Job Summary

This position collaborates with business stakeholders, solution engineers, product owners, and Agile teams to develop, test, and deploy Guidewire PolicyCenter configuration and integration solutions for insurance initiatives. The role applies solid hands-on knowledge of PolicyCenter configuration, Gosu development, APIs, messaging, batch processing, and cloud delivery practices. It delivers maintainable, secure, production-ready functionality each sprint with support and limited guidance from senior developers, solution engineers, or architects.

Essential Job Functions

Codes and configures programs, objects, components, and packaged software to deliver required business functionality
Provides technical input into solution design and application functionality, aligning implementation with business needs, coding standards, architectural direction, and Guidewire best practices
Reviews and validates code, configuration, and supporting documentation produced by team members
Develops maintainable application components with attention to quality, performance, security, reliability, restart and recovery, balancing, controls, and efficient resource utilization
Performs broad and detailed impact assessments across people, processes, data, applications, and integrations before implementing changes
Analyzes data conversion and data modeling requirements and documents recommended implementation approaches
Performs quality checks on code, configuration, related components, test evidence, and documentation; delivers working code incrementally each sprint
Executes Test-Driven Development and Behavior-Driven Development practices where appropriate to build quality into the solution
Supports implementation and release activities, troubleshoots environment and production issues, assists with root cause analysis, and implements corrective actions
Uses development automation, test automation results, CI/CD pipelines, source control, and deployment tools to improve delivery quality and efficiency
Provides limited technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and mentoring to junior team members when needed

Guidewire Technical Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in software development, solution engineering, or a related technology field
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Guidewire products, preferably PolicyCenter, including configuration and integration development
Experience configuring PolicyCenter product model, business rules, workflows, user interface components, data model extensions, and validation logic using Gosu and Guidewire standards
Experience in developing page configuration files, business rules, data model extensions, and unit tests such as GUnit tests
Experience in integrating PolicyCenter with portals and enterprise systems using REST services, Guidewire APIs, messaging, events, message queues, plugins, and batch processes
Working knowledge of Guidewire Cloud or SaaS delivery practices is preferred, including automated build, test, deployment, and environment support
Advanced Product Designer experience is preferred; Jutro Digital Platform exposure is a plus
Property and casualty insurance knowledge, including products, coverages, underwriting processes, and integration touchpoints

Agile Delivery and Collaboration

Writes and refines user stories with clear technical tasks and accurate acceptance criteria; estimates work using relative sizing and identifies functional design risks
Partners with the Product Owner to confirm that implementation and acceptance tests reflect the intended functionality
Participates in PI Planning, Sprint Planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, system demos, retrospectives, and Inspect and Adapt activities
Commits to team PI objectives and sprint goals, communicates progress and impediments, and takes ownership of assigned deliverables
Practices continuous exploration, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to support the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps
Demonstrates working functionality to Product and Business Owners and supports iteration and PI System Demos
Shares knowledge and best practices, contributes to Communities of Practice, and supports continuous improvement and development of T-shaped skills
Conducts research, design, prototyping, and exploration activities that foster innovation and align delivered solutions with customer needs

Requirements

Additional Qualifications

Strong verbal, written, listening, and presentation skills, with the ability to adjust technical detail for business and technical audiences
Excellent collaboration and team-building skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and provide meaningful feedback
Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including the ability to break down moderately complex issues, determine root cause, compare alternatives, and recommend viable solutions
Strong ownership and accountability for individual and team deliverables, including timely identification and correction of gaps
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity, changing priorities, and multiple concurrent assignments
Working knowledge of software design principles, object-oriented programming, declarative concepts, defensive coding, error handling, version control, database concepts, SQL, and CI/CD
Working-level understanding of applications within the assigned domain and connected or integrated systems
Broad knowledge of insurance concepts, terminology, products, and business processes across relevant business areas
Ability to train and mentor others in areas of expertise and provide constructive technical guidance
Education and Certification Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field preferred
SAFe Practitioner or SAFe Agilist certification within 180 days of hire required
Guidewire Configuration or Integration certification

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package:

Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package
Career development and training opportunities
Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based)
Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group
Private Health Insurance
Pension Plan
Paid Time Off
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/

FBS Agile Dev Team Member III - Guidewire PolicyCenter