Guidewire Solution Architect - Claims Property/Casualty

Country Financial Group; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 139,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

COUNTRY Financial is seeking a seasoned Guidewire Solution Architect to lead architecture for the Property and Casualty Claims Insurance Application Development team. You will guide development across ClaimCenter workstreams, collaborate with enterprise architects, vendors, and business units, and drive architectural direction for scalable, cloud-enabled solutions.

You will participate in full lifecycle activities, from requirements analysis to design, and write technical specifications that

Qualifications

• 14+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent mix of experience and education.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Property/Casualty insurance claims workflows.
• Expert level knowledge of Guidewire ClaimCenter, including configuration and integration capabilities, cloud implementations.
• Experience with large, multi-team strategic projects in a SAFe Agile environment.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language and DevOps tooling.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements software solutions that are high performing and meet technical standards.
• Develops architectural roadmaps and ensures successful delivery of system functions.
• Writes technical specifications from design and business requirements and evaluates new technologies.
• Collaborates with partners, enterprise Architects, and technology teams to deliver solutions.

Skills

Communication skills

Agile experience

Problem solving

Leadership

Tools

Guidewire ClaimCenter

Rally

Docker

Bitbucket

GitLab

CI/CD

Job description

Experience more with a career at COUNTRY Financial!

We’re excited you’re interested in a career at COUNTRY as we strive toward our vision - to enrich lives in the communities we serve. Our footprint spans coast to coast. But more important than where we operate, is the people who do the work.

About the role

COUNTRY Financial is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and highly motivated Guidewire Solution Architect to join the Property and Casualty Claims Insurance Application Development team. As a member of the team, you will work closely with our enterprise and other solution Architects, technology development teams and business units during the development of new functionality in the Guidewire ClaimCenter system supporting claims reporting and handling for multiple lines of business as well as working with the technology team supporting the claims components already in production. This key role provides oversight and technical strategic direction to teams comprised of business partners, internal and contracted technology team members, and software vendors to deliver solutions.

You will serve as technical expert on development projects and will work closely with many areas across COUNTRY Technology to build architectural roadmaps and ensure successful delivery of system functions that meet business partner expectations. You will work with senior leadership to clear blockers and share the successes of the teams.

You will participate in the full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design. You will be responsible to write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements and identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.

How does this role make an impact?

• Designs solutions after gathering business and technical requirements. - Develops software solutions that are high performing and meet technical standards. - Supports testing and problem solving/debugging of solutions. - Implements software solutions following best practices.

Do you have what we’re looking for?

• Typically requires 14+ years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education and training.
• Strong organization, written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Property/Casualty insurance Claims workflows.
• Expert level knowledge of Guidewire’s ClaimCenter, including configuration and integration capabilities, cloud implementations.
• Demonstrated forward thinking skills, ability to look at the overall needs of the business area supported and contributed to the direction and recommend improvement ideas.
• Demonstrated experience with developing and driving strategic Claims systems architectural direction.
• Proven experience working on technical requirements to design solutions.
• Demonstrated experience providing guidance on data model changes and code quality, including support of teams in code reviews.
• Proven ability to work with support teams resolving complex issues related to performance.
• Experience in creating process diagrams for business solutions. Be able to present to leadership or business audiences.
• Ability to do impact analysis of a change to a system you support, and other systems impacted.
• Must be able to perform under pressure, multitask, prioritize, and show appropriate sense of urgency.
• Proven ability of working within an Agile development life cycle (including a strong understanding of the interactions between engineers, analysts, and testers)
• Experience working on large strategic, multi-phase projects involving multiple teams.
• Experience using Rally.
• Experience working in a SAFe Agile environment.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Docker, BitBucket and GitLab.

#LI-CORP

Base Pay Range:

$138,800-$190,850

The base pay range represents the typical range of potential salary offers for candidates hired. Factors used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, qualifications and experience.

Incentive Pay:

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a Short-Term Incentive plan.

Why work with us?

Our employees and representatives serve nearly one million households with our diverse range of personal and business insurance products as well as retirement and investment services. We build relationships and work together to create a stronger, more secure future for our clients and our communities. We’re a big company, yet small enough you can make an impact and won’t get lost in the shuffle. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow throughout your career, either within this role or by exploring other areas of our business.

You’ll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, which includes insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life), 401(k) with company match.

COUNTRY Financial is committed to providing equal opportunity in all areas of employment, and in providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, disability, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

Come join our team at COUNTRY today!