About this role
The Opportunity
Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day.
As an AES Guidewire Policy Center Associate Developer - Operate, you will specialize in developing and customizing applications using the Guidewire platform, a comprehensive software suite for insurance companies. Within our Business Application Consulting practice, you will help clients optimize operational efficiency by analyzing their needs, implementing software solutions, and providing training and support for seamless integration and utilization of business applications. This role is pivotal in enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.
As an Associate, you will focus on learning and contributing to client engagements while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. You will be exposed to clients to learn how to build meaningful connections, manage and inspire others, and grow your personal brand by deepening your technical knowledge of firm services and technology resources. You will be expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting unique challenges and scope.
In this role at PwC Acceleration Center India, you will take ownership of your development, apply a learning mindset, and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team.
Responsibilities - Demonstrates advanced abilities providing solution strategy and Application Evolution Services (AES, formerly AMS) delivery as a Guidewire Lead Developer. Employees in the Lead Developer position should think of themselves and be regarded by the client as a trusted advisor and think strategically about how to create value using the Guidewire Suite of products; - Demonstrates expert abilities delivering Guidewire application solutions as it will be critical that consultant in this position are capable of navigating both business processes as well as enterprise solution perspectives at high level and holistic view; - Demonstrates expert abilities developing a scalable and robust Guidewire Solution Strategies in a hybrid IT landscape (on premises and Cloud); - Demonstrates expert abilities and/or a proven record of success in developing independently new market-differentiated Guidewire solutions and leading proposal development efforts; Lead Developer in these positions should be capable of delivering Advisory-level work and be able to discuss future enhancements in Guidewire roadmap discussions with the client; - Developing and customizing applications using the Guidewire platform to meet the specific needs of insurance organizations - Designing, coding, and testing software solutions for policy administration, claims management, and billing processes - Analyzing client needs to implement software solutions that optimize operational efficiency - Providing training and support for seamless integration and utilization of business applications - Collaborating with team members to adapt to varying client challenges and project scopes - Applying a learning mindset to take ownership of personal development and skill enhancement - Gathering information from diverse sources to analyze facts and discern patterns - Building commercial awareness by understanding how the business works and its strategic objectives - Upholding professional and technical standards, including the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements - Engaging in active listening and clear communication to express ideas and check understanding
What You Must Have - Deep expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and good understanding of ClaimCenter, BillingCenter and ContactManager; - GOSU, Guidewire Event and Rules Framework and Guidewire Web Services; - Good Knowledge on XML & JSON formats and ANT, MAVEN, Gradle scripts; - Experience using tools such as SOAP UI, Postman and working with code repositories such as SVN & GIT; - At least a Bachelor's degree - At least 2-4 years of experience - Oral and written proficiency in English required
What Sets You Apart - Demonstrates expert abilities leading global teams to generate a vision, establishing direction and motivating members, creating a community of high performing professional consultants, creating an atmosphere of trust, leveraging diverse views, coaching staff, and encouraging improvement and innovation; - As a Lead Developer will be accountable for team of resources from both a utilization and learning perspective. Mentoring and helping to upskill junior resources will be critical in this role; - Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success developing strategy as well as writing, communicating, facilitating, and presenting cogently; to and/or for all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management, such as presentation slides, practice marketing materials, change management plans and/or project plans, workshops and whitepapers, practice, methodologies and tools, policies and procedures, and/or other standard business communications; - Be comfortable, thrive, and available during sustained period of time of instability with client's Guidewire solution and escalations; and, -Key contributor and thought leader internally and externally with white papers, blogs, and training. - Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Actuarial Science, Business Administration/Management, Business Analytics, Commerce, Computer and Information Science, Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering & Accounting, Data Processing/Analytics/Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering and Business, Finance, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management/Research, Risk Management, Software App, Statistics - At least one of the following: Guidewire and Scrum Master Certification - Demonstrating proficiency in Guidewire BillingCenter and ClaimCenter - Utilizing software development methodologies effectively - Engaging in system development and integration tasks - Applying intellectual curiosity to solve complex problems - Excelling in teamwork and client support environments