Guidewire CC Developer- 6months- London

Kirtana consulting is looking for Guidewire CC Developer for 6months rolling contract in London.

Job description:

Role: Guidewire CC Developer

Work in Implementation, Upgrade and support project with on-prem, GWCP and private Cloud hosted version of for Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud versions) Manage client co-ordination and deep functional or insurance (P&C) industry expertise especially on Personal and/or commercial lines.

Lead L2/L3/L4 support teams working across India, US & UK.

Lead distributed teams working across 3 different time zones effectively handle production defects, arresting defect inflow and maintaining a healthy trend in issues management Ensure near 24/7 environment availability for production and non-production environments, exceeding customer service level agreements Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and identify identify systemic defect patterns, areas of opportunities to improve and control flow of defects. Define & Socialize plan of action to eliminate and control defects Enhance application logging standards across Guidewire services to achieve faster MTTR through proactive alerting & anomaly detection.

Manage centralized monitoring & observability dashboards for Real Time health tracking.

Experience Requisite

Total Guidewire Experience: 8+ years

ClaimCenter Experience: 5+ years

Must be Guidewire Certified Developer - preferably ACE certified

Must have Skills

Domain Expertise:

o Good experience in Property and Casualty insurance domain
o Strong understanding of Policy, claim and Billing life cycles and transactions in Guidewire systems

Guidewire Skills:

o Strong understanding of Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud versions)
o Working Experience across other Guidewire centers and integration gateway
o Strong working experience of implementing GUnit automation framework for business rule validation
o Mastery at execution of Guidewire recommended best practices and Surepath methodology

Configuration Expertise:

Hands-on experience with Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud versions) configuration including:

o Workflows

o Data Model

o Rules

o Entity Creation/Modification

o Benefit Management

o PCFs customization

o Validations

o Widgets and their attributes

o Integration Mechanisms

o Guidewire Data Model

Customization & Integration:

o Sound knowledge of Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & Cloud) customization and integration (Intra and Inter system integration) using REST and SOAP APIs

Technical Skills:

o Experience with batch processes, Guidewire Messaging framework, and OOTB plugins
o Familiarity with Infra concepts and deployment architecture (WMB, WAS, and Apache)
o Strong knowledge on Software architecture and design in Guidewire Ecosystem
o Enforcing the Testing Pyramid with Unit Tests (GUnit), API & Integration Testing and UI Regression (targeted)
o Implementing automated regression tests to reduce release risk and cycle time
o Strong expertise in Gosu, Core Java, SQL
o Ability to work with different databases write SQL queries for data analysis

SDLC/Project Management:

o Implementing structured SDLC with CI/CD controls.

o Working experience in implementation and AMS programs

o Experience with defect triaging, estimation, stakeholder management, and application enhancements.

o Ability to lead Team and manage client stakeholders

o Experience with Git repository, Jira and ServiceNow

Additional Skills:

o Informatics experience (working with information technology systems) is a plus

Soft Skills:

o Excellent communication skills

o Adaptability in client implementation environments

o Eagerness to learn and apply new technologies for application improvement.