Specialist Technology Analyst - Guidewire

Overview

Technology Analyst (Business/Requirements Analyst) supporting the Scrum Sharks Guidewire Team for PET Insurance across Nationwide Financials. The role partners with the business to understand needs and outcomes and translates them into solution requirements, with a focus on providing high-quality, efficient technology solutions through new software applications or modifications to existing packaged or custom-built applications.

What you'll do

• Partner with the business and other technology professionals to understand business needs and outcomes.
• Translate multiple business outcomes into solution requirements.
• Apply secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
• Execute moderate requirements and ensure business alignment using facilitation and visual management techniques.
• Document and clarify requirements work products.
• Provide mid-level analysis related to understanding and meeting business outcomes.
• Partner with others to verify, trace and manage functional and non-functional requirements.
• Possess a good understanding of the applications used to support the business in a specific Business Solution Area(s) (BSA).
• Conduct quality improvements by providing complex analysis of relevant data.
• Execute the complete requirements lifecycle from idea through implementation.
• Lead or partner to facilitate requirement sessions with business leaders and other technology professionals using visual facilitation techniques.
• Code, configure, test, debug, document and maintain applications.

What you'll need

• Six years of relevant work experience including software delivery or educational experience within a technology domain.
• Experience delivering technology and/or business solutions across industries, platforms and/or lines of business (LOB) within the insurance and/or financial services industries.
• Demonstrated capability in managing the requirements lifecycle, including facilitation, elicitation, and documenting requirements.
• Technical skills: Business Acumen, Business Requirements, Data Analysis, Development, Testing, Problem Solving, Requirements Gathering, Systems Thinking, Technical Acumen.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work in agile and global environments.
• Time management and prioritization.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and set priorities needed.

Nice to have

• Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or a related field.
• 6 to 9 years of Product Configuration and Requirements Gathering in Guidewire, development and production support experience.
• Good problem solving and leadership qualities.
• In-depth knowledge of Billing, Claims, Policy Center modules of Guidewire.
• Experience with Guidewire Cloud and cloud deployment concepts.
• Strong understanding of API integrations and SQL queries.
• Experience supporting production environments using DevOps, SRE, and Agile methodologies.
• Strong SQL and relational database experience, Oracle preferred.
• P&C insurance industry experience.
• Insurance/financial services industry knowledge.

Details

• Location: Telangana - Hyderabad, Building No. 14, Mindspace Madhapur, HITEC City.
• Location flexibility: Hybrid/Remote/In-office with periodic in-office collaboration.
• Working hours: Aligned to India business hours with flexibility for global collaboration.
• Reporting structure: Reports to Manager or Director.