Guidewire Architect

Guidewire Solution Architect

Location: Markham, ON (Remote work may be considered) Salary: CAD 240K per annum

We are seeking a seasoned Guidewire Architect to define and deliver enterprise-grade architecture solutions that span underwriting, policy, billing, claims, and commercial insurance workflows. In this role, you'll do:

Solutions and Assurance:

• Design and deliver solutions for Guidewire Insurance Suite (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillinEligible to workenter, Contact Manager) that meet standards for availability, security, resilience, and performance.
• Develop Guidewire design and migration strategies, including legacy policy conversion, with clear cost, benefit, and risk analysis to support investment decisions.
• Ensure end-to-end solution integrity across platforms, including transition states, while balancing short-term and long-term goals with stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences and document solution debt for future resolution.
• Identify risks, propose mitigation strategies, and participate in post-implementation reviews to continuously improve solution design.

Technical Leadership:

• Stay current with Guidewire platform and integration advancements; evaluate and recommend adoption of new features, including Guidewire Cloud Platform.
• Define and enforce architecture best practices and standards; conduct reviews to ensure compliance and quality.
• Produce and peer-review design artifacts supporting service, security, and engineering needs.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering knowledge sharing and technical growth.

Design Community Membership:

• Contribute to Solution Architecture community by leading or supporting initiatives that enhance design practices.
• Continuously develop technical skills to help leverage emerging technology trends.

Problem Solving & Change Leadership

• Drive project-based problem solving, applying technical expertise to resolve issues and recommend design solutions aligned with policy and process.
• Adapt to change proactively, proposing improvements and influencing design decisions to meet evolving business needs.

Collaboration & External Engagement

• Build strong relationships with internal teams including project managers, platform specialists, and architects.
• Maintain liaison with suppliers and technology partners to stay current on emerging trends and ensure specialist knowledge remains up to date.

What you'll bring:

Commercial Insurance Expertise:

• Extensive experience in underwriting, policy lifecycle, rating, endorsements, renewals, audits, and claims.
• Strong understanding of commercial product structures (multi-location, multi-line, schedules, packages, additional interests, risk-specific coverages).
• Deep knowledge of submission intake modernization, including ingestion of unstructured documents, automated data extraction, classification, and routing to underwriters.

Guidewire & Integration

• Skilled in Guidewire PolicyCenter, Workbench, and ecosystem integrations (CRM, broker systems, document repositories, pricing engines, appetite/eligibility APIs).
• Hands-on experience with Guidewire Cloud Platform and migration strategies.
• Experience in using APD and Integration Framework in solving business problems
• Experience in architecting integration solution involving Guidewire to the ecosystem's applications including document, finance, payments exposure.
• Experience in integration architecture design and implementation.

Digital & Cloud Technologies

• Knowledge of digital technologies, cloud computing, and modern development practices.
• Certified in public cloud platforms (AWS or Azure).

Project & Technical Leadership

• Strong grasp of end-to-end project lifecycle methodologies (Agile).
• Broad technical expertise with the ability to apply solutions across diverse customer and business scenarios.
• Technology-driven mindset, focused on leveraging innovation to deliver customer value.
• Financial acumen for business case development and design decisions.
• Ability to balance strategic direction with short-term goals.

Soft Skills & Leadership

• Excellent communication and technical guidance skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Leadership qualities with personal impact and influence.