Tech Lead Guidewire (Senior)

Groupe SII; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe SII seeks a technical leader to guide a delivery team focused on evolving and optimizing a Guidewire platform for the insurance domain. You will provide technical leadership to delivery teams and act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders to design scalable, secure solutions aligned with business goals.

You will collaborate with analysts, architects and operations to ensure solution quality, drive DevSecOps practices, and foster continuous improvement across the platform.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of software development experience.
• Six+ years of Guidewire experience.
• Three+ years in technical leadership or architecture.
• Guidewire ACE certification.
• Experience delivering complex Guidewire solutions.
• Proficiency with REST, SOAP, XML and JSON services.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD and source control.
• Knowledge of Property & Casualty insurance domain.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Guidewire platform as SME to development teams.
• Translate requirements into robust, scalable, secure solutions.
• Design delivery strategies and contribute to architecture decisions.
• Guide teams in implementing best practices and DevSecOps.
• Mentor developers to foster growth and autonomy.
• Participate in design, development, testing, deployment and support activities.
• Conduct reviews to ensure quality, security, performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate with architects, BAs, QA, operations and partners for delivery success.
• Lead incident resolution, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Contribute to delivery planning, estimation and risk management.
• Suggest platform improvements for performance, observability and automation.

Skills

Technical leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Mentorship

Teamwork

Agile delivery

Education

University degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Guidewire

Gosu

Java

REST

SOAP

XML

JSON

Job description

Description:

As part of a strategic digital transformation initiative within the insurance industry, we are seeking a technical leader to join a development team responsible for the evolution and optimization of a Guidewire platform. The selected candidate will play a key role in providing technical leadership to delivery teams and will act as a trusted advisor to various stakeholders in designing and implementing high-performing, scalable and secure solutions aligned with business objectives.

The successful candidate will work closely with development teams, business analysts, architects, quality specialists and business stakeholders to support technology initiatives, ensure solution quality and contribute to the advancement of development best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for the Guidewire platform and serve as a subject matter expert for development teams.
• Translate business requirements, functional needs and architectural guidelines into robust, scalable, secure and maintainable solutions.
• Design delivery strategies and contribute to application architecture decisions.
• Guide teams in implementing solutions and adopting development best practices.
• Mentor 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 compliance with quality, security, performance, scalability and maintainability standards.
• Collaborate closely with architects, business analysts, quality specialists, operations teams and technology partners to ensure solution consistency and delivery success.
• Analyze complex technical challenges, lead major incident resolution activities, perform root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Participate in delivery planning, effort estimation and management of risks, dependencies and technical impacts.
• Contribute to continuous platform improvement by proposing optimizations related to performance, stability, automation, observability and DevSecOps practices.

Desired Profile:

• Proven technical leadership experience within complex transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, mentorship and teamwork abilities.
• Strong focus on quality, performance and continuous improvement.
• Ability to thrive within Agile delivery environments.

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 in a technical leadership, lead developer or application architecture role.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may also be considered.
• Guidewire ACE certification.
• Expertise delivering complex Guidewire solutions.
• Experience with REST, SOAP, XML and JSON services.
• Strong proficiency with Guidewire, Gosu and Java.
• Solid understanding of application architectures, integrations and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD practices and source code management tools.
• Knowledge of the Property & Casualty Insurance industry.

Technology Environment:

• Guidewire
• Gosu
• Java
• REST
• SOAP
• XML
• JSON
• DevOps
• CI/CD
• Cloud Environments
• Source Code Management Tools