Senior Guidewire Architect - (NSW/ VIC/ QLD)

Tenzing Limited; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Flexible and hybrid working

Additional annual leave purchase

Life and income protection insurance

Discounted medical insurance

Learning and development programmes

Wellbeing initiatives (EAP, flu shots)

Inclusive culture with social events

Job summary

Tenzing Limited, a leading Guidewire consultancy across Australia and New Zealand, seeks a Senior Guidewire Architect to provide architectural and technical leadership across Guidewire implementation programmes.

You will shape end-to-end solution architecture, act as trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, and guide delivery teams through complex technical decisions to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise across the Guidewire platform and insurance ecosystems.
• Experience leading architecture discovery and defining solution designs.
• Ability to communicate complex architectural concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven leadership in large or complex delivery programmes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted technical and architectural advisor to business leaders, IT stakeholders, and programme leadership.
• Lead architecture discovery and definition across Guidewire implementations, including solution design, data models, and integration patterns.
• Define, own, and govern architectural principles, standards, artefacts, and documentation.
• Ensure architecture aligns with business strategy, security standards, and compliance requirements.
• Create and review high-level and detailed solution designs, architecture diagrams, and integration frameworks.
• Provide architectural leadership to delivery teams and drive technical decision-making.
• Mentor technical leaders and developers to uplift architectural capability.

Skills

Guidewire Architecture

Architectural leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud & data strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Guidewire InsuranceSuite

Job description

Tenzing is a leading Guidewire consultancy across Australia and New Zealand. A Guidewire Partner since 2007, we deliver complex, integrated insurance solutions for public and private organisations across both self-managed platforms and Guidewire Cloud.

We were recognised as the Guidewire APAC Consulting Partner for Outstanding Market Growth (2023/2024) and are currently supporting clients through Guidewire Cloud migrations, greenfield implementations, and long-term DevOps engagements. As part of the Tech Mahindra Group, we combine strong local consulting expertise with global scale.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Guidewire Architects to provide architectural and technical leadership across Guidewire implementation programmes in Australia and New Zealand.

This role is responsible for shaping end-to-end solution architecture across the Guidewire platform, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, and guiding delivery teams through complex technical decisions. You'll balance strategic architecture with hands-on design leadership to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives.

What You'll Be Responsible For:

• Acting as a trusted technical and architectural advisor to business leaders, IT stakeholders, and programme leadership.
• Leading architecture discovery and definition across Guidewire implementations, including solution design, data models, and integration patterns.
• Defining, owning, and governing architectural principles, standards, artefacts, and documentation.
• Ensuring architecture aligns with business strategy, enterprise architecture, security standards, compliance requirements, and best practices.
• Creating and reviewing high-level and detailed solution designs, architecture diagrams, and integration frameworks.
• Providing architectural leadership to delivery teams, driving technical decision‑making and resolving complex challenges.
• Mentoring technical leaders and developers, supporting architectural capability uplift and consistent delivery quality.

Guidewire Architecture Experience:

You'll bring deep expertise across the Guidewire platform and insurance ecosystems, including:

• Strong understanding of Guidewire InsuranceSuite, Guidewire Cloud tools and services.
• Experience across cloud infrastructure, data architecture, data migration, reporting, analytics, and digital products.
• Proven experience designing insurance platform integrations within complex enterprise environments.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong technical judgement, leadership presence, and decision‑making capability in large or complex delivery programmes.

How You'll Work:

At Tenzing, we value strong technical capability alongside excellent consulting and delivery skills. You'll demonstrate:

• Consulting and customer-focused mindset - professional, clear communicator with a strong focus on delivering meaningful business outcomes and value for customers.
• Agile delivery and collaboration - proven experience working in Scrum or SAFe environments, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Clear communication and influence - able to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ownership, quality, and problem solving - takes accountability for outcomes, applies critical thinking to solve problems, and cares about building high-quality, reliable, and maintainable solutions.
• Adaptable and future-focused - resilient in changing environments and proactively adopts AI-enabled tools to improve individual and team productivity.

For over twenty years, Tenzing has helped organisations navigate complex change. Our Sherpa ethos means standing alongside our clients, doing the hard work with them, and guiding them to successful outcomes.

As an independent subsidiary of the Tech Mahindra Group, we offer the best of both worlds - access to global expertise and opportunities, while maintaining our strong local culture and ways of working across New Zealand and Australia.

We invest in our people through tailored career development, mentoring, and a supportive, inclusive environment. Our leaders are experienced, approachable, and committed to helping our teams grow and thrive.

What We Offer:

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Fully subsidised life and income protection insurance
• Discounted medical insurance
• Comprehensive learning and development programmes
• Wellbeing initiatives including EAP and flu vaccinations
• Inclusive culture with regular social events and celebrations

If you're ready to work on meaningful Guidewire projects, grow your expertise, and build your career in a supportive consulting environment, we'd love to hear from you.