Guidewire PolicyCenter Developer

About the role

Seeking a Guidewire PolicyCenter Configuration professional with a valid Guidewire ACE Certification and strong experience in PolicyCenter configuration, Guidewire Cloud, and PolicyCenter/BillingCenter integration. The ideal candidate will have experience across development, production support, maintenance, Agile delivery, and the full SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Configure and develop Guidewire PolicyCenter solutions.
• Work on Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter integrations.
• Develop, support, and maintain Guidewire PolicyCenter applications.
• Work with Guidewire Cloud and cloud integration mechanisms, including Integration Gateway Apps, Cloud APIs, App Events, GwS3, and GwSQS.
• Utilize SBTs for development activities.
• Maintain applications using TortoiseSVN/GitHub and Jenkins for code commits and deployments.
• Manage defects using JIRA and Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Design SQL queries.
• Work with SOAP/RESTful web services and utilize XML, XSD, messaging, and plugins.
• Participate in estimation, use case specifications, test plan and test case reviews, requirements gathering, and project planning.
• Follow Agile methodology and support code release management.
• Participate in all phases of the SDLC, including requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, configuration management, change management, and quality procedures.
• Support Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) practices.

Requirements

• Valid Guidewire ACE Certification in PolicyCenter Configuration (Cloud certification preferred).
• Experience with SBTs.
• Extensive expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter Configuration.
• Knowledge of Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter integration.
• Experience with Guidewire Cloud.
• Understanding of Guidewire Cloud integration mechanisms, including Integration Gateway Apps, Cloud APIs, App Events, GwS3, and GwSQS.
• Experience in development, production support, and maintenance of Guidewire PolicyCenter applications.
• Strong knowledge of out-of-the-box PolicyCenter and BillingCenter features.
• Experience with TortoiseSVN/GitHub and Jenkins.
• Experience using JIRA and Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Experience designing SQL queries.
• Experience working in Agile environments and code release management.
• Experience with SOAP/RESTful web services, XML, XSD, messaging, and plugins.
• Experience with estimation, use case specifications, test plan and test case reviews, requirements, and project planning.
• Strong understanding of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Understanding of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a relevant discipline.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to lead a development team and achieve results through others.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members, particularly new employees.
• Ability to debug complex problems and recommend process and performance improvements.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and gather requirements.

Skills

• Experience with the Insurance Application Architecture (IAA) model (desired).
• Experience in performance tuning and databases (desired).
• Experience with Property & Casualty Insurance business (desired).

Benefits

• Group Health (Medical, Dental, and Vision).
• Paid Time Off.
• Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) matching.
• Group Life and Disability insurance.
• Professional Development opportunities.
• Wellness programs.
• Variety of other perks.