Guidewire PolicyCenter Developer (Tech Lead)

Colonnade Insurance S.A. Oddział w Polsce; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonnade Insurance S.A. in Poland is seeking a senior engineer to design, develop and deliver large Colonnade-wide projects within our transformation programme.

You will be a senior member of the Scrum Team responsible for technical excellence and successful delivery of new features in Guidewire PolicyCenter, including rating management and REST API integrations. The incumbent will work in a Scrum Team with other developers, testers and business analysts, collaborating closely with Delivery

Qualifications

• At least six years hands-on Guidewire PolicyCenter delivery experience.
• Proven experience leading technical teams.
• Strong OO programming, design patterns, and clean code.
• REST API knowledge from provider/consumer perspective.
• SQL database principles.
• Fluent English and communication skills.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum and cross-functional environments.
• Ability to solve problems and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of Guidewire PolicyCenter solutions, including configuration, rating, and REST API integrations.
• Translate requirements into high-level architecture and detailed designs.
• Provide hands-on development while guiding teammates to ensure code quality and performance.
• Support existing platform focusing on clean design and quality.
• Collaborate with business analysts, testers, product owners and delivery managers.
• Fix defects and reduce technical debt.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Drive knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to communicate workloads and commitments.
• Actively participate in Scrum events: Planning, Daily, Review, Retrospective, Refinement.

Skills

Guidewire PolicyCenter

Technical leadership

REST API

OOP & design patterns

SQL databases

Agile/Scrum

English communication

Tools

BillingCenter knowledge

Job description

WHY IS COLONNADE A GREAT PLACE TO JOIN?

Colonnade Insurance S.A. specializes in non-life insurance, which is designed not only for individual clients, but also for small and large businesses. We are part of the multinational financial group Fairfax Financial Holdings, one of the world leaders in insurance and reinsurance. Colonnade operates through branches in Romania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and a subsidiary in Ukraine.

In Europe, the Colonnade company employs over 660 experienced specialists. Our financial strength has been affirmed by the A.M. Best Company rating A- (Excellent).

• Our shareholder is totally supportive of our strategy and investment in our growth
• We have a profitable foundation and can fund our transformation from these profits
• We want to transform and create our insurance company into a modern, successful and digital insurer, based on our Fairfax values
• We are making a multi-million Euro investment in Guidewire and additional digital systems to create a common platform across our countries

CANDIDATE’S PROFILE

This role is a strategic hire to ensure Colonnade can successfully design, develop and deliver large Colonnade-wide projects within our transformation programme.

The hired person will act as a senior member of the Scrum Team, responsible for technical excellence and successful delivery of new features in Guidewire PolicyCenter, including rating management and REST API integrations. This involves translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions, setting development standards, developing new features, mentoring team members, controlling code quality, and coordinating technical work within the team.

The incumbent will work in Scrum Team together with other developers, testers and business analysts, cooperating closely with Delivery Manager, business stakeholders and other Scrum Teams.

We are looking for goal-oriented team players with a strong engineering background who

enjoys delivering high quality source code and business value to the organization.

DAY TO DAY TASKS - MAIN DUTIES

• Lead and own the technical delivery of Guidewire PolicyCenter solutions, including product configuration, rating, document flow, REST API integrations
• Translate business requirements into high-level system architecture and detailed technical design
• Provide hands-on development in key areas, focusing on code quality and performance effectiveness, while guiding and mentoring developers in the team
• Support of existing platform with strong focus on code quality and good solution design
• Collaborate with business analysts, testers, product owners and delivery managers
• Fix defects and reduce technical debt
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Drive knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Build strong relationships with workstream colleagues and all senior stakeholders to drive transparency of program workloads, financial, commitments, and expectation
• Actively participate in Scrum events: Planning, Daily, Review, Retrospective, Refinement

REQUIREMENTS

List of requirements to be successful in the future role:

• At least six years of hands-on experience in the delivery of Guidewire PolicyCenter solutions, with a strong understanding of product configuration, rating management and
• Proven experience in leading technical teams, coordinating development efforts, and mentoring developers
• Good understanding of OOP principles, design patterns and focus on clean code and quality
• Good understanding of REST API standard from provider/consumer perspective
• Solid understanding of SQL database principles
• Fluent English and communication skills
• Eager to learn new technologies and solutions
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery teams and cross-functional environments
• Strength with problem-solving, issue resolution, proactive, ability to work in a deadline driven work environment and attention to detail

Additionally, the ideal candidates:

• Are familiar with other Guidewire Centers, with BillingCenter knowledge highly expected and considered a strong asset
• Have experience working in consulting, delivery, or IT company, especially in the field of non-life insurance
• Have experience working in distributed, international team

COLONNADE VISION

We believe in fairness and simplicity in all our relationships, this is how we do business! We deliver transparent products and fast claims service that address the challenges of the changing world around us!

COLONNADE VALUES

• Honesty and integrity are essential in all our relationships and will never be compromised.
• We are results oriented - not political.
• We are team players - no egos. A confrontational style is not appropriate.
• We value loyalty - to Fairfax and our colleagues.
• We are hardworking but not at the expense of our families.
• We follow the Golden Rule: we treat others as we would want to be treated
• We always look at opportunities but emphasize downside protection and look for ways to minimize loss of capital.
• We are entrepreneurial. We encourage calculated risk taking. It is all right to fail but we should learn from our mistakes.
• We will never bet the company on any project or acquisition.