Senior Architect

United Kingdom

12/19/2024

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Architect - Functional to join our Guidewire Professional Services team, which combines expertise in insurance with software implementation skills to lead strategic transformative projects for our customers.

Job Description

Senior Architect (Functional), Professional Services

German, Spanish Or French Language Skills Preferred

The Guidewire Professional Services organization includes business analysts, functional consultants, and technical integration consultants who work together to help customer and SI vendors to implement Guidewire applications at customer sites. Our projects are complex and can last from three months to two years depending on the specific customer requirements. During a project, the team will identify customer business requirements, identify solutions leveraging OOTB capabilities coupled with configuration to meet those requirements, and integrate the Guidewire application to other internal or external systems.

Guidewire consultants are expected to spend up to 50% of their time on-site with the customer business and technical teams. Albeit this role is primarily for the region but there may be an opportunity to work in other regions that Guidewire operates in.

Guidewire applications are highly configurable to the requirements of each customer and require a thorough understanding of the objectives and requirements of the customer.

We embrace Agile development, building mission-critical software using rigorous development practices. Our implementation process is sustainable, work/life balance friendly, and we pride ourselves on a calm, systematic, and rational approach to our business.

To be considered you should have a combination of experience & skills in the following:

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in implementing enterprise software solutions within complex project environments
• Ability to design, estimate and deliver solutions for complex product gaps and enhancements
• Proven track record of leading functional / technical workstreams on medium- and complex-sized implementation projects
• Ability and experience in communicating effectively with customers, partners and team members at the project leadership level
• Ability to influence customer and partner decisions
• Experience in defining and leading a small or medium sized proof of concept (POC)
• Substantial experience using agile methodologies along with a familiarity with object-oriented design principles and databases.
• Consulting & Leadership Skills along with industry knowledge of the P&C insurance industry with a focus on policy and/or underwriting
• Ability to handle project management tasks (Scope Control, Estimating, Budgeting and Resource Management)
• Interest and ability to travel as needed
• Curiosity based on genuine love of technology and solving tough technical problems
• Strong object oriented design, development and test skills with proven patterns knowledge, exceptional documentation skills, and the ability to communicate your thought process
• JAVA, J2EE, JMS, JDBC OR C#, .NET experience – we do facilitate a technical test as part of the selection process
• Hands-on scripting/programming/configuration capability in a multi-tier web application environment including conducting peer code reviews
• Fluent in English and other EMEA languages (preferred)
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Take technical responsibility for all stages in the software development process for a functional track
• Design, configure, test, correct, and document large complex programs and application modifications from supplied specifications using agreed standards and tools to achieve a well engineered result
• Participate in work product reviews
• Conduct peer code reviews to ensure optimization of base features and adherence to Guidewire bet practices
• Set local or team-based standards for configuration programming tools and techniques, then advise on their application and ensures compliance
• Investigate and implement tools, techniques, and processes for managing configuration items and verify that related information is complete, current, and accurate
• Learn and master your assigned Guidewire product in order to become a configuration resource and achieve Guidewire certification as a Subject Matter Expert
• Consult with insurance carrier business and technical resources to produce business requirements and functional design documents
• Partner with client business teams to understand business objectives and integration requirements using both business and technical skills
• Responsible for establishing project related goals and has a significant role in delegating responsibilities
• Estimate the effort required to configure the software
• Work with Guidewire product management/development to share configuration concepts and further develop our core product features
• Provide exemplary service, technical advice, and guidance to ensure use of base features and best practices
• Handle difficult questions on-the-spot from Guidewire customers, partners, vendors, or other stakeholders
• Influence customers, partners, peers, and direct reports on standards, methods, tools, and applications relevant to own specialization and able to make appropriate choices from alternatives
  
  

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.