Senior Guidewire Developer / Consultant

Norwich
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Senior Guidewire Developer / Consultant

Work Location: Norwich or Perth, UK (Onsite / Office-based)
Contract Type: Contract – 6 Months
Rate: Market Rate

Our client is a large UK-based financial services and insurance organisation, operating at enterprise scale with a strong focus on digital transformation and cloud modernisation. The organisation is currently undertaking a strategic consolidation of its Policy and Claims administration platforms, leveraging modern Guidewire cloud technologies to support new insurance products and future growth.

They are seeking an experienced Senior Guidewire Developer / Consultant to support Guidewire PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter v10 implementations and cloud migration initiatives. The role involves hands-on development, system integration, performance optimisation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a complex enterprise environment.

Role Overview

  • Support large-scale Guidewire Policy and Claims platform transformation initiatives

  • Design, develop, and implement Guidewire PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter solutions

  • Contribute to cloud migration, system integration, and long-term platform stability

    Key Responsibilities

  • Analyse complex business requirements and translate them into technical Guidewire solution

  • Configure and customise Guidewire PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter applications

  • Design scalable and high-performance system components

  • Develop advanced modules and guide junior team members

  • Plan and execute system deployments and monitor successful integrations

  • Perform performance tuning and optimisation activities

  • Support data migration from legacy systems to Guidewire

  • Produce high-level and low-level technical design documentation

  • Apply Agile development practices and engineering best practices

  • Support reconciliation activities and identify system or data inconsistencies

    Required Qualifications

  • Strong hands-on experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter and/or ClaimCenter (v10)

  • Proven experience in Guidewire cloud migration and implementation programmes

  • Solid understanding of general insurance and claims processes

  • Experience integrating Guidewire with:

  • Finance and general ledger systems

  • Payment systems and document management platforms

  • Third-party broker or policy management systems

  • Experience integrating third-party feeds into cloud data platforms

  • Data migration experience from legacy systems to Guidewire

  • Proficiency in GOSU, XML, PCF, REST, and SOAP

  • Experience reconciling Guidewire data with data warehouses

  • Strong experience with GitHub or similar source control tools

  • 5+ years of experience working with customers or senior internal stakeholders

  • Familiarity with Agile software development lifecycle

    Desirable Skills

    Guidewire ACE Certification

    Programming languages: Java, Python, PL/SQL

    Frameworks: Spring Boot, React, Angular

    Databases: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server

    DevOps tools: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes

    Agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban

    Monitoring tools: AppDynamics, Splunk

    This is an excellent opportunity to work on a high-impact enterprise insurance transformation programme, delivering modern Guidewire cloud solutions within a large and complex technology landscape.

    APPLY NOW for further details on this exciting contract opportunity

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