Guidewire Application Architect

Accountabilities: Application Architecture and Solution Design: Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Guidewire solutions, including PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter, ensuring alignment with business objectives and enterprise technology standards. Integration Architecture: Define and implement integration strategies for Guidewire applications, enabling seamless connectivity with existing enterprise systems through APIs, web services, and appropriate data exchange protocols. Technical Leadership: Establish technical direction for assigned applications, provide architectural guidance to development teams, and oversee implementation decisions to ensure consistency, quality, and maintainability. Requirements Analysis: Collaborate with clients, business partners, product stakeholders, fellow architects, developers, and IT teams to understand business needs and translate them into robust technical solutions. Scalability, Security, and Performance: Ensure application architectures meet enterprise requirements for security, scalability, reliability, and performance. Identify opportunities for optimisation and implement improvements throughout the application lifecycle. Enterprise Application Integration: Design solutions that integrate effectively with existing infrastructure and application environments, considering dependencies, compatibility, data flows, and operational requirements. Implementation Governance: Provide architectural oversight, technical planning, implementation support, and governance for complex enterprise applications deployed across multiple locations and business units. Client Engagement and Workshops: Lead technical discussions and architecture workshops with clients and stakeholders to define solution approaches, assess requirements, and communicate architectural decisions. Team Mentoring and Collaboration: Guide developers and technical teams through complex implementation challenges, share architectural best practices, and encourage effective collaboration across functions. Technology Innovation: Stay current with Guidewire technologies, cloud capabilities, integration frameworks, and emerging engineering practices. Evaluate relevant developments and recommend improvements to existing solutions. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance development practices, integration patterns, application performance, and overall technology delivery through sound architectural decisions. Requirements Professional Experience: Approximately 7–15 years of overall professional experience, including at least 5 years implementing enterprise software solutions. The role is suited to an experienced architect with a proven track record of leading technical or functional workstreams on implementation projects. Guidewire Expertise: Strong experience designing and implementing Guidewire solutions, particularly PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter, with the ability to define application architecture and guide implementation teams. Enterprise Application Architecture: Demonstrated expertise in designing complex enterprise applications, establishing technical standards, and integrating solutions with existing systems and infrastructure. Object-Oriented Design: Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design principles, application architecture patterns, and database technologies. Java and J2EE: Solid experience with Java/J2EE technologies and enterprise application development, including familiarity with multi-tier web application environments. API and Integration Technologies: Experience designing and implementing APIs, web services, integration patterns, and data exchange mechanisms to support reliable communication between enterprise applications. Cloud and SaaS Solutions: Experience with cloud-based enterprise platforms is valuable. Familiarity with Guidewire SaaS solutions and migration projects is an advantage. Guidewire Digital and Integration: Knowledge of Guidewire Digital and the Guidewire Integration Gateway stack is preferred, along with experience using Spring and Apache Camel. Programming and Configuration: Ability to perform hands-on scripting, programming, and configuration within complex, multi-tier application environments when required. Security and Performance: Understanding of enterprise application security, scalability, performance optimisation, reliability, and maintainable solution design. Technical Leadership: Proven ability to lead technical workstreams, make architectural decisions, mentor development teams, and provide guidance throughout implementation and delivery. Communication and Stakeholder Management: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively with clients, business partners, management, and technical teams. Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and the ability to assess technical trade-offs and develop practical solutions to complex business challenges. Agile Delivery: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and collaborative software delivery practices is preferred. Education: A specific degree requirement is not stated in the original job description; relevant technical education and professional experience in enterprise application architecture are advantageous. Remote Work and Availability: Ability to work remotely from India and accommodate the required working hours of 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM IST. Benefits Remote Work Flexibility: Fully remote position available within India. International Collaboration: Opportunity to work with global stakeholders, clients, architects, and engineering teams. Technical Ownership: Lead architecture and implementation decisions for complex enterprise applications. Professional Development: Exposure to Guidewire technologies, cloud-based insurance platforms, enterprise integrations, and evolving architectural practices. Leadership Opportunities: Mentor development teams, influence technical standards, and contribute to architectural governance. Innovation and Continuous Learning: Opportunities to evaluate emerging technologies and improve enterprise application solutions. Collaborative Work Environment: Work alongside experienced professionals in a technology-focused environment that values practical innovation, integrity, and results. Career Growth: Develop your expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud transformation, integration engineering, and technical leadership.