What are the responsibilities and job description for the AWS Data Architect Guidewire & AWS (P&C Insurance) position at Aroha Technologies?
Job Title: AWS Data Architect Guidewire & AWS
Domain: Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance
Locations: Phoenix, AZ & Plano, TX (Need locals; within 30 miles)
Experience Level: Senior / Lead Level (18 Years)
We are seeking an experienced AWS Data Architect with strong expertise in Guidewire applications and AWS cloud technologies within the Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance domain. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing scalable cloud-native data architectures, integrating Guidewire platforms, and enabling enterprise data modernization initiatives across underwriting, claims, policy administration, and billing systems.
The candidate should possess deep knowledge of insurance data models, AWS analytics services, Guidewire integrations, and modern enterprise architecture practices.
Key Responsibilities- Design and implement enterprise-scale data architecture solutions on AWS for P&C insurance applications.
- Architect and integrate Guidewire platforms including PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter with downstream data ecosystems.
- Develop scalable data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time data processing solutions using AWS services.
- Define data governance, security, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to support digital transformation initiatives.
- Build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines for insurance data ingestion and transformation.
- Design APIs and integration patterns between Guidewire and cloud-native platforms.
- Lead migration of on-premise insurance applications and databases to AWS cloud environments.
- Implement best practices for performance optimization, scalability, resiliency, and disaster recovery.
- Support analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and actuarial data initiatives within the insurance ecosystem.
- Provide technical leadership, architecture governance, and mentoring to development teams.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services:
- AWS Glue
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon S3
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon RDS
- Amazon EMR
- Amazon Athena
- AWS Step Functions
- Amazon Kinesis
- AWS IAM
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Experience with serverless and event-driven architectures.
- Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
- Extensive experience with Guidewire InsuranceSuite:
- PolicyCenter
- ClaimCenter
- BillingCenter
- Experience integrating Guidewire with enterprise systems and cloud platforms.
- Understanding of Guidewire DataHub and InfoCenter is preferred.
- Familiarity with Guidewire APIs, messaging, and data migration frameworks.
- Strong understanding of Property & Casualty insurance business processes:
- Policy Administration
- Claims Management
- Billing
- Underwriting
- Reinsurance
- Knowledge of insurance regulatory and compliance requirements.
- 10 years of experience in Data Architecture and Engineering.
- 5 years of AWS cloud implementation experience.
- 5 years of Guidewire implementation/integration experience.
- Strong experience in P&C Insurance domain projects.
- Experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional.
- Guidewire certifications are highly preferred.
- Experience with enterprise data governance and MDM initiatives.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.