AES Guidewire Lead Developer - BillingCenter Senior Associate

Overview

Senior Associate role within PwC's Acceleration Center India, supporting the design, enhancement and maintenance of Guidewire BillingCenter solutions for insurance clients in the Advisory practice.

What you'll do

• Develop and enhance Guidewire BillingCenter solutions to support insurance client operations and production support needs.
• Analyze complex system issues and translate business requirements into technical design, configuration and code changes.
• Implement integrations, enhancements and defect fixes across Guidewire BillingCenter and connected applications.
• Review work items for accuracy, maintainability and alignment with project requirements and technical standards.
• Collaborate with client teams to gather requirements, clarify priorities and provide status updates on assigned workstreams.
• Apply software development methods, testing practices and release activities to support stable solution delivery.
• Use problem-solving skills to troubleshoot application issues and identify opportunities to improve system performance.
• Mentor junior team members and share guidance on configuration, development and issue resolution.
• Provide solution strategy and Application Evolution Services (AES, formerly AMS) delivery as a Senior Guidewire Developer, acting as a trusted advisor to the client.
• Deliver Guidewire application solutions across business processes and enterprise solution perspectives, and develop scalable, robust solution strategies in a hybrid (on-premises and Cloud) IT landscape.
• Assist clients in supporting Guidewire Suite solutions and improving business processes, taking a proactive approach to quality.
• Discuss future enhancements in Guidewire roadmap discussions with the client.
• Be responsible for delivery and review of deliverables, ensuring delivery follows all defined processes.
• Write, communicate, facilitate and present strategy and project materials to audiences including clients, internal staff and management.

What you'll need

• Deep experience in BillingCenter and working knowledge of Guidewire 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 and 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

• Experience developing solutions based on common issues facing clients in P&C Industries (e.g., Auto, Home, Commercial, Workman's Comp).
• 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 and development skills.
• BillingCenter integrations, upgrades and production support experience.
• Analytical thinking and learning agility in navigating client needs.
• Mentoring junior team members and reviewing assigned workstreams.
• Excelling in Agile delivery, communication and change adaptability.
• Ability to build client relationships using networking, negotiation and persuasion skills, and to define resource requirements, project workflow, budgets and billing.
• Ability to motivate and coach global teams and encourage improvement and innovation.
• Be comfortable and available during sustained periods of instability with client Guidewire solutions and escalations.

Details

• Location: Bangalore (SDC), Fortius Tower, Olympia Technology Park; Chennai.