Guidewire Technical Lead Developer

Cognizant; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Guidewire Technical Lead in Toronto. The role requires 6+ years of experience with Guidewire InsuranceSuite products and involves designing SDLC, reviewing solution designs, and collaborating with various teams. This is a hybrid position, requiring two days a week in the office. Candidates with strong technical skills in Java and AWS will thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Guidewire products.
• Experience in Java, GOSU, and server technologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of SDLC with required tools and technologies.
• Review detailed solution designs.
• Research and propose improvements to platforms.

Skills

Guidewire InsuranceSuite products

Java

Spring

AWS

CI/CD tools

Tools

Maven

Gradle

GitHub Actions

Job description

Overview

At Cognizant, our global community sets us apart—an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. And with projects at the forefront of innovation, you can build a varied, rewarding career and draw inspiration from dedicated colleagues and leaders. Cognizant is right where you belong. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

Role and Requirements

Role: Guidewire Technical Lead

Requirement: 6+ years of hands-on experience in at least one of Guidewire InsuranceSuite products (PC, BC, CC).

Job Roles / Responsibilities

• Work as a key member of a Cognizant Guidewire Engineering team
• Own the design of SDLC with a recommended set of tools, frameworks and technologies
• Review high-level and detailed solution designs
• Research new technologies and architectural patterns by conducting technical proof of concepts and propose improvements to existing platforms as well as migration from legacy systems
• Experience in handling Guidewire Inceptions and experience in Guidewire implementation any suite PC/BC/CC
• Experience in Java, GOSU, Spring, Web Service and server technologies, and different levels of testing
• Experience with CI/CD tools: Maven, Gradle, NPM, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• AWS experience with services such as: EC2, Lambda, ECS, S3, EBS, VPCs, CloudWatch, CloudFormation will be an advantage
• Build and operate services and platforms as a member of a cross-functional team
• Work closely with other subject areas including functional and non-functional testing, security and operations to design, build and operate highly resilient and secure solutions
• Participate in building the engineering organization by conducting interviews
• Collaborate and connect with the Guidewire Community for solutions across the portfolio

Working arrangements

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, ON, Canada. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

Notes

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

At Cognizant, we’re eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We encourage you to apply if you have most of the skills above and feel like you are strongly suited for this role. Consider what transferable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you’d be beneficial to this role.

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Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law