FBS Agile Dev Team Member I - Guidewire

Overview

Entry-level Guidewire PolicyCenter developer on an Agile team, building, testing and deploying configuration and integration solutions with frequent guidance from senior developers, solution engineers or architects.

What you'll do

• Interpret basic customer and business needs and provide technical input into straightforward application solutions and system design.
• Code and configure programs, objects, components and packaged software using established standards, examples and guidance.
• Document implementation details and perform basic quality checks on code, configuration, test evidence and supporting documentation.
• Deliver working functionality incrementally each sprint and make routine changes to existing code or configuration to meet approved requirements.
• Perform basic impact assessments across processes, data, applications and integrations; identify and raise design risks or dependencies.
• Partner with the Product Owner and team to confirm that implementation and acceptance tests reflect the intended functionality.
• Apply Test-Driven Development and Behavior-Driven Development practices with team guidance.
• Use basic data creation tools, review automated test results, and follow established development and test automation practices.
• Support application implementation, release activities, environment troubleshooting, root cause analysis and corrective actions with guidance.
• Take ownership of assigned deliverables, communicate status and impediments, and complete routine issue resolution in a timely manner.
• Write and refine straightforward user stories with clear technical tasks and accurate acceptance criteria; estimate work using relative sizing with team guidance.
• Participate in PI Planning, Sprint Planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, system demos, retrospectives and Inspect and Adapt activities.
• Commit to team PI objectives and sprint goals, and own assigned work items.
• Demonstrate working functionality to Product and Business Owners and support iteration and PI System Demos.
• Practice continuous exploration, continuous integration and continuous deployment to support the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps.
• Actively develop T-shaped skills, participate in Communities of Practice, share knowledge and contribute ideas for continuous improvement.
• Work effectively across development, testing, product, architecture and business partners to improve flow and transparency.

What you'll need

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in software development, solution engineering, application support, testing or a related technology field.
• Basic familiarity with PolicyCenter configuration concepts, including product model, business rules, workflows, user interface components, data model extensions and validation logic.
• Ability to read and make simple changes to Gosu code, page configuration files, business rules, data model extensions and basic unit tests with guidance.
• Basic awareness of PolicyCenter integration concepts such as REST services, Guidewire APIs, messaging, events, plugins, batch processes and enterprise interfaces.
• Basic knowledge of source control, build processes, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and environment support practices.
• Basic property and casualty insurance knowledge, including products, coverages, underwriting processes and common integration touchpoints.
• Strong verbal communication, listening, writing and collaboration skills; open to feedback and able to communicate basic technical information clearly.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including breaking down low-complexity issues, identifying likely root causes and proposing a reasonable solution with guidance.
• Ability to collect data and examples, identify meaningful information, and organize the steps needed to address a routine issue.
• Ownership and accountability for individual deliverables, including timely identification and correction of gaps with support when needed.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, shift between assigned tasks and maintain focus on team priorities.
• Basic knowledge of object-oriented programming, declarative concepts, defensive coding, error handling, version control, relational databases, SQL and integrated development environments.
• Basic understanding of applications within the assigned domain and the flow of data between internal and external systems.
• Basic knowledge of insurance concepts, terminology, products and business processes.
• Willingness to learn, share knowledge, participate in Communities of Practice and develop broader cross-functional skills.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Nice to have

• Exposure to Guidewire products, preferably PolicyCenter, through development, configuration, integration, testing, support, training or implementation work.
• Guidewire Cloud, Advanced Product Designer or Jutro Digital Platform exposure.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or a related field.
• Guidewire training or foundational certification, preferred or expected based on assignment needs.

Details

• Locations: Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Pune, Maharashtra, India.
• Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based).