At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead technical direction for Guidewire, driving development and integration across key platforms.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact in the insurance tech space while mentoring future developers.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in software development with strong Guidewire experience required.
The predicted salary is between 113400 - 138600 $ per year.
Position Details
What You Will Do
- Lead Guidewire technical direction across Policy Center, Billing Center, and Claim Center by defining scalable configuration, customization, and integration approaches.
- Perform hands‑on development in GOSU, PCF, product model, rules, plugins, messaging, and integration frameworks for enhancements, defects, and production fixes.
- Review and approve technical designs to ensure alignment with architecture standards, performance expectations, and maintainability requirements.
- Enforce coding standards, conduct structured code reviews, and drive engineering discipline across the development team.
- Serve as the final technical escalation point for complex Guidewire issues, production incidents, and cross‑system integration challenges.
- Lead release development cycles by coordinating developer activities, assigning work, tracking progress, and ensuring delivery readiness.
- Provide technical mentorship to developers, guiding solution design, debugging approaches, and best‑practice implementation patterns.
- Validate requirements with BAs and business stakeholders, propose optimal technical solutions, and deliver accurate estimations and implementation plans.
- Identify technical risks and dependencies early to ensure predictable delivery and proactive mitigation.
- Plan and manage hotfixes and recurring releases including monthly and bi‑monthly Guidewire upgrade cycles.
- Ensure regression coverage and release readiness by partnering with QA to validate test scope, quality gates, and defect resolution.
- Collaborate with Application Support to troubleshoot production issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and ensure stable post‑release operations.
- Work closely with PMs to track milestones, dependencies, and risks; with BAs to align delivery to business priorities; with QA Leads to ensure quality; and with Support Leads to maintain production stability.
- Communicate clear technical status, risks, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders with strong ownership and accountability.
The expected salary range for this position will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level.
Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are encouraged to apply.
Who You Are
- Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of overall software development experience.
- 5+ years of hands‑on Guidewire PC/BC/CC experience.
- Solid understanding of P&C insurance domain.
- Strong hands‑on experience with Guidewire Insurance Suite, GOSU, PCF, rules, product model, configuration, APD, integrations (web services, messaging, plugins) and Guidewire integration framework.
- Solid understanding of Guidewire data model, batch processes and performance tuning.
- Experience in Guidewire's Cloud Data Access platform.
- Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and release management practices.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting and production‑support skills.
- Strong experience managing frequent releases and production hot‑fixes.
- Ability to balance hands‑on technical work with coordination responsibilities.
- Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery models.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a relevant discipline.
- Prior experience as a Senior Developer or Technical Lead required.
- Guidewire ACE Certified.
- Our Commitment
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with all applicable Provincial Human Rights and Accessibility Legislation.
CCG will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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