Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer Guidewire Policy Center

Experience: 6-9 years

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Guidewire Policy Center Developer to join our technology team based in Hyderabad, India. The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of Guidewire Policy Center implementations and configurations, with a strong understanding of P&C insurance domain processes. Familiarity with working in Agile development environments is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Estimate, design, build, test and deliver high quality code.
• Responsible for End-to-End solution involving multiple platforms and business solutions within Guidewire Policy Center, Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring integrations, JPA.
• Provide technical leadership in Scrum Teams by enforcing the vision of the application architecture and safeguard the integrity of the application environment, in alliance with architects and other tech leads
• Function as the go-to technical leader for the software applications supported, requiring depth and breadth of knowledge in technologies, applications, integration, interfaces and business domain
• Understand and implement the overall technical vision for projects, programs, or systems, keeping in mind cross-functional impacts, integration across the organization and architecture rationalization
• Proactively address technical issues and risks that could impact schedule and/or budget
• Collaboration with teams to identify opportunities for integration across tools used in the life cycle, including agile, test automation, platform configuration management, and drive efficiencies.
• Mentor team members (including Sourcing Partners) to enforce development guidelines and best practices
• Work closely with stakeholders to design and document automation solutions that align with the business needs and also consistent with the architectural vision
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• High level of independence but is also a team player
• Ability to provide concise, transparent communications about potential risks, mitigations and business impacts in a timely manner.
• Build and implement capabilities for continuous integration and continuous delivery aligned with Enterprise DevOps practices.
• Accountable for team development and pipeline tool decisions.
• Accountable for Software engineering practices e.g. Source code management, branching, issue tracking etc., followed for the product
• Ability to understand technology trade off risks and rewards for the best customer value delivery.
• Takes ownership to drive innovation for effectively leveraging technology to solve the customer problem.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree plus 6-9 years of experience in application software solution development and execution skills for introducing evolving architecture
• Hands-on experience with Java and J2EE technologies, such as Java Web Services, JMS, JSP, XML, JSON, JDBC etc.
• 6-9 years experience in building API/Web Services (SOAP and Rest), Springboot, Spring, JPA etc.
• 2-4 years experience in Guidewire Policy center Integration (preferred)
• 1-2 years of experience with containerization
• 1-2 years experience in File Formatting API such as Aspose.
• Experience with mainframe integration
• Experience in deploying the application with Application Servers and Web Servers.
• Assist in configuring Virtual Environments and the setup of the E2E integration in lower environments
• Experience with continuous integration and DevOps methodologies, preferred tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Rally, SonarQube, Liquibase etc.
• Familiar with Agile methodology

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge Guidewire implementation.
• Collaborative work culture with Agile methodologies.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Continuous learning and career advancement opportunities