Guidewire Technical Lead

Required Qualifications

• University degree/certificate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.


• Minimum of 8 years of relevant software development experience .


• Minimum of 6 years of experience with the Guidewire platform .


• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Technical Lead, Lead Developer, or Application Architect role .


• Guidewire ACE certification is mandatory .


• Strong proficiency in Guidewire, Gosu, and Java .


• Strong expertise with REST/SOAP services, XML, and JSON .


• Strong knowledge of application architecture, integration, and cloud environments .


• Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and source-code management tools .


• Knowledge of the insurance domain .

Job Description

As a Guidewire Technical Lead , you will join a development team participating in a major technology transformation program. You will play a key role in the evolution of the Guidewire platform by providing technical leadership to delivery teams.

You will act as a technical reference for development teams and work closely with business stakeholders, architects, and quality specialists to design and deliver solutions that are high-performing, scalable, and aligned with business requirements.

You will also contribute to the evolution of development practices, solution quality, and the overall technology direction of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Guidewire platform and act as a subject-matter expert for development teams.


• Translate business requirements, functional requirements, and architectural directions into robust, scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.


• Design implementation strategies, participate in application architecture decisions, and guide teams in implementing solutions.


• Mentor, coach, and support developers to encourage professional development, team autonomy, and adoption of best practices.


• Actively participate in detailed design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and application support activities.


• Conduct design, configuration, and code reviews to ensure compliance with quality, security, performance, and maintainability standards.


• Collaborate with architects, business analysts, quality specialists, operations teams, and technology partners to ensure solution consistency and successful delivery.


• Analyze complex technical issues, coordinate the resolution of major incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.


• Participate in release planning, effort estimation, and management of technical risks, dependencies, and impacts.


• Contribute to continuous platform improvement by proposing and implementing optimizations related to performance, stability, automation, observability, and DevSecOps practices.