Cognizant

Guidewire Technical Lead – PolicyCenter, BillingCenter & Guidewire Cloud

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15 hours ago
Troy, MI, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$113k - $133k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter solutions.
  • Drive Guidewire Cloud Platform upgrades, modernization, environment management, and cloud adoption initiatives.
  • Provide technical leadership for production support, enhancements, defect resolution, and application lifecycle management.
  • Design and implement integrations between Guidewire applications and enterprise systems using REST, SOAP, messaging, and API-based architectures.
  • Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, technical design validation, and enforcement of Guidewire development best practices.
  • Lead onsite-offshore delivery teams, coordinate development activities, and ensure delivery quality across workstreams.
  • Support release planning, deployments, performance optimization, and production stability initiatives.
  • Mentor Guidewire developers and engineering teams and partner with business and IT leadership on continuous improvement and cloud transformation.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience working with Guidewire solutions, including significant hands-on expertise in PolicyCenter and BillingCenter.
  • Strong experience with Guidewire Cloud Platform, cloud upgrades, cloud deployments, and modernization initiatives.
  • Expertise in Gosu, Java, SQL, Guidewire integrations, REST APIs, SOAP services, and enterprise application integration patterns.
  • Experience supporting production systems, enhancement projects, release management, and cloud migration programs.
  • Strong understanding of Property & Casualty Insurance processes, policy administration, billing, and insurance operations.
  • Experience leading technical teams and managing onsite-offshore delivery models in enterprise environments.
  • Strong technical architecture, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
  • Experience delivering large-scale Guidewire Cloud implementation, migration, or support programs.
  • Guidewire Cloud, PolicyCenter, and BillingCenter certifications are highly preferred.
  • Experience with Agile delivery environments and modern software engineering practices is desirable.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and contributions.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Annual salary range of $113,000–$132,500, plus eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive program.
  • Applications accepted until 30 Sep 2026; the posting states that visa transfer or sponsorship is unavailable now and in the future.

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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