Guidewire Lead

Job Title: Guidewire Lead

Location: Hartford, CT or Hunt Valley, MD

Work Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Contract (C2C)

Visa: No OPT / CPT / H1B

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Lead (PolicyCenter) to drive the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale insurance solutions. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will act as a subject matter expert in Guidewire PolicyCenter, leading end-to-end delivery across product configuration, integrations, and cloud deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

• As a Software Development Lead, you are expected to be a subject matter expert and will be responsible for developing and configuring software systems either end-to-end or for a specific stage of the product lifecycle. Candidate will be responsible for team decisions, managing stakeholders and contributing to key decisions.
  
• Expert proficiency in Guidewire PolicyCenter is required. Expert proficiency in Guidewire Advanced Product Designer is recommended. Advanced proficiency in Design Innovation, Guidewire Integration, and Java will be useful.
  
• Lead the design and implementation of innovative software solutions that meet client needs.
  
• Facilitate team meetings to encourage collaboration and ensure alignment on project goals.
  
• Mentor team members to enhance their skills and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
  
• Analyze project requirements and translate them into technical specifications for the development team.
  
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies to improve system performance and user experience.
  
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Guidewire PolicyCenter, Integration, Integration Gateway (IG), and App Events.
  
• Lead end-to-end design and implementation of PolicyCenter solutions, including product modeling and integrations.
  
• Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and ensure quality delivery.
  
• Configure and customize APD, product model, rating, underwriting rules, data model, PCF, forms, and code generation.
  
• Design and implement integrations using IG, REST services, messaging framework, and plugins.
  
• Implement event-driven integrations with App Events, including schema design and error handling.
  
• Support Guidewire Cloud Platform deployments and upgrades.
  
• Collaborate with stakeholders, architects, QA, DevOps, and vendors.
  
• Drive innovation, performance optimization, and reusable integration components.
  

Required Skills:

• Guidewire PolicyCenter Configuration & Integration, Integration Gateway (IG), App Events
  
• Hands on development experience with Guidewire Gosu and Advanced Product Designer (APD).
  
• Overall 8 years of experience in IT
  
• 6 years hands-on PolicyCenter, 2-3 years as Technical Lead.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience as Tech Lead is preferable.
  

Preferred Skills:

• Java (Apache Camel Framework)
  
• Design Innovation, CI/CD automation, event-driven patterns.
  
• Technical architecture
  

Certifications:

• Required: Guidewire PolicyCenter Configuration with Cloud version.
  
• Preferred: PolicyCenter ACE, Integration ACE.