Guidewire CC Developer- 6months- London
Posted Today by Kirtana Consulting
Negotiable
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London, UK
Summary: Kirtana Consulting is seeking a Guidewire CC Developer for a 6-month rolling contract in London. The role involves implementation, upgrade, and support projects for Guidewire xCenters, requiring deep functional expertise in the insurance industry. The candidate will lead support teams across multiple time zones and ensure high availability of production environments while managing defect resolution and application logging standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work on implementation, upgrade, and support projects for Guidewire xCenters.
- Manage client coordination and provide expertise in the insurance (P&C) industry.
- Lead L2/L3/L4 support teams across India, US, and UK.
- Handle production defects and maintain a healthy trend in issues management.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and identify systemic defect patterns.
- Enhance application logging standards for faster MTTR.
- Manage centralized monitoring and observability dashboards for real-time health tracking.
Key Skills:
- 8+ years of total Guidewire experience.
- 5+ years of ClaimCenter experience.
- Guidewire Certified Developer, preferably ACE certified.
- Strong experience in Property and Casualty insurance domain.
- Understanding of Policy, claim, and Billing life cycles in Guidewire systems.
- Experience with Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud versions) configuration.
- Knowledge of customization and integration using REST and SOAP APIs.
- Strong expertise in Gosu, Core Java, SQL.
- Experience with CI/CD controls and structured SDLC.
- Excellent communication skills and adaptability in client environments.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Kirtana consulting is looking for Guidewire CC Developer for 6months rolling contract in London.
Job description:
Role: Guidewire CC Developer
Work in Implementation, Upgrade and support project with on-prem, GWCP and private Cloud hosted version of for Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud versions) Manage client co-ordination and deep functional or insurance (P&C) industry expertise especially on Personal and/or commercial lines.
Lead L2/L3/L4 support teams working across India, US & UK.
Lead distributed teams working across 3 different time zones effectively handle production defects, arresting defect inflow and maintaining a healthy trend in issues management Ensure near 24/7 environment availability for production and non-production environments, exceeding customer service level agreements Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and identify identify systemic defect patterns, areas of opportunities to improve and control flow of defects. Define & Socialize plan of action to eliminate and control defects Enhance application logging standards across Guidewire services to achieve faster MTTR through proactive alerting & anomaly detection.
Manage centralized monitoring & observability dashboards for Real Time health tracking.
Experience Requisite
Total Guidewire Experience: 8+ years
ClaimCenter Experience: 5+ years
Must be Guidewire Certified Developer - preferably ACE certified
Must have Skills
Domain Expertise:
o Good experience in Property and Casualty insurance domain
o Strong understanding of Policy, claim and Billing life cycles and transactions in Guidewire systems
Guidewire Skills:
o Strong understanding of Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud versions)
o Working Experience across other Guidewire centers and integration gateway
o Strong working experience of implementing GUnit automation framework for business rule validation
o Mastery at execution of Guidewire recommended best practices and Surepath methodology
Configuration Expertise:
Hands-on experience with Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud versions) configuration including:
o Workflows
o Data Model
o Rules
o Entity Creation/Modification
o Benefit Management
o PCFs customization
o Validations
o Widgets and their attributes
o Integration Mechanisms
o Guidewire Data Model
Customization & Integration:
o Sound knowledge of Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & Cloud) customization and integration (Intra and Inter system integration) using REST and SOAP APIs
Technical Skills:
o Experience with batch processes, Guidewire Messaging framework, and OOTB plugins
o Familiarity with Infra concepts and deployment architecture (WMB, WAS, and Apache)
o Strong knowledge on Software architecture and design in Guidewire Ecosystem
o Enforcing the Testing Pyramid with Unit Tests (GUnit), API & Integration Testing and UI Regression (targeted)
o Implementing automated regression tests to reduce release risk and cycle time
o Strong expertise in Gosu, Core Java, SQL
o Ability to work with different databases write SQL queries for data analysis
SDLC/Project Management:
o Implementing structured SDLC with CI/CD controls.
o Working experience in implementation and AMS programs
o Experience with defect triaging, estimation, stakeholder management, and application enhancements.
o Ability to lead Team and manage client stakeholders
o Experience with Git repository, Jira and ServiceNow
Additional Skills:
o Informatics experience (working with information technology systems) is a plus
Soft Skills:
o Excellent communication skills
o Adaptability in client implementation environments
o Eagerness to learn and apply new technologies for application improvement.