Guidewire Policy Center Sr Developer

JD for Guidewire PolicyCenter – Onsite Technical Lead 10+ years recent experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter 1. Core Guidewire Knowledge (PolicyCenter) • Strong understanding of PolicyCenter data model and business processes. • Hands-on experience with Gosu programming (inheritance, polymorphism, exception handling). • Deep knowledge of APD, Product Model, Job Lifecycle, and Policy Transactions (new business, renewal, endorsement, cancellation) and PMT tool • Expertise in Configuring PolicyCenter (typelists, entities, PCFs, workflows, rules engine). 1. Guidewire Integration Expertise • Experience with Guidewire Integration mechanisms (Messaging, Web Services, Plugins, Batch Processes). • Working knowledge of GX Model & Edge APIs,. • Hands-on experience integrating with external systems using REST. • Understanding of event-driven processing (messaging triggers). 1. Database Knowledge • Experience working with Guidewire Data Model and database schema. • Support the creation a data feed from Guidewire PolicyCenter V10/V9 and Cloud (nice to have) 1. Performance Optimization & Troubleshooting • Ability to profile and debug PolicyCenter performance issues. • Understanding of caching strategies, efficient querying, and memory management. 1. Guidewire Best Practices • Knowledge of Guidewire coding standards & best practices for customization and maintainability. • Knowledge of SonarQube, Jacoca 1. Business Knowledge & Communication • Understanding of insurance domain concepts (policy lifecycle, underwriting, renewals). • Ability to understand requirements, collaborate with business analysts, and provide technical solutions. • Ability to work with PO, BA and other squad team to clarify requirements and resolve dependencies 1. Testing • Understanding of testing automation like GUnits and other as well 1. Release management • Understanding of Code build-deploy, environments (time travel, NFT), support release deployment and knows Sequence of events involved from Guidewire perspective 1. Thought leadership • Participate in solution discussion with Cognizant Guidewire CoE in proposal technical responses • Contributes towards continuous improvements and Guidewire new features • Knowledge and experience of handling Implementation, Upgrade, Migration projects • Worked on Guidewire Cloud platform (nice to have) 1. Development Lead • Review design document created by developers and signoff on design solution • Reviews User story estimations done by developers • Drives technical solution sessions for Sprint User stories from Configuration and Integration perspective • Analyses technical dependencies between various squads, captures and help resolve the technical issues • Provides inputs to PO to plan future sprint user stories • Guides developers in leveraging Out of box Guidewire functionality and any decisions on custom solutions • Peer review of developed code and provides approval on Pull request raised by developers • Works with Technical leaders to set technical guidelines and processes for the project • Participate and provide technical inputs/guidance in defect triage meetings