Guidewire PolicyCenter Analyst Developer

Job Description:

• Refocused the role from an analyst developer (intermediate to senior) to senior Guidewire developer upgrade. Impact analysis is now handled by the developer rather than a separate role.
  
• Optimum is preparing to upgrade its on-premise Guidewire InsuranceSuite environment from version 10.2.2 to 10.2.5 (or higher). (recent at the start of the project) exclusively on PolicyCenter.
  
• The mandate is for a senior Guidewire developer who has already performed a version upgrade whether it be a minor version upgrade or a migration to Guidewire Cloud: this developer is responsible for identifying the impacts incompatibilities and regression points themselves without a separate analyst profile adding value to a purely technical migration.
  
• The upgrade does not deliver new features; the challenge is technical and critical hence the requirement for concrete version upgrade experience.
  
• A developer without this experience is only a viable option if paired part-time with a senior developer who has it.
  
• This role is separate from the DBCC correction which is the subject of a second mandate and cannot be carried out simultaneously: the DBCCs are corrected first then the PolicyCenter version upgrade is performed.
  
• This should not be confused with a functional analyst a generic Guidewire profile or an architect detached from the code.
  

Required:

• On-premise Guidewire InsuranceSuite development on PolicyCenter (Gosu configuration)
  
• Professional experience with a Guidewire upgrade: minor version upgrade or migration to Guidewire Cloud using the Upgrade Tool
  
• Identification of impacts incompatibilities and regressions from code review
  
• Advanced mastery of the PolicyCenter data model
  

Desired:

• Senior experience autonomous in identifying impacts and preparing the upgrade
  
• Ability to produce technical documentation for upgrade preparation
  

Asset:

• Knowledge of the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance sector