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Job Summary
The Guidewire Integration Developer is responsible for designing developing and implementing seamless integrations between Guidewire InsuranceSuite PolicyCenter and other internal and external systems
This role involves working with APIs web services and middleware to ensure efficient and scalable data exchange aligned with business and technical requirements
Key Responsibilities
Education
Certifications Mandatory
The Guidewire Integration Developer is responsible for designing developing and implementing seamless integrations between Guidewire InsuranceSuite PolicyCenter and other internal and external systems
This role involves working with APIs web services and middleware to ensure efficient and scalable data exchange aligned with business and technical requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Integration Development
- Design and implement integrations between Guidewire InsuranceSuite and third party applications such as payment systems data warehouses and document management systems
- Develop custom integration components using Guidewire Cloud APIs REST Api IG app and messaging frameworks which include APP Events
- Configure messaging patterns such as point-to-point pub sub and event driven integrations
- Work with middleware platforms such as MuleSoft Apache Camel or similar technologies to manage data exchange
- Design robust and reusable integration templates that support enterprise architecture
- Optimize integration pipelines for performance scalability and error handling
- Collaborate with business analysts and architects to understand integration requirements and translate them into technical designs
- Coordinate with development teams and QA engineers to ensure smooth data flow between systems
- Work closely with stakeholders during user acceptance testing UAT to resolve issues and refine integrations
- Define data mapping rules and transformations to ensure seamless interoperability between systems
- Handle data enrichment and validation processes within integration components
- Monitor the performance of integrations and resolve any issues or bottlenecks
- Troubleshoot and debug integration failures and errors in production environments
- Ensure error logging and notification mechanisms are in place
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for all integrations including design specifications API details and data flow diagrams
- Adhere to development standards coding guidelines and best practices in integration design
- Conduct knowledge sharing sessions and mentor junior developers on integration practices
- Assist in upgrading Guidewire modules and ensure compatibility with existing integrations
- Implement enhancements to improve integration efficiency and meet evolving business needs
Education
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field
- 3 years of experience in developing integrations within Guidewire InsuranceSuite focusing on PolicyCenter
- Proven expertise in building and deploying enterprise scale integrations
- Proficiency in Java Gosu and Guidewire APIs
- Strong experience with RESTFul services IG App Cloud API AppEvents and Apache Camel
- Solid understanding of Guidewire data models plugins and messaging mechanisms
- Handson experience with XML JSON and data transformation tools
- Proficiency in SQL and working with relational databases like Oracle or SQL Server
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and processes including CICD pipelines and version control systems eg Git
- Strong problem solving and debugging skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to engage with both technical and business stakeholders
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a fast paced environment
Certifications Mandatory
- Guidewire Associate Certified
- ACE certified in Integrations