DS Technologies Inc
Guidewire PolicyCenter Lead (Guidewire Cloud, APD, Rating Engine)
Full Time • Fully Remote - US
About US: We are a company that provides innovative, transformative IT services and solutions. We are passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals and exceed their expectations. We strive to provide the best possible experience for our clients and employees. We are committed to continuous improvement and innovation, and we are always looking for ways to improve our services and solutions. We believe in working collaboratively with our clients and employees to achieve success.
DS Technologies Inc is looking for Guidewire PolicyCenter Lead (Guidewire Cloud, APD, Rating Engine) role for one of our premier clients.
Job title: Guidewire PolicyCenter Lead (Guidewire Cloud, APD, Rating Engine)
Location: Remote
Industry: P&C Insurance / Technology
Job Category: Guidewire Engineering / Solution Architecture / Technical Leadership
Position: Full-Time / Contract
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Overview:
The Guidewire PolicyCenter Lead will oversee end-to-end PolicyCenter architecture, configuration, cloud migration, and implementation efforts. This role blends hands-on technical expertise with leadership, guiding teams through APD modeling, rating engine configuration, integrations, workflows, and Guidewire Cloud modernization for complex P&C insurance products.
The Guidewire PolicyCenter Lead will oversee end-to-end PolicyCenter architecture, configuration, cloud migration, and implementation efforts. This role blends hands-on technical expertise with leadership, guiding teams through APD modeling, rating engine configuration, integrations, workflows, and Guidewire Cloud modernization for complex P&C insurance products.
Responsibilities:
- Lead architecture, design, and implementation of PolicyCenter with a cloud-first approach.
- Direct APD modeling for coverages, terms, templates, modifiers, and reusable product hierarchies.
- Oversee Rating Engine analysis and configuration across rate books, tables, routines, worksheets, and actuarial logic.
- Drive PolicyCenter migration and integration with Guidewire Cloud, including microservices and automated deployments.
- Architect workflows, job flows, PCF screens, rules, underwriting, and policy lifecycle logic.
- Manage integrations (REST/SOAP, messaging, batch, cloud services) with billing, claims, document, and payment systems.
- Enforce coding standards, conduct code reviews, and guide technical best practices across teams.
- Collaborate with actuarial, business, and technology teams to translate requirements into APD, rating, and workflow configurations.
- Lead and mentor developers, driving technical excellence and cloud adoption.
- Support DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, cloud operations, and secure deployment practices.
- Troubleshoot complex technical, product, rating, or cloud platform issues.
- Guide Agile/Scrum ceremonies, planning, and story sizing.
- Maintain documentation aligned with cloud versioning and architecture standards.
- Evaluate emerging tech (AI/ML, BI, RPA) for insurance modernization.
Requirement Qualifications:
- Deep expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter configuration/integration (v10+).
- Strong Guidewire Cloud experience: architecture, SaaS deployments, microservices, APIs.
- Expert-level Advanced Product Designer (APD) skills for building product models.
- Strong Rating Engine experience with rate books, tables, routines, pricing logic, actuarial/compliance needs.
- Extensive integration experience (REST/SOAP, messaging, cloud-native connectors).
- Mastery of workflows, PCF, rules, job flows, and custom Gosu logic.
- Cloud & DevOps experience: AWS/Azure/GCP, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes.
- Programming skills in Gosu, Java, SQL; Git and CI tools experience.
- Strong understanding of databases, analytics, optimization.
- Experience with secure, scalable, high-performance PolicyCenter/cloud design.
- Proven technical leadership and team mentorship.
- Strong P&C insurance domain knowledge: policy lifecycle, rating, underwriting, compliance.
Additional Information:
Guidewire Cloud, APD, and advanced rating experience are core requirements. Leadership, architecture skills, and cloud modernization experience strongly preferred.
Guidewire Cloud, APD, and advanced rating experience are core requirements. Leadership, architecture skills, and cloud modernization experience strongly preferred.
Candidate Details:
A highly experienced Guidewire PolicyCenter Lead capable of architecting, configuring, and delivering enterprise-grade PolicyCenter solutions with deep APD, rating, cloud, and integration expertise.
A highly experienced Guidewire PolicyCenter Lead capable of architecting, configuring, and delivering enterprise-grade PolicyCenter solutions with deep APD, rating, cloud, and integration expertise.
This is a remote position.
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