Guidewire Rating Architect

Experience:

• 10 years of IT experience in insurance technology

• 5 years of handson Guidewire implementation experience

• 3 years of experience designing Guidewire Rating solutions

• Experience in at least 2 full lifecycle Guidewire PolicyCenter implementations

• Strong Property Casualty Insurance domain knowledge

Required Technical Skills

• Guidewire Expertise

• Guidewire PolicyCenter

• Guidewire Rating Management

• Guidewire Cloud Platform preferred

• Guidewire Product Model

• Guidewire Integration Framework

• Guidewire Data Model

Development

• Gosu Programming

• Java preferred

• Web Services RESTSOAP

• XMLXSD

• JSON

Database

• SQL

• Oracle SQL Server PostgreSQL

Cloud DevOps

• Azure AWS or GCP

• CICD pipelines

• Git

• Jenkins

• Docker Kubernetes preferred

Integration Technologies

• API Architecture

• Event Driven Architecture

• Messaging Systems

• Middleware Platforms

Job Summary:

• The Guidewire Rating Architect is responsible for the architecture design implementation and optimization of Guidewire Rating solutions within the Property Casualty PC insurance ecosystem.

• The role involves collaborating with business underwriting actuarial product and technology teams to develop scalable and high performing rating solutions that support insurance products pricing strategies and regulatory requirements

• The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Guidewire Rating management PolicyCenter integration insurance product configuration and enterprise architecture principles

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture Design

• Lead architecture and design of Guidewire Rating solutions across multiple insurance products and lines of business

• Define rating strategies rate books rate routines worksheets variables and pricing models

• Develop scalable and maintainable Guidewire Rating architecture aligned with enterprise standards

• Evaluate business requirements and translate them into effective Guidewire rating solutions

Guidewire Configuration Development:

• Design and configure

• Rate Books

• Rate Tables

• Rate Routines

• Worksheet

• Rating Variables

• Product Model integration

• Develop complex rating algorithms using Gosu and Guidewire configuration tools

• Ensure optimal performance and maintainability of rating calculations

Integration Architecture

• Design integrations between

• Guidewire PolicyCenter

• BillingCenter

• ClaimCenter

• External pricing platforms

• Third-party data providers

• Develop API driven and event based integration patterns

• Collaborate with enterprise architects on end-to-end insurance platform architecture

Business Collaboration

• Work closely with

• Product Owners

• Underwriters

• Actuarial Teams

• Business Analysts

• Regulatory Teams

• Facilitate workshops and technical design discussions

• Translate pricing and underwriting rules into Guidewire rating configurations

Technical Leadership

• Provide architectural guidance to Guidewire developers and configuration teams

• Conduct solution reviews code reviews and design assessments

• Establish development standards best practices and governance

• Mentor junior and senior resources on Guidewire Rating capabilities

Performance Optimization

• Analyze and optimize rating performance

• Identify bottlenecks in rating calculations and integrations

• Implement caching data optimization and performance tuning strategies

• Ensure system scalability for highvolume quote and policy transactions

Quality Compliance

• Ensure solutions comply with

• Regulatory requirements

• Company standards

• Security policies

• Audit requirements

• Support SIT UAT performance testing and production deployments

• Maintain architecture and design documentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Guidewire Certified Professional or Specialist certifications

• Guidewire Cloud Certification

• TOGAF or Enterprise Architecture certification

• Experience with Rating Management migration projects

• Experience integrating third party rating engines and actuarial tools

• Understanding of reinsurance and commercial insurance products

• Exposure to Agile and SAFe delivery methodologies

Key Competencies

Functional

• Insurance Rating Pricing

• Underwriting Processes

• Product Configuration

• Premium Calculation Frameworks

• Regulatory Compliance

Leadership

• Technical Leadership

• Stakeholder Management

• Architecture Governance

• Vendor Management

• Team Mentoring