Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Guidewire Software is a leading platform for P&C insurers that combines digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver cloud services. As a Senior Architect for the Data and Analytics team, you will lead data transformation initiatives and collaborate with customers and partners to optimize their data strategies while adhering to best practices. The role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to fostering a positive team environment.
Responsibilities
- You will design and propose high level design diagrams for overall system architecture and adopt AI forward thinking
- You will lead Inception Sessions to build consensus on project scope, and generate user stories with acceptance criteria and contribute actively to the evolution and fine tuning of Guidewire Vantage Methodology
- You will work closely with business analysts to derive Data Management and Analytics technical solutions from Business Requirements Documents
- You will collaborate with data analysts, ETL and BI developers, and QA testers to assign appropriate implementation and testing tasks and deliver sprint goals
- You will analyze complex data structures in legacy source systems and help the business and data analysts to map them to the Guidewire InsuranceSuite data model. You will accelerate the processes by adopting AI forward thinking and actively optimizing and AI enabling all of Guidewire Data Platform and analytics offerings
- You will manage the end-to-end data loading process, including pre-load validation, execution of load jobs, and post-load verification
- You will optimize migration processes for performance, making configuration adjustments to improve speed and efficiency, particularly when dealing with large data volumes, to meet project SLAs
- You will enable offshore teams to be successful in delivering agreed upon business requirements while conforming to Guidewire best practices & standards
- Work with the PMO providing domain expertise to achieve successful project outcomes
- Lead efforts to harvest project collateral to build out collateral to enable repeatability
- Create new tooling to streamline data processing when called upon or when the opportunity presents itself
- Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a sense of ownership and drive
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced Agile environment
- At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes
- Guidewire consultants are expected to spend up to 50% of their time on-site with the customer business and technical teams
Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent level of demonstrable professional competency
- 8+ years in a Senior technical role building out complex Data Integration frameworks
- Deep understanding of the P&C insurance domain, including concepts like policies, claims, billing, and underwriting
- Fundamental understanding of Guidewire InsuranceSuite Applications (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, and ContactManager) at an atomic level
- If specializing on the Ingress to InsuranceSuite Applications from Legacy Sources, then working knowledge of migrating into Guidewire InsuranceSuite applications is required
- If specializing on the Egress side, then working knowledge of at least one technology stack among AWS, DataBricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery etc. is required
- If specializing in delivering statutory and regulatory reporting, and analytics then well rounded knowledge of P&C Insurance and Workers Compensation domain concepts, requirements gathering sessions, BI architecture and delivery template design and automation is required
- Strong knowledge of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing concepts. 5+ years of experience in Data Warehousing projects
- 5+ years of Experience with leading BI developers and architects to deliver complete solution stacks
- 5+ years of Experience with data processing and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) and ELT (Extract, Load, and Transform) concepts
- At least 3 years of experience leading design review sessions to build consensus among diverse groups of technical and business participants
- At least 3 years in a leadership capacity for delivering complex data transformation initiatives including mentoring and team building
- Experience working in Guidewire Data Migration/Data Platform projects
- Experience working with relational databases
- Experience working with customer teams to understand business objectives and functional requirements
- Effective leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement
- Familiarity in Change Data Capture (CDC) frameworks
- Experience with NoSQL databases
- Experience working with different cloud platforms (such as AWS, DataBricks, Azure, Snowflake, Google Cloud, etc.)
- Experience in adopting AI platforms like Claude code to deliver business value and reduce implementation cycle time
Benefits
- All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan.
- In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance.
- Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions.
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