Senior Guidewire Consultant (Policy Center Configuration) Full Time NEW

Guidewire is expanding its Professional Services team in India with a variety of roles open in our Professional Services center. In Professional Services, we provide implementation and production services to our customers around the world. We are constantly innovating to accelerate the pace, predictability, and affordability of solutions to help customers adopt the Guidewire platform and applications. We are looking for smart, proactive, and results-oriented Consultants to join our team in Bangalore.

Job Description

Technical Leadership:

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex Guidewire PolicyCenter solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level developers, fostering their growth and ensuring adherence to best practices.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure the quality, maintainability, and performance of the codebase.
• Act as a subject matter expert for Guidewire PolicyCenter within the team and
• organization.
• Participate in client-facing discussions, understanding their needs, and providing expert technical advice.

Configuration

• Design, develop, and maintain the Guidewire PolicyCenter application, tailoring it to meet specific client needs and business requirements.
• Work with Guidewire’s proprietary language (Gosu), Page Configuration File (PCF), Plugins, Workflow, etc.
• Create new data model elements and extend the existing application’s data model with new properties for data persistence.
• Leverage PolicyCenter Biz Rules for developing and managing Activities, Underwriting Rules, and Admin data.
• Experience in conceptualization, visualization, and realization phases of product design or SBT for PolicyCenter products, lines of business, and coverages.
• Use XMIND and the APD app to create Products/LOBs.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the PolicyCenter data model to effectively manage and transform data within the system.
• Configure product models, lines of business, and UI elements based on client needs.

Integration

• Establish seamless connections between PolicyCenter and other internal and external systems (e.g., third-party vendors, policy administration systems, digital portals, etc.) using various integration methods like SOAP/REST web services, batch processes, message queues, and event messaging.
• Develop and test integration interfaces to ensure data consistency and accuracy across integrated systems.
• Perform comprehensive unit testing and develop GUnit tests for custom code, aiming for maximum coverage.
• Understand and analyze integration requirements, propose solutions, and estimate effort.

Collaboration & Teamwork

• Collaborate with BAs, PMs, QA, and other developers to understand requirements, plan deliverables, and deliver robust solutions.
• Effectively engage in team meetings to discuss project progress, challenges, and solutions.
• Lead the estimation and prioritization of sprint backlog items, ensuring alignment with project goals and efficient resource utilization.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code by adhering to Guidewire coding standards and guidelines, and contribute to the development of best practices.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including design specifications, integration guides, and deployment procedures.
• At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data- driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.

Required Skills / Experience

• 6–10 years of hands-on experience working with Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Hands-on experience using SBT in Guidewire PolicyCenter configuration projects (product model, rating, workflows, and underwriting rules).
• Possess an in-depth understanding of the Guidewire platform, its components (UI, Data Model, Studio), out-of-the-box features, and accelerators.
• Experience working on APD, Rating engine, and Integration Gateway.
• Experience with Gosu, PCF, Entities, Typelists, Apache Camel, RESTful APIs, Bitbucket, and IntelliJ.
• In-depth understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to diagnose and address technical problems and ensure the smooth operation of the PolicyCenter application.
• Flexibility to do shift work as needed (aligning to US colleagues/customers).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability or strong motivation to embrace AI and data‑driven insights to improve how you design, configure, test, and support solutions in your current role.

Preferred Skills / Experience

• Ace certification in Guidewire PolicyCenter would be preferred.
• BSc in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience with Guidewire Cloud is preferred.

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.