Guidewire Integration Gateway (IG) Apps Architect

BlitzenX Solutions; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,600,000 - 4,400,000; Full time

Job summary

BlitzenX Solutions is seeking a seasoned Guidewire IG Apps Architect to lead enterprise integration across Guidewire ecosystems, cloud platforms, and third‑party carrier systems. The role drives API‑led connectivity, event‑driven patterns, and scalable integration frameworks for modernization programs.

The candidate should bring 10+ years in enterprise integration, 6+ years in Guidewire integration architecture, and proven leadership of Guidewire Cloud initiatives in large-scale delivery

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise integration experience.
• 6+ years of Guidewire integration architecture experience.
• Proven experience leading Guidewire Cloud integration programs.
• Experience operating within large-scale SI delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise integration architecture standards across: Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, Digital Portals, CRM Platforms, Data Platforms, External Vendor Ecosystems.
• Architect scalable synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.
• Establish reusable enterprise integration accelerators and frameworks.
• Drive API-led connectivity and event-driven architecture standards.
• Define enterprise service orchestration and integration governance models.
• Lead architecture and implementation of Guidewire IG applications.
• Design message transformation, orchestration, routing, retry, and resiliency frameworks.
• Monitoring, alerting, and recovery mechanisms.
• Architect highly available and fault-tolerant integration solutions.
• Drive integration modernization initiatives aligned to cloud standards.

Skills

Guidewire integration

Enterprise integration

Cloud-native engineering

API-led connectivity

Kafka

Docker

Terraform

Jenkins/GitHub Actions

OAuth2

JWT

SAML

Tools

MuleSoft

Azure Integration Services

Boomi

Informatica

Tibco

Job description

10 Years

Full-Time

INR 0 - 4000000 (Annual)

Position Overview

BlitzenX is seeking a highly experienced Guidewire Integration Gateway (IG) Apps Architect to lead enterprise integration architecture initiatives across Guidewire ecosystems, cloud platforms, digital applications, and third-party carrier systems.

This role is responsible for architecting scalable, resilient, and reusable integration frameworks that support carrier modernization programs, Guidewire Cloud transformations, API-first ecosystems, and enterprise-grade distributed systems.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Guidewire integrations, enterprise architecture, middleware platforms, cloud-native engineering, and large-scale insurance technology delivery.

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving technical direction, integration governance, engineering excellence, platform stability, and delivery scalability across multiple strategic programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise integration architecture standards across:
  • Guidewire PolicyCenter
  • ClaimCenter
  • BillingCenter
  • Digital Portals
  • CRM Platforms
  • Data Platforms
  • External Vendor Ecosystems
• Architect scalable synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.
• Establish reusable enterprise integration accelerators and frameworks.
• Drive API-led connectivity and event-driven architecture standards.
• Define enterprise service orchestration and integration governance models.

Guidewire Integration Gateway (IG) Leadership

• Lead architecture and implementation of Guidewire IG applications.
• Design message transformation, orchestration, routing, retry, and resiliency frameworks.
• Monitoring
• Alerting
• Recovery mechanisms
• Architect highly available and fault-tolerant integration solutions.
• Drive integration modernization initiatives aligned to Guidewire Cloud standards.

API & Middleware Engineering

• Architect enterprise REST and SOAP-based service ecosystems.
• Design reusable microservices and integration APIs.
• Lead middleware integration strategy across platforms such as:
  • MuleSoft
  • Kafka
  • Apigee
  • Azure Integration Services
  • Boomi
  • Informatica
  • Tibco
• Define API governance, security, authentication, and versioning standards.
• Ensure enterprise compliance for OAuth2, JWT, SAML, and IAM integrations.
• Support Guidewire Cloud transformation initiatives.
• Define CI/CD integration deployment pipelines and release governance.
• AWS
• Docker
• Terraform
• Jenkins/GitHub Actions
• Partner with DevOps and SRE teams to improve deployment stability and observability.
• Establish integration monitoring and operational health frameworks.
• Architect enterprise event-streaming and messaging solutions.
• Define canonical data models and enterprise transformation strategies.
• Support integration with enterprise data lakes and analytics platforms.
• Optimize integration performance for high-volume carrier transaction processing.
• Design scalable real-time and batch integration solutions.

Technical Leadership & Governance

• Conduct enterprise architecture reviews and solution assessments.
• Establish integration engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor integration developers, leads, and technical architects.
• Lead complex production issue triage and root cause analysis.
• Drive engineering maturity and operational excellence initiatives.

Client & Delivery Leadership

• Partner directly with carrier enterprise architects and technology leadership.
• Support SI delivery programs and strategic modernization initiatives.
• Participate in solutioning, estimations, architecture workshops, and pre-sales activities.
• Present architecture roadmaps and technical strategies to executive stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical delivery execution.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 10+ years of enterprise integration experience.
• 6+ years of Guidewire integration architecture experience.
• Proven experience leading Guidewire Cloud integration programs.
• Experience operating within large-scale SI delivery environments.

Technical Expertise

• Gosu
• Batch Processing

Integration & Middleware

• REST APIs
• SOAP Services
• Kafka/Event Streaming
• XML/JSON/XSD
• Docker
• Terraform
• Jenkins/GitHub Actions

Security

• OAuth2
• JWT
• SAML

The Guidewire IG Apps Architect is expected to:

• Operate as the enterprise authority for integration architecture.
• Drive scalable engineering and reusable integration frameworks.
• Improve delivery efficiency through accelerator-based implementation models.
• Enhance platform resiliency, observability, and operational stability.
• Reduce integration defects and production escalations.
• Enable enterprise modernization initiatives aligned with carrier transformation goals.

Success Metrics

KPI AreaPerformance Objective

Integration Stability Reduction in Sev-1/Sev-2 production incidents

API Reusability Increased reusable service adoption

Deployment Quality Stable zero-defect production deployments

Delivery Acceleration Faster integration implementation cycles

Cloud Readiness Full compliance with Guidewire Cloud standards

Operational Efficiency Improved MTTR and platform observability

Organizational Alignment

Reports To:

Vice President – Technology & Systems Engineering

Collaborates With:

• DevOps & SRE Teams
• Delivery Leadership Teams

At BlitzenX, architects are expected to operate beyond individual project delivery. This role requires ownership mentality, engineering discipline, operational accountability, and the ability to build scalable enterprise integration ecosystems that support long-term carrier transformation initiatives.

We build delivery organizations that scale, not dependency-based teams that collapse when one architect disappears into a two-week vacation and suddenly nobody knows why the Kafka consumer stopped processing FNOL events. Corporate civilization remains fragile.