Senior Guidewire Developer

Overview

Senior Consultant in Guidewire InsuranceSuite development and data conversion, configuring Guidewire applications and leading migration work across PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter or related products.

What you'll do

• Configure and customize Guidewire InsuranceSuite applications using Guidewire Studio and Gosu, based on approved business and technical requirements.
• Support data conversion projects across Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, or related InsuranceSuite products.
• Analyze source and target data models, typelists, extensions, business rules, and product-specific migration requirements.
• Develop and maintain data mappings, transformation logic, validation rules, staging processes, and load-ready datasets.
• Work with the Data Upload Tool (DUT) and related migration tools to prepare, upload, monitor, validate, and reconcile migrated data.
• Troubleshoot DUT, migration, configuration, data-quality, and batch-processing issues; identify root causes and implement sustainable fixes.
• Build pre-load and post-load validations, reconciliation checks, error handling, and restartable migration processes.
• Support end-to-end conversion activities, including mapping workshops, mock loads, defect resolution, cutover, and hypercare.
• Work with Lead Architects and provide inputs into defining user stories, technical approach, scope, acceptance criteria, and estimates.
• Participate in design, code, and configuration reviews, ensuring solutions follow Guidewire best practices and project standards.
• Document technical solutions, conversion processes, and troubleshooting steps; mentor junior developers and contribute to the knowledge base.
• Apply AI responsibly to improve development productivity, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent level of demonstrable professional competency.
• 5-8+ years in software development, Guidewire implementation, or data migration.
• Hands-on experience with Guidewire configuration development using Guidewire Studio and Gosu.
• Experience with one or more Guidewire InsuranceSuite products, such as PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, or ContactManager.
• Practical experience working on Guidewire data conversion or data migration projects.
• Hands-on experience with the Guidewire Data Upload Tool (DUT): preparing and validating input data, executing and monitoring loads, reviewing results and logs, troubleshooting failed records, and post-load reconciliation.
• Experience with Guidewire migration tools, such as Policy, Claim, or Billing Migration Tool, or equivalent product-specific utilities.
• Strong understanding of data conversion concepts, including source-to-target mapping, cleansing, transformation, referential integrity, reconciliation, and error remediation.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments with globally distributed teams.
• Strong communication, documentation, ownership, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive productivity, quality, and continuous improvement.

Nice to have

• Experience working with relational databases and SQL.
• Experience with ETL tools or data-processing technologies such as Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Informatica, SSIS, Spark, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or Oracle.
• Ability to analyze complex technical problems, debug configuration and data issues, and implement effective solutions.
• Guidewire certification in Configuration, InsuranceSuite Development, or a related specialization.
• Experience with Guidewire Cloud Platform and Guidewire cloud migration programs.
• Experience with the Guidewire Data Platform: Data Studio, Explore, DataHub, InfoCenter, CDA.
• Experience with conversion scenarios such as big-bang, renewal, historical, archival, or segmented migrations.
• Experience developing reusable migration frameworks, reconciliation utilities, or validation scripts.
• Insurance industry experience: policy administration, claims, billing, underwriting, accounts, and payments.
• Experience mentoring developers or leading a conversion track.