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Job Summary
The client is seeking an Application Solutions Architect with proven expertise in the Guidewire suite (PolicyCenter ClaimCenter BillingCenter) at the minimum 5 years in this ecosystem and at least 8 years in solution architecture within a project context. The role is based within the Solution Design Department (DCS) of clients property and casualty insurance sector. The candidate must produce complete architecture documentation ensure compliance with client Group standards and address non-functional requirements (security performance observability). Proficiency in Gosu and PCF page configuration is required targeting a developer-architect profile that has progressed from the technical layer to design. The ability to mentor developers and serve as a Guidewire technical expert in the field is essential not secondary. The client also expects strong communication skills with diverse audiences (business Agile teams management).
As a Solutions Architect Consultant you will play a key role in defining designing and developing the divisions technological solutions. You will be responsible for addressing business needs ensuring the alignment of solutions with the existing architecture and target directions and producing the required architectural deliverables.
You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders managers and members of project teams and squads.
Main Responsibilities
- Identify and document the functional capabilities required to meet expressed business needs.
- Determine the applications and services involved in the solutions and assess their impacts (coexistence dependencies performance security).
- Develop IT guidelines to support the selected solutions.
- Produce solution architecture documentation including coverage of non-functional requirements.
- Describe and simplify the solutions using architectural diagrams and models (ideally in Archimate).
- Support teams in the detailed design and integration of solutions.
- Develop strategies for transition coexistence conversion and offloading.
- Communicate effectively with various audiences: business functional developers managers scrum masters and delivery managers.
- Ensure the solutions comply with client Groups standards guidelines and policies.
- Practical knowledge of modern software architectures: microservices event-driven API-first and continuous integration. Functional and technical understanding of application components (services APIs modules dependencies).
- Ability to challenge or support software design decisions (patterns anti-patterns design impacts).
- Understanding of software quality issues: testability observability performance coupling application security.
- Define and enforce best practices for developing the Guidewire cloud solution.
- Mentor developers and serve as a technical expert for the Guidewire suite.
- **If needed expertise may be required outside the province of Quebec (Ontario NB NE)**
REQUIREMENTS
- 8 years in solution architecture or a related role Required experience All prerequisites
- 5 years with the Guidewire suite (PolicyCenter ClaimCenter BillingCenter) Required All prerequisites
- Proficiency in Gosu language and PCF page configuration Required All prerequisites
- Production of solution architecture documentation (including non-functional requirements) Required All prerequisites
- Knowledge of Guidewire APIs Required All prerequisites
- Proficiency with an architecture repository and Archimate notation Required All prerequisites
- Experience in cross-application integration (APIs Web Services event-driven architecture) List of examples Sufficient majority
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent Required All prerequisites
DESIRED
- Intermediate-advanced English Required All prerequisites
- Modern software architectures: microservices events API-first continuous integration List of examples Sufficient majority
- Deployment on on-premises and cloud infrastructure (IaaS PaaS SaaS CaaS) List of examples Sufficient majority
- Ability to mentor developers and serve as a Guidewire technical expert Required All prerequisites
- Experience in a matrix environment with priority management Required All prerequisites
WHAT WE DONT WANT
- Architect without concrete Guidewire experience (theoretical knowledge or training only).
- Purely developer profile without documented solution architect roles in projects.
- Generalist consultant profile without a background in property and casualty insurance.
- Candidate with less than 5 years of experience with the Guidewire suite (explicit elimination threshold from the client).
- Profile without proficiency in Gosu or PCF configuration.
