Senior Guidewire Technical Lead / Lead Developer

Prophecy Technologies Corp; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Prophecy Technologies Corp in Texas seeks a Senior Guidewire Technical Lead to drive architecture, design and hands-on development across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter and ClaimCenter. You will lead technical decisions, mentor teams, and ensure scalable, secure insurance solutions.

The role focuses on Guidewire configuration, integrations, cloud modernization, and Agile delivery, with responsibilities spanning end-to-end delivery, CI/CD, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience with Guidewire platforms.
• Expertise in PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter implementations.
• Strong hands-on development and technical leadership across large-scale insurance projects.
• Experience with cloud modernization and Agile delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, development and implementation of Guidewire solutions across PC, BC and CC.
• Define technical architecture, coding standards and design patterns.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to development teams and conduct code reviews.
• Drive integration efforts with Policy Admin Systems, Payment Gateways and CRM systems.
• Develop Guidewire configurations and extensions and ensure secure, scalable solutions.
• Lead delivery planning, risk tracking, and architecture reviews.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Solution Architecture

Mentoring

Code Reviews

Tools

Gosu

Java

Spring Boot

Python

REST APIs

SOAP Services

JSON/XML

Kafka

Oracle

SQL Server

AWS

Docker

Jenkins

GitHub/GitLab

Jira

Confluence

SonarQube

Postman

Job description

Senior Guidewire Technical Lead / Lead Developer

Role Type

Contract

Experience

8-10

Description

Job Title: Senior Guidewire Technical Lead / Lead Developer

ROLE_DESCRIPTION

"We are seeking a highly skilled Guidewire Technical Lead Developer with extensive experience in Guidewire PolicyCenter (PC), BillingCenter (BC), and ClaimCenter (CC) implementations and enhancements. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership, solution design, architecture guidance, and hands-on development support for enterprise-scale Guidewire transformation programs.

This role requires deep expertise in Guidewire application architecture, integrations, configuration, cloud modernization, and Agile delivery methodologies. The Technical Lead will collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers, QA teams, and product owners to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing insurance solutions."

SKILLS_REQUIRED

"Technical Leadership

Lead end-to-end design, development, and implementation of Guidewire solutions across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.

Define technical architecture, development standards, coding best practices, and design patterns.

Provide technical mentoring and guidance to development teams.

Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to Guidewire development standards.

Drive solution design discussions and technical decision-making.

Develop and configure Guidewire applications using:

Gosu

PCF Configuration

Business Rules

Workflows

Product Model

Data Model Extensions

Batch Processes

Integration Frameworks

Design and develop custom extensions and enhancements.

Configure underwriting, policy lifecycle, billing, and claims workflows.

Product Modeling

Rating Integration

Policy Issuance

Renewals

Producer Management

Payment Processing

Invoicing

Collections

Delinquency Management

Commission Management

FNOL (First Notice of Loss)

Claim Lifecycle Management

Reserves and Recoveries

Payments and Settlements

Subrogation

Claims Workflow Automation

Design and develop REST/SOAP integrations between Guidewire and enterprise platforms.

Lead integration efforts with:

Policy Administration Systems

Payment Gateways

CRM Systems

Document Management Systems

Data Lakes and Reporting Platforms

Third-Party Insurance Vendors

Develop microservices using Java/Spring Boot.

Support Guidewire Cloud implementations and migrations.

Build secure API integrations and event-driven architectures.

Delivery & Project Leadership

Estimate development effort and support release planning.

Track technical risks, issues, and dependencies.

Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, architecture reviews, and release planning.

Drive successful delivery of Guidewire implementation and modernization projects.

Quality & DevOps

Define CI/CD best practices for Guidewire deployments.

Improve test automation coverage and code quality.

Support environment management, performance tuning, and production deployments.

Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide root cause analysis."

ESSENTIAL_SKILLS

"Required Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Gosu

Java

Spring Boot

Python

Integration Technologies

REST APIs

SOAP Services

JSON/XML

Kafka

Databases

Oracle

SQL Server

AWS

Docker

Jenkins

GitHub/GitLab

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SonarQube

Postman

DESIRABLE_SKILLS

Guidewire Certified Professional Developer