Guidewire Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Bengaluru seeks a Guidewire specialist to lead implementation across Claim, Policy, and Billing Centre. You will translate business needs into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria, and collaborate with architects to plan robust integrations.

Ideal candidates bring strong Guidewire experience, proficiency with agile methods, and the ability to align multiple departments in a fast-paced insurance domain.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge on Guidewire Suite including Claim, Policy and Billing Centre.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to design integrations; conduct research on dependencies with architects.
• Finance and P&C insurance domain familiarity and business functions.
• Proven skill in writing detailed user stories, acceptance criteria and use cases.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with solution architects and developers on integration design.
• Work daily in cross-functional teams to deliver guided solutions.
• Negotiate consensus among departments with conflicting requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation using defect-ticketing tools such as Rally/JIRA.

Skills

Guidewire Suite knowledge

Agile methodologies

Integrations planning

P&C Insurance domain

User stories & acceptance criteria

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation across departments

Tools

Rally

JIRA

Job description

Key responsibilities and requirements

1. Expert knowledge on Guidewire Suite of application Guidewire Claim/Policy/Billing Centre Expert knowledge on Guidewire Suite of application Guidewire Claim/Policy/Billing Centre
2. knowledge and experience of agile methodologies.
3. Knowledgeable on integrations with internal and external applications; research any dependencies and work on system design plan with solution architect and developers.
4. CC/PC/BC Business functions & Integrations P&C Insurance domain.
5. Skilled at writing detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, and wireframes
6. Strong background using defect-ticketing software (such as Rally, JIRA, etc.) to document requirements, user stories, defects for development teams
7. Experience working daily in cross-functional teams
8. Skilled at negotiating consensus among departments that request sometimes conflicting or inconsistent software requirements