PwC
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London, Greater London
Guidewire Lead Developer and Solution Architect
Overview
Job Description
Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector FS X-Sector Specialism Risk Management Level Manager Job Description & Summary Your tasks * You will be managing teams and/or work streams on our Guidewire implementation engagements. * You will be part of an international team and take over a managing role requiring you to stay up to date on current IT and insurance trends in order to expand your knowledge capital and educate new joiners. * You will work in complex business and IT environments supporting our customers, modernising their business models and aligning the IT architecture. * You will lead the technical solution design and the integration of standard insurance software solution packages in an existing IT landscape. * You will manage and/or contribute to project planning, engagement administration, budget management, and successful completion of engagements. * We will proactively support you to develop trusted and long-lasting customer relationships enabling you to further grow your role at PwC. Your profile * You hold a university degree (preferably in computer and information science, computer applications, management information systems or engineering) and have gained a minimum of five to eight years' work experience in the consulting industry leading the integration and configuration of standard insurance software solutions. * You are fluent in English. * You are experienced with property and casualty claims management, policy administration and/or collection and disbursement system; experience with Guidewire ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter and/or BillingCenter version 7.x and above is strongly preferred. * You are experienced with Java or Gosu programming language, J2EE, Guidewire Integration Patterns, Web Services/API, Databases (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle), Application Servers (e.g. Tomcat, JBoss, Websphere). * You are experienced in Java or Gosu code reviews, code clean-ups, code merges, build and source control (e.g. GIT, Bamboo), environment and release management. * You have proven abilities in taking over a leadership role in the IT field of insurance business using agile methodology (e.g. Scrum) and working with offshore teams with different times to deliver software. * You demonstrate high knowledge in working with business and IT stakeholders to enable a proper alignment of business goals and the technical solution in an agile environment. * You have strong working knowledge of different architecture approaches (e.g. Micro-services) and the business/system trade-offs that come with the implementation and realisation of these architectures. * You have good understanding of architecture strategy and of how to communicate that strategy to a nontechnical audience. Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified) Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements Not Specified Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Government Clearance Required? No Job Posting End Date