AES Guidewire BillingCenter Lead Developer Senior Associate

Overview

Lead Guidewire BillingCenter solution work within PwC's Advisory practice, supporting insurance clients through implementation, enhancement, integration and production support as a Senior Associate.

What you'll do

• Demonstrate advanced abilities and extensive Application Managed Service projects and solutioning across the Guidewire Suite of applications, on premises and SaaS, with proven success executing and leading all aspects of complex engagements on time and on budget.
• Provide solution strategy and Application Evolution Services (AES, formerly AMS) delivery as a Guidewire Lead Developer, acting as a trusted advisor to the client and thinking strategically about value creation using the Guidewire Suite.
• Deliver Guidewire application solutions by navigating business processes and enterprise solution perspectives at a high, holistic level.
• Develop a scalable and robust Guidewire solution strategy in a hybrid IT landscape (on premises and Cloud).
• Develop new market-differentiated Guidewire solutions independently and lead proposal development efforts.
• Discuss future enhancements in Guidewire roadmap discussions with the client.
• Develop and support Guidewire BillingCenter enhancements, configuration changes and defect fixes across client environments.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical designs, code updates and testable solutions.
• Implement BillingCenter integrations with upstream and downstream systems using established development methods.
• Troubleshoot production issues, evaluate root causes and apply corrective actions to stabilize application performance.
• Review code, technical deliverables and peer work to maintain consistency with delivery standards.
• Coordinate workstreams across assigned tasks, timelines and dependencies while adapting to changing client needs.
• Build working relationships with client stakeholders to clarify requirements, discuss progress and address technical questions.
• Apply Guidewire tools, software development practices and automation techniques to improve application support and release delivery.
• Mentor junior team members through feedback, task guidance and knowledge sharing on BillingCenter functionality.
• Interpret data, logs and system behavior to identify risks, recommend improvements and strengthen application reliability.
• Develop and sustain client relationships using networking, negotiation and persuasion skills to identify new service opportunities.
• Prepare and present complex written and verbal materials, and define resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collection.
• Lead global teams by setting vision and direction, motivating members, coaching staff and encouraging improvement and innovation.
• Be accountable for a team of resources from both a utilization and learning perspective.
• Write, communicate, facilitate and present strategy to all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management, including presentation slides, marketing materials, change management plans, project plans, workshops and whitepapers.
• Remain comfortable and available during sustained periods of instability with the client's Guidewire solution and escalations.
• Act as a key contributor and thought leader internally and externally through white papers, blogs and training.

What you'll need

• Deep expertise in Guidewire BillingCenter and good understanding of PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter and ContactManager.
• GOSU, Guidewire Event and Rules Framework and Guidewire Web Services.
• Good knowledge of XML and JSON formats and ANT, MAVEN and Gradle scripts.
• Experience using tools such as SOAP UI and Postman.
• Experience working with code repositories such as SVN and GIT.
• Understanding of DevOps and build/deployment processes.
• At least a Bachelor's degree.
• At least 4-9 years of experience.
• Oral and written proficiency in English.

Nice to have

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Actuarial Science, Business Administration/Management, Business Analytics, Commerce, Computer and Information Science, Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering & Accounting, Data Processing/Analytics/Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering and Business, Finance, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management/Research, Risk Management, Software App, Statistics.
• At least one of the following: Guidewire and Scrum Master Certification.
• Demonstrated Guidewire BillingCenter configuration skills in client support engagements.
• Application of software development methods across integration and enhancement workstreams.
• Interpretation of complex client needs and translation into actionable deliverables.
• Mentoring of junior team members while navigating changing project priorities.
• Collaboration across teams using Agile delivery and continuous learning.

Details

• Location: Bangalore.
• Travel requirements: Not specified.