Agile Dev Team Member IV – Guidewire PolicyCenter

Jobtailor; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Pune, India, seeks a skilled Guidewire PolicyCenter developer with strong Java experience to design, build, test, and deploy complex insurance applications. You will mentor teammates, translate customer needs into workable software, and collaborate in PI planning, sprint reviews, and demos.

A solid grasp of TDD/BDD, CI/CD, and DevOps practices is essential. Ideal candidates will have 4–6 years in Guidewire PolicyCenter and Java, with insurance domain knowledge in Personal Lines and

Qualifications

• Experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter and data model extensions (4–6 years).
• Strong Java development skills (4–6 years).
• Hands-on with TDD/BDD and CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, PI Planning, and Sprint Planning.
• Insurance domain knowledge in Personal Lines (1–3 years).
• Ability to design, test, and deploy business applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy system functionality.
• Mentor team members and participate in Agile ceremonies.
• Translate customer needs into viable solutions and write user stories.
• Implement TDD/BDD and ensure architectural alignment.
• Support CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Skills

Guidewire PolicyCenter

Java Development

TDD

BDD

Agile Methodologies

Insurance Domain Knowledge

Tools

Agile Ceremonies

DevOps Practices

Testing Standards

Prototyping Tools

Knowledge Sharing Platforms

Job description

• Design, develop, test, and/or deploy system functionality
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and training to Agile development team members
• Interpret customer needs into viable solutions and contribute to system design
• Break down features and write/refine user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Execute TDD and BDD to build quality
• Perform impact assessments across people, processes, and technology
• Support implementation, troubleshoot user/system environmental issues, and provide training
• Support Lean business cases and break epics into features
• Identify and raise functional design issues and risks and propose alternatives
• Work with the Product Owner to align code and acceptance tests with desired functionality
• Code programs, objects, and components; configure packaged software; and deliver working code each sprint
• Review and validate technical designs and ensure architectural alignment
• Research and develop automation techniques
• Document and implement programs according to installation standards
• Analyze backup, security, restart/recovery, balancing, and controls requirements
• Analyze and document data conversion and data modeling approaches
• Quality-check code, related objects, and documentation
• Analyze requirements for testability and develop, execute, and maintain test cases and data
• Investigate complex application-testing errors, perform root-cause analysis, and track defects
• Conduct test audits, define advanced test plans, and contribute to testing standards and strategy
• Mentor junior team members in test planning and execution tools and techniques
• Participate in key Agile ceremonies, including PI Planning, Sprint Planning, demos, retrospectives, Inspect & Adapt, daily stand-ups, and backlog refinement
• Demonstrate working code to Product and Business Owners and support iteration and PI System Demos
• Execute improvement stories and promote continuous improvement
• Develop T-shaped skills and contribute across functions
• Support continuous exploration, integration, and deployment for the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps
• Conduct research, design, prototyping, and exploration activities
• Offer and implement innovative ideas
• Participate in Agile Dev Team Member Community of Practice sessions, plan and conduct sessions, manage communications and action items, and foster knowledge sharing

Requirements

• Advanced logical reasoning and analytics
• Intermediate logical reasoning and analytics
• Intermediate Guidewire PolicyCenter skills (4–6 years)
• Intermediate Java skills (4–6 years)
• Entry-level insurance domain knowledge in Personal Lines (1–3 years)
• Ability to develop, test, deploy, and configure business applications
• Knowledge of Guidewire PolicyCenter and Guidewire data model extensions
• Knowledge of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Program Increment (PI) Planning, and Sprint Planning
• Knowledge of continuous integration, continuous deployment, and DevOps practices

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Agile methodologies, including TDD and BDD, while effectively mentoring team members and translating customer needs into actionable solutions. Proficient in Guidewire PolicyCenter and Java, with a strong focus on continuous integration and deployment practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Guidewire PolicyCenter
• Java Development
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
• Agile Methodologies

Hard Skills

• System Design
• User Story Development
• Impact Assessment
• Automation Techniques
• Data Modeling
• Test Case Development
• Root-Cause Analysis
• Continuous Integration
• Continuous Deployment
• Business Application Configuration

Soft Skills

• Mentorship
• Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Insurance Domain Knowledge
• Personal Lines
• Lean Business Cases
• Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Sprint Planning

Tools & Technologies

• Agile Ceremonies
• DevOps Practices
• Testing Standards
• Prototyping Tools
• Knowledge Sharing Platforms