13 days ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define target architecture, technical blueprints, high-level designs, and delivery roadmaps for Guidewire transformation programmes.
- Design scalable, secure, and maintainable Guidewire solutions aligned with architecture standards, governance frameworks, and industry best practices.
- Lead architecture across Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, and Guidewire Cloud migration initiatives.
- Guide Guidewire configuration, customization, workflows, rules, data extensions, product models, and integrations.
- Design and oversee integrations with CRM, payment, document management, data warehouse, vendor, and other enterprise systems.
- Define API, messaging, middleware, plugin, and event-driven integration patterns.
- Oversee data migration, conversion, reconciliation, and data quality across implementation phases.
- Provide technical leadership to development, configuration, integration, and data teams through mentoring, design reviews, code reviews, and architecture assurance.
- Drive non-functional excellence across performance, security, scalability, resilience, availability, and operational readiness.
- Facilitate solution workshops, design discussions, architecture reviews, and stakeholder presentations.
- Present solution options, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior technical and business stakeholders.
- Support pre-sales activity including RFP responses, estimates, proposals, client presentations, reusable assets, and thought leadership.
Requirements
- Strong experience as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or Lead Architect on Guidewire implementation or transformation programmes.
- Deep knowledge of the Property & Casualty insurance domain, including policy administration, claims management, billing, underwriting, and core insurance business processes.
- Hands-on expertise across Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter.
- Strong understanding of Gosu, PCF, Rules Engine, workflows, product model, plugins, configuration, and customization.
- Proven experience designing Guidewire integrations using REST and SOAP APIs, messaging, middleware, integration frameworks, and enterprise integration patterns.
- Experience with Guidewire Cloud and/or cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps practices, performance optimization, security architecture, SQL, data modelling, ETL, and data migration.
- Ability to translate complex architecture concepts into clear, practical recommendations for technical and business audiences.
- Strong consulting, stakeholder management, delivery leadership, architecture ownership, and team guidance skills.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value. We build full-stack AI solutions powered by deep industry, process and engineering expertise — embedding an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential and drive tangible outcomes. From strategy to deployment, we help global enterprises move from AI ambition to AI impact and stay ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai | Follow us @cognizant