AES- Guidewire Associate (Analyst) - Guidewire QA - Operate

Job Summary -    

A career in our Managed Services team will provide you an opportunity to collaborate with a wide array of teams to help our clients implement and operate new capabilities, achieve operational efficiencies, and harness the power of technology. Our Application Evolution Services (formerly Application Managed Services) team will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations harness the power of their enterprise applications by optimizing the technology while driving transformation and innovation to increase business performance. We assist our clients in capitalizing on technology improvements, implementing new capabilities, and achieving operational efficiencies by managing and maintaining their application ecosystems. We help our clients maximize the value of their investment by managing the support and continuous transformation of their solutions in the areas of Guidewire Insurance suite of applications. 

Minimum Degree Required (BQ) *:   

 Bachelor’s Degree  

Required Field(s) of Study (BQ):   

Preferred Field(s) of Study:  

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ) *: US  

Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience   

Certification(s) Preferred:   

Guidewire Associate Analyst 

Preferred Knowledge/Skills *:   

Demonstrates a thorough level of abilities with, and/or a proven record of success as both an individual contributor and team member with focus on deep expertise, continuous execution, throughput and quality 

As a Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: 

• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realizes they are required. 

• Contribute functional knowledge in your area of expertise. 

• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart. 

• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements. 

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct. 

• Work in a team environment that includes client interactions, manage accounts independently, and cross-team collaboration. 

• Take up cross competency work and drive to COE activities. 

• Willingness to work Second Shift (2 pm IST to 11 pm IST) to support US based clients 

Along with the above, candidate should have ability to demonstrate:  

Demonstrates abilities and extensive Application Managed Service projects and Quality Assurance Testing the Guidewire applications suite on premises and SaaS, with proven success executing and leading all aspects of complex engagements within the Guidewire product suite achieving on-time and on-budget delivery, as well as the following: 

• Design and execute test plans, manual and automated test scripts, and test cases based on project requirements and objectives. 

• Perform system, integration, functional, data validation, and automation testing as well as facilitate user acceptance testing. 

• Utilize test automation tools and scripts, where feasible, to streamline test cycle execution. 

• Utilize test management tools to document test plans and to report test results and defects 

• Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution 

• Proficient in Test Management Tools JIRA/Rally/HP-QC/VSTS/TFS Guidewire functional knowledge on Billingcenter, PolicyCenter, ClaimsCenter, Datahub, Forms and ContactManager. 

Preferred Skills: 

• Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter, Datahub, Forms and ContactManager, including leading related project teams; 

• Familiarity with GOSU, Guidewire Event and Rules Framework, SQL, SOAPUI 

• Familiarity with XML Coding;