Principal Solution Architect - Guidewire (50678)
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What You'll Do
Provide architecture leadership across Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter programs, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and future-ready solution designs.
Lead architecture design for complex integration, migration, cloud transformation, and platform modernisation initiatives.
Partner with delivery teams to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions and architectural roadmaps.
Support architecture governance, design reviews, decision-making forums, and risk management activities.
Drive the adoption of reusable architecture patterns, standards, and best practices across the Retail Technology ecosystem.
Influence strategic technology decisions and contribute to initiatives focused on underwriting improvements, and data capabilities.
Influence strategic technology decisions and contribute to the evolution of IAG’s Guidewire platforms, insurance capabilities and broader Retail Technology ecosystem as well as AI-enabled solutions.
What You'll Bring
Guidewire Expertise
10+ years' hands-on Guidewire experience across PolicyCenter and BillingCenter gained through engineering, technical leadership or implementation architecture roles.
Deep knowledge of Guidewire configuration, product models, data models, integration patterns and platform architecture.
Experience working within complex multi-brand or shared Guidewire environments, balancing governance, releases and competing priorities.
Strong experience with BillingCenter payment integrations and PCI DSS considerations.
Current Guidewire certification, with Guidewire Certified Ace accreditation highly regarded.
Solution Architecture & Integration
Proven ability to design scalable, resilient Guidewire integrations using APIs, messaging, events and batch processing.
Strong understanding of solution architecture, including architecture trade-offs, integration patterns, non-functional requirements and risk management.
Experience integrating insurance platforms with cloud, digital and enterprise technology ecosystems.
Ability to align solution designs with enterprise architecture, platform strategies and business objectives.
Proven capability managing architectural risk, technical debt and solution quality.
Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Influence
Ability to review code, configuration and technical designs, identify risks and provide guidance to engineering teams and delivery partners.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across architecture, engineering, delivery and business teams.
What We Offer
Boosted superannuation with 13% as standard.
20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex.
Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
Partner discounts on private health insurance, tech & appliances, and many more.
Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave.
Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.
*employment type eligibility criteria apply
Applications close: Sunday 8 November 2026 11:59PM AEDT
- Adjustments and Support
- If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to [email protected] for a confidential conversation.
- More About Us
- As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees.
About Insurance Australia Group
Publicly listed Australian general insurance group serving households and businesses across Australia and New Zealand.
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