Application Development Lead

Our Client is one of the United States’ largest insurers, providing a wide range of insurance and financial services products with gross written premium well over US$25 Billion (P&C). They proudly serve more than 10 million U.S. households with more than 19 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 18,500 employees. Finally, our Client is part of one the largest Insurance Groups in the world

Role Description:

• Technical Leadership & Strategy: Provide comprehensive technical oversight and direction for application development and maintenance across a complex portfolio including Mainframe (z/OS, COBOL, DB2), Java-based Distributed Systems, and Guidewire PolicyCenter applications.
• Team & Project Management: Lead, mentor, and guide multiple large, cross-functional development teams (including onshore and offshore resources) toward the successful and timely delivery of complex, large-scale programs.
• Architecture & Design: Drive the technical design, architecture, and implementation patterns for building large, high-volume distributed and mainframe real-time transactional systems.
• Guidewire Expertise: Oversee development and configuration within Guidewire PolicyCenter, ensuring solutions align with business needs and platform best practices.
• Technology Stack Management: Ensure the effective use of modern Java frameworks (e.g., Angular, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud) and integration technologies, including extensive experience with Web Services, JSON, and REST formats.
• Cloud Adoption: Guide teams in utilizing and integrating AWS/Azure technologies and best practices for modern application development and deployment.
• Quality Assurance: Establish and enforce robust development standards, code reviews, and testing practices to ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure application delivery.

Business Alignment: Partner closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and architects to translate P&C insurance business requirements (specifically Auto and Home lines) into technical solutions.

Experience Requirements

7 years to 9 years

Education Requirements

A bachelor's degree

Technical Skills

Technical Leadership & Strategy - Advanced
Mainframe (z/OS, COBOL, DB2) - Intermediate
Guidewire PolicyCenter - Intermediate
Architecture & Design - Advanced
Application Development - Advanced
Program Management - Advanced
Budget and Forecasting - Entry Level
Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance - Domain knowledge - Intermediate
Web Services (SOAP/REST) - Advanced
Data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka) - Entry Level

Guidewire - Intermediate (4-6 Years)
Java - Advanced (7+ Years)
Mainframe - Advanced (7+ Years)
Monitoring Tools - Intermediate (4-6 Years)
Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) - Intermediate (4-6 Years)

Competitive compensation and benefits package:

1. Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
2. Comprehensive benefits package
3. Career development and training opportunities
4. Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based)
5. Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group
6. Private Health Insurance
7. Pension Plan
8. Paid Time Off
9. Training & Development

Note: Benefits differ based on employee level.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group €22.5 billion in revenues in 2023.

https://www.capgemini.com/us-en/about-us/who-we-are/