Lead Guidewire Software Engineer

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Requirements

• Extensive experience designing, configuring, developing, integrating, and supporting Guidewire applications in a Property and Casualty insurance environment.
• Hands-on experience with at least one of the following Guidewire applications: PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, or BillingCenter.
• Strong knowledge of Property and Casualty insurance concepts, workflows, and data, including policy administration, underwriting, claims, billing, and related operational processes.
• Expert knowledge of Guidewire configuration and development concepts, including data models, business rules, workflows, user interfaces, and application extensions.
• Strong experience with Guidewire integration patterns and technologies, including APIs, web services, messaging, plugins, and batch processing.
• Proficiency with Guidewire development tools and applicable programming technologies, including Gosu, Java, SQL, XML, and web technologies.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented analysis and design, multi-tier architecture, design patterns, secure coding, and software engineering best practices.
• Experience with relational databases, data analysis, query optimization, and troubleshooting application and integration issues.
• Experience with source control, continuous integration, automated testing, deployment pipelines, environment management, and release practices for enterprise applications.
• Ability to lead technical design discussions, conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and communicate complex platform decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while taking ownership of delivery quality and team success.
• Ability to understand business needs and conceptualize and implement information systems that support those business strategies.
• Experience working within an agile framework like Scrum based development organization.
• Thorough knowledge of departmental procedures processes and work flows.
• Knowledge of standard languages, coding methods, company coding standards and quality requirements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Demonstrated abilities to successfully document and communicate software platform designs to all levels of staff (technical and non-technical).
• Ability to work constructively with other technical experts in a group setting.
• Knowledge of object-oriented development languages and web-related technologies.
• Ability to comprehend the consequences of various problem situations and address them, or refer them for appropriate decision making.
• Ability to effectively exchange information clearly and concisely, and present ideas, reports facts and other information, and respond to questions as appropriate.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Ability to make competent, independent decisions.
• Ability to manage technical services and software vendors.
• Ability and proficiency in the use of project management tools and techniques.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to perform other assignments at locations outside the office.