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Capgemini

Global consulting, technology services, outsourcing

Guidewire Solution Engineer Leader

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHyderabad, Telangana, India

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in solution engineering, software development, systems architecture, or a related area is required.
  • A minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience with Guidewire products such as PolicyCenter, Advanced Product Designer, and Jutro Digital Platform is required.
  • Hands-on experience implementing a new PolicyCenter in a SaaS model or migrating an on-premises or self-managed PolicyCenter implementation to a SaaS model is required.
  • Experience designing and developing page configuration files, business rules, data models, and GUnits is required.
  • Hands-on experience integrating Guidewire PolicyCenter with external custom portals is required.
  • Experience with Guidewire Cloud Data Access is required.
  • Experience with GOSU, REST services, message queues, and batch processes is required.
  • In-depth knowledge of diverse and emerging technologies and new architectural concepts and principles is required.
  • Strong property and casualty domain knowledge and experience implementing integration and digital technology solutions across multiple business areas is required.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and Agile teams is required.
  • Guidewire PolicyCenter Professional certification is required.
  • The candidate must be able to assess, design, and develop new PolicyCenter integrations.
  • The candidate must demonstrate advanced knowledge of system design and engineering principles across platforms and technologies.
  • The candidate must be skilled in designing scalable system-level patterns and applying data modeling best practices.
  • The candidate must be able to collaborate with Enterprise Technical Architects to create and maintain strategic roadmaps, principles, standards, and reference architectures, particularly insurance-related architectures including policy administration systems.
  • The candidate must be proficient in integrating enterprise applications using modern integration frameworks and protocols and understand integration principles and patterns.
  • The candidate must understand UI/UX design principles for intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.
  • The candidate must be able to provide custom solutions when necessary.
  • The candidate must be proficient in designing and implementing complex workflows, UI frameworks, and business-enabled configurations using low-code platforms.
  • The candidate must have experience with advanced integration techniques, performance tuning, debugging, and DevOps processes across enterprise applications.
  • The candidate must have experience with security, authentication, automated testing, version upgrades, scalable data models, and background processing.
  • The candidate must be experienced in collaborating with business stakeholders and supplier partners to gather requirements and align solutions with business objectives.
  • The candidate must be able to provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, guiding solution design, implementation, and adherence to best practices and standards.
  • The candidate must be able to supervise and mentor direct reports to improve performance and achieve objectives.
  • The candidate must be able to coach effectively and deliver constructive feedback.
  • The candidate must have strong verbal communication and listening skills and be able to explain technical information clearly to non-technical audiences.
  • The candidate must have demonstrated written communication skills.
  • The candidate must be able to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
  • The candidate must be able to implement proofs of concept independently.
  • The candidate must be able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
  • The candidate must have demonstrated project management skills.
  • The candidate must have strong technical aptitude and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • The candidate must have in-depth knowledge of software architecture principles and design patterns, strong proficiency in one or more phases of the software development lifecycle, and in-depth knowledge of multiple systems and their key components.
  • The candidate must have working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems.
  • The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a similar field.
  • The candidate must have GW ACE certification.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to deliver Guidewire-based technical solutions supporting complex business initiatives.
  • Provide system-level technology views and devise technical solutions aligned with business objectives.
  • Enhance solution design, optimize development processes, and implement CI/CD pipelines to deliver solutions that meet business needs.
  • Ensure successful technology delivery within lines of business and across the enterprise, including Guidewire PolicyCenter, Advanced Product Designer, and Jutro Digital Platform solutions.
  • Engage with cross-functional business stakeholders and technical teams to understand and address complex initiatives at business-unit or enterprise level.
  • Gather requirements, develop solutions, validate technology assumptions, and evaluate implementation alternatives.
  • Influence solution strategies using in-depth business knowledge and practical solution-engineering experience.
  • Lead multiple technical projects by prioritizing and coordinating solution-engineering efforts across teams and initiatives.
  • Use established performance metrics to measure effectiveness and make necessary adjustments.
  • Manage non-functional requirements and ensure compliance with industry standards throughout solution development and delivery.
  • Help Agile Release Trains operate effectively, identify and resolve constraints across development and delivery, and collaborate with Release Train Engineers to coordinate delivery.
  • Provide a systems view of the development lifecycle to guide technology delivery and align architecture with business objectives.
  • Develop and refine technical designs for complex Guidewire solutions, ensuring scalability and performance.
  • Collaborate with developers and Agile Release Trains to align solutions with enterprise architecture.
  • Work with DevOps teams to implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines that streamline deployment and integrate new features.
  • Engage with quality assurance teams to validate technical solutions against performance and reliability standards.
  • Supervise, guide, coach, and manage the performance of direct reports, including individual contributors and lower-level people leaders.
  • Deliver regular feedback, set goals, and support professional development, career growth, and succession planning.
  • Plan team capacity and resourcing, and build Guidewire skills across Configuration, Integration, and Jutro through training and upskilling.
  • Foster a high-performance culture that encourages excellence and innovation.
  • Ensure technical implementations align with product roadmaps and business strategies.
  • Monitor progress, resolve issues affecting delivery timelines, and contribute to technical problem-solving during development and deployment.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to address challenges and optimize solutions.
  • Partner with Architecture and the Guidewire platform team to implement monitoring, alerting, and automation for platform reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
  • Maintain strategic partnerships with customers, vendors, business partners, and technology teams.
  • Work with vendor teams supporting Guidewire PolicyCenter to ensure adherence to engineering, coding, and platform standards, and manage vendor delivery quality and performance.
  • Solve complex engineering challenges across implementation domains.
  • Maintain solution technical documentation and update it as architecture or functionality changes.
  • Stay current with solution-engineering trends and technologies and apply learning to improve skills and work quality.
  • Share solution-engineering best practices across business units and the enterprise.
  • Support the development of design and development practices that promote innovation and improvement across solutions.
  • Provide guidance, mentorship, training, and day-to-day leadership to direct-reporting Agile development team members across Guidewire PolicyCenter and Jutro disciplines.
  • Set performance and delivery expectations, provide timely constructive feedback, recognize strengths, and coach team members on development opportunities and career growth.
  • Build a collaborative and inclusive team environment that promotes knowledge sharing, continuous learning, innovation, accountability, and ownership of outcomes.
  • Monitor team commitments, capacity, delivery risks, and impediments; partner with Product Owners and delivery stakeholders to maintain transparency and remove obstacles.
  • Hold team members accountable for commitments, engineering quality, professional conduct, and issue resolution, and take ownership of team activities and corrective actions.
  • Identify skill gaps and support capability and succession planning through cross-training, development plans, stretch assignments, and development of T-shaped skills across Guidewire and Jutro.
  • Adapt communications for technical and non-technical audiences and represent the Guidewire and Jutro domain in stakeholder discussions.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in a people-leader or management role is preferred.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as PEGA Cloud, AWS, and Azure is desirable.

About the Company

Capgemini

Global consulting, technology services, outsourcing

Capgemini provides consulting, technology services, and outsourcing to help organizations transform digitally. Its offerings include strategy and transformation consulting, system integration, application development, IT infrastructure management, and managed IT operations. It differentiates itself with a global presence in over 50 countries and a focus on applying AI, cloud, and cybersecurity to real business problems. Its goal is to help clients navigate digital transformation and improve efficiency and innovation through tailored, contract-based or managed services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1967

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