Architect - Guidewire

Key Responsibilities & Skill Requirements-

Celsior is seeking a highly experienced Guidewire Architect to partner with client technology and business leaders in continuously improving an existing on-premises Guidewire deployment. This role involves leading a team of remote Guidewire developers, providing strategic technical direction, and driving both maintenance and significant development/configuration efforts to meet evolving business requirements.

• Lead and enhance existing Guidewire deployments to align with business needs and objectives.
• Define and establish strategic technology direction; provide mentorship and guidance to development teams.
• Drive ongoing technology transformation initiatives to reduce technical debt.
• Manage full lifecycle Guidewire implementations planning, configuration, customization, testing, and deployment.
• Must have strong Guidewire knowledge and experience with Policy Center, as well as experience with Billing Center, and Claims Center.
• Must have experience with on-premises Guidewire versions 8 and 9
• Must have Guidewire Development experience, including GOSU scripting and Unit Testing practices
• Must have Guidewire Integration experience with Web Services, Batch Processing, Messaging, and other 3rd party components
• Must have Guidewire Configuration experience including working with Data Models, Rules Engine, Workflows, Validations, Form Patterns, PCF, and Underwriting issues.
• Experience with Guidewire performance tuning and optimization, including using profilers
• Experience with Guidewire Marketplace and Commercial Line of Business (Auto, Umbrella, Business Owners, Workers Comp, CPP, etc.)

Technical Skill Requirements-

• The following technical skills and levels are required:
• Java Intermediate level required
• SQL Intermediate level required
• XML Must have experience, within context of Guidewire maintenance and development
• Web Services (SOAP/REST) - Must have experience, within context of Guidewire integration
• Experience with common development tools including GIT, JIRA, and Jenkins

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High initiative and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies and Sprint model.
• Comfortable working as part of a distributed team across multiple time zones.
• Understanding of IT Security best practices.

Please share CVs at ankit.kumar@celsiortech.com