Insurance Enabling Technologies - GW Forms Developer -Associate 2

Industry/Sector

Insurance

Specialism

Guidewire

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs implement software solutions and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

As a Guidewire developer at PwC you will specialise in developing and customising applications using the Guidewire platform. Guidewire is a software suite that provides insurance companies with tools for policy administration claims management and billing. You will be responsible for designing coding and testing software solutions that meet the specific needs of insurance organisations.

Driven by curiosity you are a reliable contributing member of a our fast-paced environment you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm you build a brand for yourself opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills knowledge and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives needs and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen ask questions to check understanding and clearly express ideas.
• Seek reflect act on and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance) uphold the Firms code of conduct and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs) you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services from Advisory to Assurance Tax and Business our innovative hubs youll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

As part of the Guidewire Developer team you utilize Java and related technologies to support configuration development. As an Associate you focus on learning and contributing to client engagement and projects while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. You are exposed to clients to learn how to build meaningful client connections manage and inspire others and grow your personal brand by enhancing your technical knowledge of firm services and technology resources. You participate in projects related to systems configurations within the Insurance industry leveraging tools like the Guidewire studio toolkit and object-oriented programming.

Responsibilities

• Insurance domain knowledge with Property & Casualty background

• Hands-on experience in PolicyCenter Version 8.x / above (Experience in GW Cloud is an added advantage)

• Well versed in one of streams - Form

• Strong knowledge in Guidewire platform (Gosu scripting / UI / Data Model)

• Strong knowledge in Guidewire Policy Form patterns and Generic / Custom Form inference logic

• Strong knowledge in GX Models / Custom Models

• Experience in Enhancements Payload generation and Guidewire Smartcom Integration

• Good knowledge in Webservices XML and ant script

• Experience on any database Oracle / SQL Server and well versed in SQL

• Exposure to SCM tool such as GIT SVN are added advantage

• Knowledge on any application server such as Tomcat / JBoss is an added advantage.

• Experience in Agile SCRUM or SAFe methodology

• Additional skills for Senior Associate

  • Sound knowledge in software architecture and design patterns

  • Must have estimation team leading code review and mentoring skills

  • Worked on at least two Guidewire implementations

What You Must Have
- Bachelors Degree
- 2 year of experience
- Java
- Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

• Good written and oral communication

• Excellent analytical skill

• Sound knowledge in software architecture and design patterns

• Guide the team on tasks

• Must have estimation team leading code review and mentoring skills

• Review estimates and suggest updates for your module

• Complete design and develop accordingly in a timely fashion

• Support testing and client queries

• Interface and communicate with the onsite team

• Participate in scrum calls and provide status reports

• Take part in Center of Excellence activities training as required and aligning to your interest

• Support sprint planning and collaborate with other teams from different locations and client

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

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