Lead Solution Architect: Guidewire & Enterprise Architecture

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks an experienced Lead Solution Architect to design, oversee, and scale end-to-end architectures for complex insurance platforms, with a focus on P&C operations and Guidewire solutions.

You will steer cloud adoption, modernization, and integration across EPAM's platform ecosystem, mentor teams, and drive AI-enabled underwriting, claims and customer service workflows.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years in IT with 6–10+ years in Guidewire configuration and enterprise architecture.
• Deep expertise in P&C insurance operations (Policy, Claims, Billing).
• Proficient in Gosu, Java, REST/SOAP APIs, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure.
• Guidewire ACE or professional-level certification preferred.
• Experience with cloud and on-prem deployments; CI/CD practice.
• Fluent business English with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architectures addressing complex business requirements.
• Lead enterprise-wide architectural decisions, standards, and patterns.
• Design integrations of multiple platforms, apps, tools, and systems.
• Develop APIs and microservices that connect Guidewire with external platforms.
• Mentor developers and engineering teams on architecture and best practices.
• Promote AI and emerging tech within governance and compliance.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Cloud architecture

API design

Microservices

Generative AI

Tools

Gosu

Java

REST/SOAP APIs

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Jira

Confluence

TeamCity

Jenkins

Git

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks an experienced Lead Solution Architect to design, oversee, and scale end-to-end architectures for complex insurance platforms, with a focus on P&C operations and Guidewire solutions.

You will steer cloud adoption, modernization, and integration across EPAM's platform ecosystem, mentor teams, and drive AI-enabled underwriting, claims and customer service workflows.