Position Description:
We are seeking an experienced and technically visionary Guidewire Architect to lead the design, development, and technical governance of our Guidewire implementation programs (PolicyCenter / ClaimCenter / BillingCenter). In this role, you will be responsible for translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and high performing technical solutions. You will lead our transition to/management of Guidewire Cloud, design complex integrations, and mentor our engineering teams to ensure adherence to coding and architectural best practices. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, communicating proposed solutions through the lens of operational and business impact.
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Your future duties and responsibilities:
Solution Architecture: Design end to end technical solutions within the Guidewire suite, balancing custom Gosu development with out of the box (OOTB) capabilities to minimize technical debt.
. Integration Design: Architect robust, secure,



and scalable integrations between Guidewire and internal/external third party systems using REST APIs, SOAP, messaging queues, and middleware.
. Cloud Strategy: Lead technical initiatives related to Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP), including cloud migrations, upgrades, and optimizing cloud native architectures.
. Technical Governance: Define technical standards, conduct code and architecture reviews, and ensure the development team follows Guidewire best practices.
. Performance Tuning: Identify and resolve system performance bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and reliability of the Guidewire application.
. Mentorship: Serve as a technical leader, coaching and mentoring Senior/Junior Developers, Tech Leads, and QA engineers.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
Must Have Skills:
15+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years of hands on experience in Guidewire Configuration and Integration.
. 3+ years of experience specifically in a Technical or So

📌 Guidewire Architect (Chennai)
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