Senior Architect – German-Speaking, Insurance Platforms

guidewire; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidewire seeks a Senior Architect to lead its most complex customer implementations. You will own end-to-end technical architecture across large programs, partnering with engagement managers and executives to drive governance and delivery success.

Responsibilities include workshops, architecture governance, mentoring teams, and steering pre-sales with a focus on scalable, reusable design patterns across insurance platforms.

Qualifications

• Enterprise software architecture with delivery leadership experience.
• Insurance domain experience and familiarity with core platforms is preferred.
• Strong Java, Gosu, REST APIs, and cloud-native architecture knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical architecture across large programs or portfolios.
• Lead discovery workshops to translate business needs into scalable solutions.
• Architect complex solutions across core insurance platforms and the cloud platform.
• Define reusable design patterns for long-term maintainability.
• Provide technical direction, mentoring, and design reviews.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Delivery leadership

Java

REST APIs

Gosu

Cloud-native

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

Guidewire seeks a Senior Architect to lead its most complex customer implementations. You will own end-to-end technical architecture across large programs, partnering with engagement managers and executives to drive governance and delivery success.

Responsibilities include workshops, architecture governance, mentoring teams, and steering pre-sales with a focus on scalable, reusable design patterns across insurance platforms.