Guidewire Architect(Insurance)

Naukri E Hire Campaign; Dadri, Pune District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Naukri E Hire Campaign is seeking a Guidewire Architect with 11+ years of experience to lead and shape insurance technology programs. The role blends hands-on architecture with strategic leadership in a hybrid model requiring 3 days on-site per week in Dadri, UP.

You will drive Guidewire Cloud implementations, mentor teams, manage stakeholders, and design scalable, compliant architectures for complex insurance processes, including underwriting, claims, and customer service enhancements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in insurance or technology roles.
• Expertise in leading Guidewire Cloud implementations and delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead teams in building and maintaining high-quality code and configurations.
• Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of the insurance value chain and regulations.
• Transformational Leadership: Advise customers and lead transformation using the Guidewire Cloud Platform.
• Solution Architecture & Design: Design end-to-end architectures for complex business needs.
• Systems Integration & Development: Lead integration of platforms and design Guidewire-integrated microservices.
• Strategic Planning: Create 3-5 year technology roadmaps.
• Documentation & Standards: Develop architecture documentation and blueprints.
• Performance Optimization & Troubleshooting: Improve performance and security.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with executives and business teams on strategic initiatives.
• Risk Management: Identify and reduce technical risks and guide disaster recovery planning.
• GenAI Integration: Apply Generative AI to improve underwriting and customer service.
• AI-Driven Decision Support: Build or integrate AI/ML models to improve decision-making.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Mentorship

Stakeholder Management

Performance optimization

GenAI Integration

AI/ML decision support

Strategic Planning

Disaster Recovery planning

Tools

Guidewire Cloud Platform

Job description

Role- Guidewire Architect

Guidewire Architect + Insurance

Experience - 11 to 18 Years

Work Mode - Hybrid 3 days/week

Shift- General

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead teams in building and maintaining high-quality code and configurations. Mentor developers, architects, and tech leads while driving innovation, governance, and compliance
• Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of the insurance value chain, especially front- and mid-office functions, plus APAC insurance or financial services regulations.
• Transformational Leadership: Ability to advise customers and lead transformation using the Guidewire Cloud Platform.
• Solution Architecture & Design: Design and lead end-to-end architectures for complex business needs using best practices and emerging technologies. Architect and tailor platforms to detailed requirements, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and enterprise standards.
• Systems Integration & Development: Lead seamless integration of platforms and tools. Design Guidewire-integrated microservices, prototype insurance features quickly, and use GenAI to improve underwriting, claims, and customer service.
• Strategic Planning: Create 3-5 year technology roadmaps aligned to business goals. Assess Guidewire services, support transformation, and guide cloud adoption and migration.
• Documentation & Standards: Develop architecture documentation, roadmaps, and blueprints. Define documentation standards and maintain the enterprise architecture repository.
• Performance Optimization & Troubleshooting: Resolve critical system issues and improve performance, security, and efficiency. Oversee optimization efforts and track solution KPIs.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with executives and business teams on strategic initiatives, gather requirements, and lead technical discussions with customers and partners.
• Risk Management: Identify and reduce technical risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and guide disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• GenAI Integration: Apply Generative AI to improve underwriting, claims, and customer service, including model integration or development.
• AI-Driven Decision Support: Build or integrate AI/ML models to improve decision-making in Guidewire systems.
• Project Oversight: Review major solution architectures, guide technical decisions, and ensure architectural consistency across projects.

Mandatory Experience

• 10+ years of experience in insurance or technology roles.
• Expertise in leading Guidewire Cloud implementations and delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions.