Guidewire System Architect

Description

Accountable for the overall end to end architecture of the Guidewire Insurance Suite platform, with focus on integrating Guidewire with surrounding and supplemental applications and data services.
Responsible for establishing a technology strategy and roadmap for Guidewire in conjunction with Enterprise Architects and business leaders to enable strategic business and technology capabilities, describing the evolution of the Guidewire Platform from current state to future state.
Partner with Technology leadership and colleagues (e.g. system architects) to consult on technology solutions, provide governance, oversight and strategic insight to all work in the platform.
Identify cross domain/enterprise synergies and impacts.
Collaborate with other teams to ensure Guidewire Insurance Suite integrates seamlessly with other systems and processes.
Iteratively assess compliance of Guidewire implementations to platform standards and be accountable for helping CNA optimize TCO for the Guidewire platform.
Recommend initiatives to advance platform capabilities and mature/simplify technology footprints as part of the platform roadmap; also identify synergies across enterprise utilization of Guidewire.
Maintain comprehensive awareness of Guidewire Cloud product roadmap for Insurance Suite.
Research industry and emerging trends in technology as they relate to underwriting, policy administration and claim administration; advise the organization on ways in which emerging Guidewire capabilities can enhance business capabilities.
Own conceptual solution overview including contextual, component, integration/data flow designs and systems impacted in order to solve business problems.
Ability to lead and mentor a team of developers working on the Guidewire platform, with the ability and willingness to provide hands-on assistance to POCs and troubleshooting during implementation and delivery cycles.