Experience
8 - 13 yrs
Salary (CTC)
₹25.6L - ₹35.2L
Job Location
Chennai, India
Vacancy
1
Designation
Architect
Job Type
ONSITE
Job Description
Position Description:
Company Profile:
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
Job Title: Guidewire Architect
Position: Manager Consulting Expert
Experience: 15+ Years
Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Shift: General
Main location: Chennai/Bangalore/Hyderabad
Position ID: J0626-2420
Employment Type: Full Time
Education Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
Position Description: We are seeking an experienced and technically visionary Guidewire Architect to lead the design, development, and technical governance of our Guidewire implementation programs [PolicyCenter / ClaimCenter / BillingCenter]. In this role, you will be responsible for translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and high performing technical solutions. You will lead our transition to/management of Guidewire Cloud, design complex integrations, and mentor our engineering teams to ensure adherence to coding and architectural best practices. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, communicating proposed solutions through the lens of operational and business impact.
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Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
Job Title: Guidewire Architect
Position: Manager Consulting Expert
Experience: 15+ Years
Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Shift: General
Main location: Chennai/Bangalore/Hyderabad
Position ID: J0626-2420
Employment Type: Full Time
Education Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
Position Description: We are seeking an experienced and technically visionary Guidewire Architect to lead the design, development, and technical governance of our Guidewire implementation programs [PolicyCenter / ClaimCenter / BillingCenter]. In this role, you will be responsible for translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and high performing technical solutions. You will lead our transition to/management of Guidewire Cloud, design complex integrations, and mentor our engineering teams to ensure adherence to coding and architectural best practices. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, communicating proposed solutions through the lens of operational and business impact.
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Your future duties and responsibilities:
Solution Architecture: Design end to end technical solutions within the Guidewire suite, balancing custom Gosu development with out of the box (OOTB) capabilities to minimize technical debt.
. Integration Design: Architect robust, secure, and scalable integrations between Guidewire and internal/external third party systems using REST APIs, SOAP, messaging queues, and middleware.
. Cloud Strategy: Lead technical initiatives related to Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP), including cloud migrations, upgrades, and optimizing cloud native architectures.
. Technical Governance: Define technical standards, conduct code and architecture reviews, and ensure the development team follows Guidewire best practices.
. Performance Tuning: Identify and resolve system performance bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and reliability of the Guidewire application.
. Mentorship: Serve as a technical leader, coaching and mentoring Senior/Junior Developers, Tech Leads, and QA engineers.
. Integration Design: Architect robust, secure, and scalable integrations between Guidewire and internal/external third party systems using REST APIs, SOAP, messaging queues, and middleware.
. Cloud Strategy: Lead technical initiatives related to Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP), including cloud migrations, upgrades, and optimizing cloud native architectures.
. Technical Governance: Define technical standards, conduct code and architecture reviews, and ensure the development team follows Guidewire best practices.
. Performance Tuning: Identify and resolve system performance bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and reliability of the Guidewire application.
. Mentorship: Serve as a technical leader, coaching and mentoring Senior/Junior Developers, Tech Leads, and QA engineers.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
15+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years of hands on experience in Guidewire Configuration and Integration.
. 3+ years of experience specifically in a Technical or Solution Architect role.
. Deep technical expertise in Gosu, Java, Web Services (REST/SOAP), XML, JSON, and CI/CD pipelines.
. Proven experience with Guidewire Cloud deployments and upgrades.
. Active Guidewire Certifications are highly recommended.
. Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical trade offs to IT leadership.
. 3+ years of experience specifically in a Technical or Solution Architect role.
. Deep technical expertise in Gosu, Java, Web Services (REST/SOAP), XML, JSON, and CI/CD pipelines.
. Proven experience with Guidewire Cloud deployments and upgrades.
. Active Guidewire Certifications are highly recommended.
. Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical trade offs to IT leadership.
Skills:
- Communication
- Guidewire
- Performance Tuning
- Solutions Architecture
- Technical Architecture
What you can expect from us:
Together, as owners, lets turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, youll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, youll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
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