Guidewire Technical Lead

Role: Guidewire Technical Lead

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Rate range:482GBP/Day(Inside IR35)

Location: London/Hybrid, 2 days

Contract duration: Until December 2026

JOB DETAILS

Experience in Implementation, Transformation, and support project with a strong niche skill of Guidewire ( Policy, Billing & ClaimCenter and Guidewire InsuranceSuite) in Cloud/SaaS version.

Experience in Leading a development team of 5+ resources from Customer location

Role requires client co-ordination and deep functional or insurance (P&C) industry expertise especially on Personal and/or commercial lines.

Experience Requisite

Total Experience: 10+ years

Guidewire Exp: 5+ years

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Technical Lead to drive the technical design, development, integration, and delivery of Guidewire-based insurance transformation programs.

The role sits at the intersection of Guidewire product expertise, insurance domain understanding, application design, integration architecture, and delivery leadership.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Guidewire development, technical solution design, integration patterns, and Agile delivery, with the ability to lead development teams and ensure scalable, high-quality implementation across Guidewire XCenters

Must have Skills

• Domain Expertise: Good experience in Property and Casualty insurance domain
• Technical Design & Development Leadership
• Lead the technical design and development of Guidewire solutions across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.
• Translate business and functional requirements into technical designs, component specifications, and implementation approaches.
• Drive development of configurations, customizations, rules, workflows, PCFs, integrations, and extensions in Guidewire.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, design principles, reusability, and performance best practices.
• Review solution design and code to ensure alignment with project architecture and business needs.

Team Leadership & Delivery Management

• Lead and mentor a team of Guidewire developers and senior engineers across design, development, and defect resolution.
• Provide task estimation, sprint planning support, and technical oversight across Agile delivery cycles.
• Coordinate with business analysts, architects, QA teams, DevOps, and project managers to ensure smooth execution.
• Resolve technical blockers, production issues, and environment-specific challenges in a timely manner.

Guidewire Skills

• Strong functional & Technical understanding of Guidewire Insurance Product Suite (On-Prem and Cloud)
• Guidewire Certified Resource - preferably ACE across modules
• Experience with policy, claim, and billing life cycles and transactions in Guidewire

Project Management

• Lead a GW technical Team
• Experience in development, execution and monitoring of project plans
• Experience in optimizing existing project plans and deliver project goals on time
• Working experience in implementation & AMS programs
• Experience with defect triaging, estimation, stakeholder management, and application enhancements.
• Ability to lead Team and manage client stakeholders

Configuration Expertise

• Hands-on experience with Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud/SaaS) configuration including:
• Workflows
• Data Model
• Rules
• Entity Creation/Modification
• Benefit Management
• PCFs customization
• Validations
• Widgets and their attributes
• Integration Mechanisms
• Guidewire Data Model

Customization & Integration

• Sound knowledge of Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & Cloud/SaaS) customization and integration (Intra and Inter system integration) using REST and SOAP APIs

Technical Skills

• Experience with batch processes, Guidewire Messaging framework, and OOTB plugins
• Familiarity with Infra concepts and deployment architecture (WMB, WAS, and Apache)
• Strong knowledge on Software architecture and design in Guidewire Ecosystem
• Data Analysis: Ability to write SQL queries for data analysis.
• GW Cloud/SaaS Offerings: Working Knowledge on GW Cloud/SaaS Offerings including GT Framework, Integration Gateway, Advance Product Designer (APD), Autopilot,Underwriting Workbench and few others

Good to Have

• AI & Automation Skills

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication skills (mentioned twice for emphasis)
• Adaptability in client implementation environments
• Eagerness to learn and apply new technologies for application improvement.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.