurance-Guidewire Architect-Manager
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Interface, collaborate and communicate with the onsite coordinators and end clients
- Lead the design and architecture of Guidewire applications, including PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, and Jutro Digital Platform.
- Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and project managers to gather requirements and define technical solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure best practices in software development, including coding standards, testing, and deployment. Continuously refine and develop additional standards to suit the newest engagement needs.
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
- Stay current with Guidewire product updates and industry trends to recommend improvements and innovations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Guidewire applications.
- Participate in client meetings to present architectural designs and project updates.
- Focus on ideation and asset development on the Guidewire Tech Stack.
- Building a quality culture
- Manage the performance management for the direct reports, as per the organization policies
- Foster teamwork and lead by example
- Training and mentoring of budding technical architects and SMEs
- Participating in the organization-wide people initiatives, as needed to drive the technical excellence agenda
- BE/BTech/MCA & MBA with a sound industry experience of 10-15 Yrs
- Highly experienced and hands-on in Guidewire PolicyCenter/ClaimCenter/BillingCenter Configuration and/or Guidewire Integration
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in either Personal Lines products like Personal Auto, Property, Homeowners, Personal Umbrella, etc. OR Commercial Lines products like
- Commercial Auto, Commercial Property, Workers Compensation, Farm, Commercial Umbrella, Farm Umbrella, Business Owners, etc.
- Java 8+, JEE, XML, Web Services (Axis 2), SQL, ANT
- Strong in Pl/SQL, Spring, Hibernate, Castor, any Enterprise Messaging System
- Should have strong knowledge and experience on Tomcat and or Websphere/Weblogic
- Real time knowledge and experience on enterprise system integration, on Insurance applications
- Should have understanding and experience of software development best practices.
- Experience with cloud technologies and integration with third-party systems.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent business communication skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent client stakeholder management skills
- Experience in Guidewire implementations/upgrades
- Experience in Insurance domain in Property & Casualty
- Prior Client facing experience