Guidewire System Business Analyst (Senior)

Groupe SII; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe SII in Canada seeks an experienced professional to contribute to a major technology transformation within the Property and Casualty Insurance sector. You will provide technical leadership for the Guidewire platform and support stakeholders in designing robust, scalable solutions.

As part of a development team, mentor engineers, guide architecture decisions, participate in delivery planning, and drive DevSecOps practices to improve performance, security, and reliability across deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of software development experience.
• Minimum of six (6) years with the Guidewire platform.
• Minimum of three (3) years in technical leadership / architect roles.
• Guidewire ACE certification is mandatory.
• Strong proficiency in French, both written and spoken.
• Ability to work in a North American environment with Canadian stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD practices, and source code management tools.
• Strong proficiency in Guidewire, Gosu, and Java.
• Knowledge of Property and Casualty Insurance is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Guidewire platform and act as the primary technical reference.
• Translate business needs into robust, secure, scalable technology solutions.
• Define delivery strategies and contribute to architecture decisions.
• Guide development teams, promote best practices, and ensure quality.
• Mentor, coach, and support developers for growth and autonomy.
• Participate in detailed design, integration, testing, deployment, and support.
• Conduct design, configuration, and code reviews for quality and security.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure solution consistency and delivery.
• Analyze complex issues and contribute to incident resolution and root cause analysis.
• Participate in delivery planning, effort estimation, and risk management.
• Contribute to platform improvements via performance, stability, automation, observability, and DevSecOps.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring / coaching

Stakeholder collaboration

Architectural design

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Guidewire

Gosu

Java

REST

SOAP

XML/JSON

CI/CD tools

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced professional to contribute to a major technology transformation program within the Property and Casualty Insurance industry. As part of a development team, this individual will play a key role in the evolution of a Guidewire platform by providing technical leadership and supporting stakeholders in the design and delivery of robust, scalable, and high-performing solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for the Guidewire platform and act as the primary technical reference for development teams.
• Translate business needs, functional requirements, and architectural directions into robust, secure, scalable, and maintainable technology solutions.
• Define delivery strategies and contribute to application architecture decisions.
• Guide development teams through the implementation of solutions and promote development best practices.
• Mentor, coach, and support developers to foster professional growth and team autonomy.
• Actively participate in detailed design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and application support activities.
• Conduct design, configuration, and code reviews to ensure quality, security, performance, scalability, and maintainability standards are met.
• Collaborate closely with technical and business stakeholders to ensure solution consistency and successful delivery outcomes.
• Analyze complex technical issues and contribute to major incident resolution and root cause analysis activities.
• Participate in delivery planning, effort estimation, and the management of risks, dependencies, and technical impacts.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the platform through performance optimization, stability enhancements, automation initiatives, observability improvements, and DevSecOps practices.

Required Qualifications:

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant software development experience.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience working with the Guidewire platform.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a technical leadership, lead developer, or application architect role.
• Equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Guidewire ACE certification is mandatory.
• Strong proficiency in French, both written and spoken.
• Ability to work effectively within a North American environment and collaborate with stakeholders across Canada.
• Strong expertise with REST and SOAP services, XML, and JSON.
• Proven experience delivering complex Guidewire solutions.
• Strong proficiency in Guidewire, Gosu, and Java.
• Good understanding of application architectures, integrations, and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD practices, and source code management tools.
• Knowledge of the Property and Casualty Insurance sector is considered a strong asset.

Additional Information:

Priority will be given to candidates based in Quebec; however, applications from across Canada are welcome.