Guidewire Cloud Architect

Role: Guidewire Cloud Architect

Location: London
Career Level:  Associate Manager

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Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Guidewire Cloud Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) solutions for insurance and reinsurance carriers. As part of a System Integration (SI) partner team, you will play a critical role in modernizing core insurance systems, enabling seamless integration, and driving cloud transformation initiatives.

You will collaborate with insurance carriers, technical teams, and cloud providers to design scalable, high-performance, and secure Guidewire solutions tailored for insurance operations, underwriting, claims, billing, and reinsurance processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Architecture & Solution Design:

• Design and architect Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) solutions for insurance and reinsurance carriers.
• Develop cloud-native architectures leveraging AWS and Azure to support core insurance applications.
• Develop and implement the solutions for Guidewire on-prem to cloud.
• Define and implement API-led, event-driven, and microservices-based integration strategies for PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter, Reinsurance Management.
• Establish best practices for Guidewire DataHub, InfoCenter, and AI-driven analytics solutions.
• Drive legacy system modernization and define data migration strategies from on-premises systems to Guidewire Cloud.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and industry standards for insurance and reinsurance businesses.
• Solution and Develop Guidewire Cloud based API’s.

System Integration & Implementation:

• Lead end-to-end integration between Guidewire applications and external platforms like CRM, Payments, AI models, Data Lakes, Catastrophe Risk Modelling Systems (RMS, AIR).
• Define cloud adoption roadmaps, hybrid cloud strategies, and multi-cloud deployments.
• Guide implementation teams on Guidewire configurations, extensions, and customization for all lines of Business and reinsurance workflows.
• Oversee performance optimization, scalability, and resilience of Guidewire applications in a cloud environment.
• Work closely with underwriters, actuaries, and claims teams to align technical architecture with business goals.

Stakeholder Management & Advisory:

• Act as a technical advisor to insurance carriers and SI teams, ensuring successful cloud transformation.
• Engage with C-level executives, product owners, and business stakeholders to align technology with insurance operations.
• Conduct technical workshops, Proof of Concepts (PoCs), and innovation initiatives for Guidewire-based solutions.
• Provide ongoing governance, risk assessment, and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience in enterprise architecture, system integration, and cloud transformation.
• Experience in Guidewire implementation experience (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter, and Reinsurance Management).
• Deep expertise in Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP), API integration, and cloud-native insurance architectures.
• Strong experience with AWS and Azure for deploying Guidewire solutions.
• Hands-on expertise in Gosu, Java, REST APIs, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures (Kafka, AWS EventBridge, etc.).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and DevOps methodologies.
• Solid understanding of reinsurance workflows, ceded/reinsurance accounting, risk modelling, and catastrophe risk management.
• Experience with data migration, ETL processes, and data warehouse integration for insurance analytics.
• Strong stakeholder management, consulting, and leadership skills.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience with Guidewire Claims Centre (V9 or V10), GOSU programming, and system integrations.
• Guidewire certifications in V9 or V10 is a must.
• Experience in London Market projects is an add on.
• Understand claims data model and the application landscape.
• Experience is integrating Guidewire claim centre with downstream systems including the finance systems and document management systems.
• Experience in migration of legacy systems to Guidewire application.
• Experience is Guidewire on perm migration to cloud migration
• Experience in working in projects in a distributed Agile environment (Offshore/nearshore/onshore).
• Ability to work directly with business partners and translate business requirements into system requirements. 
• Strong knowledge of the insurance domain particularly claims processes.
• Experience in cloud data platform integration and data reconciliation with data warehouses.
• Familiarity with source code management tools like GitHub and Subversion.
• Guidewire Configuration certification (preferred), with experience in Agile methodologies.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary and car allowance, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! For senior roles additional bonus and equity awards are available.

Closing Date for Applications: 31/04/2025

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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