Guidewire Tech Lead — Platform Architect & Team Mentor

Desjardins; Lévis; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Health and wellness expense reimburse

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a Guidewire tech lead to join a development team supporting a strategic transformation in property and casualty insurance. You will provide technical leadership, act as the authority for development teams, and collaborate with architects, analysts and QA to design scalable, robust solutions aligned with business needs.

You will guide delivery, mentor developers, participate in design and deployment activities, and drive continuous improvement of the platform through

Qualifications

• University certificate in computer science or software engineering or related field
• Eight years of software development experience with at least six years on Guidewire
• Three years in a technical leadership or architect role
• Guidewire ACE certification required
• Knowledge of French and advanced English
• Experience with Guidewire, Gosu and Java
• Experience in REST, SOAP, XML/JSON and cloud-based environments
• Familiarity with Agile, DevOps and CI/CD practices

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Guidewire platform and serve as expert for development teams
• Translate business needs and architectural guidelines into scalable technology solutions
• Design delivery strategies and guide teams in implementation of solutions
• Mentor and coach developers to foster growth and promote best practices
• Participate in design, development, integration, testing, deployment and support activities
• Conduct design, configuration and code reviews to ensure quality and security standards
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, QA, operations and partners for alignment
• Analyze complex issues, lead major incident resolution and perform root cause analysis
• Contribute to delivery planning, estimation, risks and dependencies
• Drive platform improvements in performance, stability, observability and DevSecOps

Skills

Guidewire

Gosu

Java

REST/SOAP

CI/CD

DevOps

Cloud

Technical leadership

Architecture

Team collaboration

Education

University certificate in computer science

Tools

XML

JSON

Job description

Desjardins is seeking a Guidewire tech lead to join a development team supporting a strategic transformation in property and casualty insurance. You will provide technical leadership, act as the authority for development teams, and collaborate with architects, analysts and QA to design scalable, robust solutions aligned with business needs.

You will guide delivery, mentor developers, participate in design and deployment activities, and drive continuous improvement of the platform through