AES Guidewire lead integration developer Senior Associate (Sr. Analyst) - Operate

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ) *: US 

Minimum of 5 years of experience 

Certification(s) Preferred: NA 

Preferred Knowledge/Skills *:  

Demonstrates advanced abilities solutioning the Guidewire Suite of applications on premises and SaaS, with proven success executing and leading all aspects of complex engagements within the Guidewire product suite achieving on-time and on-budget delivery, as well as the following: 

• Demonstrates advanced abilities and extensive experience working on Application Managed Services projects and solutioning the Integration of Guidewire Suite of applications on premises and SaaS, with proven success executing and leading all aspects of complex engagements within the Guidewire product suite achieving on-time and on-budget delivery, as well as the following: 

• Demonstrates advanced abilities providing solution strategy and Application Evolution Services (AES, formerly AMS) delivery as a Guidewire Lead Integration Developer. Employees in the Lead Integration Developer position should think of themselves and be regarded by the client as a trusted advisor and think strategically about how to create value using the Guidewire Suite of products; 

• Demonstrates expert abilities delivering Guidewire application solutions as it will be critical that consultant in this position are capable of navigating both business processes as well as enterprise solution perspectives at high level and holistic view; 

• Demonstrates expert abilities developing a scalable and robust Guidewire Solution Strategies in a hybrid IT landscape (on premises and Cloud); 

• Demonstrates expert abilities and/or a proven record of success in developing independently new market-differentiated Guidewire solutions and leading proposal development efforts; Lead Developer in these positions should be capable of delivering Advisory-level work and be able to discuss future enhancements in Guidewire roadmap discussions with the client; 

• With a focus on AES, demonstrates expert abilities assisting clients in the support of Guidewire Suite solutions and improving business processes; and taking a proactive approach to quality; 

• Demonstrates expert abilities developing solutions based on common issues facing clients in all lines of the P&C Industries (e.g., Auto, Home, Commercial, Workman’s Comp, etc.). 

• Demonstrates expert abilities identifying and addressing client needs by: Developing and sustaining impactful client relationships using networking, negotiation and persuasion skills to identify and sell potential new service opportunities; Preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials; and, Defining resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collection; 

• Demonstrates expert abilities leading global teams to generate a vision, establishing direction and motivating members, creating a community of high performing professional consultants, creating an atmosphere of trust, leveraging diverse views, coaching staff, and encouraging improvement and innovation; 

• Lead Developer will need to be held accountable for a team of resources from both a utilization and learning perspective. Mentoring and helping to upskill junior resources will be critical in this role; 

• Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success developing strategy as well as writing, communicating, facilitating, and presenting cogently; to and/or for all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management, such as presentation slides, practice marketing materials, change management plans and/or project plans, workshops and whitepapers, practice, methodologies and tools, policies and procedures, and/or other standard business communications; 

• Be comfortable, thrive, and available during sustained period of time of instability with client's Guidewire solution and escalations; and, 

• Key contributor and thought leader internally and externally with white papers, blogs, and training  

Technologies 

• Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter and ContactManager, including leading related project teams; 

• Guidewire Integrations within xcenter and external applications and good experience on Apache camel, Edge API 

• GOSU, Guidewire Event and Rules Framework and object oriented programming; 

• JAVA scriptwriting, emphasizing hosting and consuming web services that leverage Java; 

• Web service hosting and consuming, using Guidewire studio toolkits; 

• XML Coding; 

• ANT, MAVEN and code repository such as Clear Case, SVN, TFS