Guidewire Architect

About the role

Architect to review current Guidewire landscape and provide architectural recommendations, define target-state architecture aligned with business and technology objectives, lead architecture reviews for claims modernization initiatives, identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and performance improvements, establish Guidewire development standards, governance, and best practices, and review integrations to recommend scalable architecture patterns. Guide teams on Guidewire Cloud adoption and migration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Review current Guidewire landscape and provide architectural recommendations.
• Define target-state architecture aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Lead architecture reviews for claims modernization initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and performance improvements.
• Establish Guidewire development standards, governance, and best practices.
• Review integrations and recommend scalable architecture patterns.
• Guide teams on Guidewire Cloud adoption and migration strategies.
• Contribute to high-priority stories/bugs from the team’s backlog in 2-week sprints.
• Begin contributing after a short ramp-up period consisting of on-boarding and introduction to customer processes and best practices.

Requirements

• 12+ years of overall IT experience with 10+ years of hands-on Guidewire experience (recent).
• Experience architecting large-scale Guidewire implementations and upgrades.
• Strong knowledge of Guidewire Cloud / Insurance Suite architecture.
• Extensive experience with Guidewire Integration Framework.
• Expertise in REST APIs, SOAP Services, Messaging, JSON, XML, and event-driven integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Gosu, Data Model, PCF, Rules Engine, Workflows, Activities, and Assignment Rules.
• Experience integrating Claim Center, Policy Center, Billing Center, and third-party systems.
• Deep understanding of P&C Insurance Claims Lifecycle.
• Experience with Guidewire best practices, performance tuning, and modernization initiatives.
• AWS cloud experience.
• Guidewire Certified Professional/ACE certification (mandatory).
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction, but also participate in broader group discussions.

Schedule

• 2-week sprints.
• Participation in stand-ups and selective ceremonies.

Pay

$110,000–$130,000 per year.