Iet – Senior Associate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Guidewire

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Functional and Industry Technologies services will provide you with the opportunity to build secure and new digital experiences for customers, employees, and suppliers. We focus on improving apps or developing new apps for traditional and mobile devices as well as conducting usability testing to find ways to improve our clients’ user experience.

As part of our team, you’ll help clients harness technology systems in financial services focusing on areas such as insurance, sales performance management, retirement and pension, asset management, and banking & capital markets.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Staff Levels - Senior Associate

Years of Experience - 5 to 10 year of experience

Education Qualification: BTech/BE/MTech/MS/MCA

Overview - A career in Insurance Transformation and Modernization using cutting-edge technologies for Policy, Billing, and Claims administration aimed to solve our client’s most critical business challenges.  You will play a vital role in improving operational efficiency, enhancing customer experience, and enabling innovation through the implementation of advanced technologies and streamlined workflows. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, assess current systems, analyze and design the future state system, develop modernization strategies, and oversee the successful execution of transformation projects.

Skills:

• Insurance domain knowledge with Property & Casualty background

• Hands on experience in PolicyCenter, Version 8.x / above (Experience in GW Cloud is an added advantage)

• Well versed in Configuration. 

• Strong knowledge in Guidewire platform (Gosu scripting / UI / Data Model/PCF)

• Experience on any database Oracle / SQL Server and well versed in SQL

• Experience in SCRUM Agile

• Knowledge on any application server such as Tomcat / JBoss is an added advantage.

• Good written and oral communication

• Excellent analytical skill

• Exposure to SCM tool such as GIT, SVN are added advantage

Additional skills for Tech Lead and Senior Tech Leads

• Sound knowledge in software architecture and design patterns

• Must have estimation, team leading, code review and mentoring skills

• Worked on at least two Guidewire implementations

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Review estimates and suggest updates for your module

• Complete design and develop accordingly in a timely fashion

• Support testing and client queries

• Interface and communicate with the onsite team

• Participate in scrum calls and provide status reports

• Take part in Center of Excellence activities, training as required and aligning to your interest

• Support sprint planning and collaborate with other teams from different locations and client

• Analyze client requirements

• Review estimates and suggest updates

• Complete design and develop accordingly in a timely fashion

• Guide the team on tasks

• Perform design and code review

• Support testing and client queries

• Interface and communicate with the onsite team

• Participate in scrum calls and provide status reports

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Guidewire BillingCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter Configuration, Guidewire ClaimCenter, GuideWire Integration, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, PolicyCenter (Software), Self-Awareness, Software Development, Software Development Methodology, System Development, Teamwork, Well Being

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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