FBS Guidewire Architect

FBS – Farmer Business Services is part of Farmers operations with the purpose of building a global approach to identifying, recruiting, hiring, and retaining top talent. By combining international reach with US expertise, we build diverse and high-performing teams that are equipped to thrive in today’s competitive marketplace.

We believe that the foundation of every successful business lies in having the right people with the right skills. That is where we come in—helping Farmers build a winning team that delivers consistent and sustainable results.

Since we don’t have a local legal entity, we’ve partnered with Capgemini, which acts as the Employer of Record. Capgemini is responsible for managing local payroll and benefits.

What to expect on your journey with us:

• A solid and innovative company with a strong market presence

• A dynamic, diverse, and multicultural work environment

• Leaders with deep market knowledge and strategic vision

• Continuous learning and development

Objective:

As a Lead Guidewire Architect, you will serve as the primary technical strategist for the Commercial Insurance Modernization initiative, overseeing the transition of complex legacy core systems to a future-ready, cloud-native ecosystem. This hybrid role blends the strategic vision of a Solution Architect to align business processes with platform capabilities, the deep technical rigors of a Technical Architect to govern high-performance Gosu and integration development, and the cloud-first expertise of a Cloud Architect to orchestrate seamless migrations to the Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP). You will be instrumental in modernizing commercial lines—including bureau-based products— ensuring that our platform is scalable, resilient, and capable of supporting emerging technologies like AI/ML and advanced analytics

Key Responsibilities:

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in System Architecture or field to design and develop more complex physical architecture to support a specialized, specific system/platform, in alignment with system standards and principles.
• Reviews detail design and code to ensure alignment to high level design and architecture. Informally influences and works to solve complex problems to lead technical planning, architecture development and modification of physical specifications for a specific technology/platform.
• Executes POCs and pilots on platform to highlight quick business outcomes.
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations including pilot execution and assessment of system performance, scalability, and health.
• Responsible for definition and alignment on system standards and principles. May lead or oversee complex or cross-functional projects and manage relationships with vendors/contractors.
• Provides strong influences and accountability to the success of the vendor roadmap to maximize value delivered by platform.

• Solution & Strategic Design • Target State Architecture: Design, build and maintain the end-to-end modernization roadmap, describing the evolution from legacy on-premises mainframe environments to a unified Guidewire Cloud future state.
• Commercial Domain Alignment: Partner with business leaders to translate complex commercial insurance requirements (e.g., multi-location policies, diverse risk assessments) into scalable platform configurations.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders, aligning technical modernization milestones with broader business value and organizational agility. Technical Leadership & Governance
• Framework Governance: Establish and enforce standards for Gosu scripting, APD design, JDP UI/UX and the Guidewire data model to minimize technical debt and ensure "evergreen" compatibility.
• Complex Integrations: Oversee the design of robust integration layers using REST /Cloud APIs and messaging frameworks to connect Guidewire with third-party data services (e.g., LexisNexis, Verisk) and internal core systems, like Salesforce (CRM), Earnix (Rating) etc.
• Mentorship: Provide hands-on guidance to development teams, conducting critical code reviews, as needed and leading troubleshooting efforts for complex system issues. Cloud & Modernization Orchestration
• Cloud Migration: Lead the technical strategy for migrating on-premises legacy mainframe policy admin system to the Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP).
• DevOps & Automation: Establish CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and observability frameworks tailored for cloud-native Guidewire deployments.
• Performance Engineering: Optimize cloud-native implementations for high-speed, transaction-heavy commercial operations, ensuring security and regulatory compliance.
• AI-Driven Business Value: Design and implement "Agentic AI" pilots, such as the Underwriting Assistant, to automate manual triage and data enrichmen

Requirements:
Tools:

• Guidewire PC expertise - Advanced (7+ Years)
• Guidewire PC Architecture Expertise - Advanced (7+ Years)
• Guidewire PC JDP& APD expertise - Intermediate (4-6 Years)
• GWCP -Cloud proficiency for GWPC - Intermediate (4-6 Years)
• Cloud migration - GWPC onprem to cloud - Intermediate (4-6 Years)
• Business INsurance Domain KNowledge - Advanced (7+ Years)
• Gosu, Java, REST/SOAP APIs, SQL, and modern cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure) - Advanced (7+ Years)
• Modern Delivery: Proven track record in Agile/Scrum environments, managing CI/CD tools - Advanced (7+ Years)
• Data & Analytics Proficiency: Knowledge of integrating Guidewire with modern AI/ML platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker) - Advanced (7+ Years)
• GWPC integration - Advanced (7+ Years)

Benefits:
This position comes with a competitive compensation and benefits package.

• A competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based).

• You will also enjoy a dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group.

• Private Health Insurance.

• Paid Time Off.

• Training & Development opportunities in partnership with renowned companies.