Ampstek
Guidewire Technical Lead
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AmpsTek – a global technology leader since 2013 – is transforming how businesses approach technology and staffing solutions. Founded by seasoned technology leaders across the UK, Europe, APAC, North America, and LATAM, and with registered offices in 30+ countries, we deliver exceptional service, scalable solutions, and measurable impact.
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Role: Guidewire Technical Lead
Work Location: London, UK (Hybrid 2 days’ onsite/week)
Contract (InsideIR35)
- Experience in Implementation, Transformation, and support project with a strong niche skill of Guidewire (Policy, Billing & ClaimCenter and Guidewire InsuranceSuite) in Cloud/SaaS version.
- Experience in Leading a development team of 5+ resources from Customer location
- Role requires client coordination and deep functional or insurance (P&C) industry expertise especially on Personal and/or commercial lines.
Experience Requisite
- Total Experience: 10+ years
- Guidewire Exp: 5+ years
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Technical Lead to drive the technical design, development, integration, and delivery of Guidewire-based insurance transformation programs. The role sits at the intersection of Guidewire product expertise, insurance domain understanding, application design, integration architecture, and delivery leadership. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Guidewire development, technical solution design, integration patterns, and Agile delivery, with the ability to lead development teams and ensure scalable, high-quality implementation across Guidewire XCenters
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Must have Skills
Domain Expertise
- Good experience in Property and Casualty insurance domain
Technical Design & Development Leadership
- Lead the technical design and development of Guidewire solutions across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.
- Translate business and functional requirements into technical designs, component specifications, and implementation approaches.
- Drive development of configurations, customizations, rules, workflows, PCFs, integrations, and extensions in Guidewire.
- Ensure adherence to coding standards, design principles, reusability, and performance best practices.
- Review solution design and code to ensure alignment with project architecture and business needs.
Team Leadership & Delivery Management
- Lead and mentor a team of Guidewire developers and senior engineers across design, development, and defect resolution.
- Provide task estimation, sprint planning support, and technical oversight across Agile delivery cycles.
- Coordinate with business analysts, architects, QA teams, DevOps, and project managers to ensure smooth execution.
- Resolve technical blockers, production issues, and environment-specific challenges in a timely manner.
Guidewire Skills
- Strong functional & Technical understanding of Guidewire Insurance Product Suite (On-Prem and Cloud)
- Guidewire Certified Resource – preferably ACE across modules
- Experience with policy, claim, and billing life cycles and transactions in Guidewire
Project Management
- Lead a GW technical Team
- Experience in development, execution and monitoring of project plans
- Experience in optimizing existing project plans and deliver project goals on time
- Working experience in implementation & AMS programs
- Experience with defect triaging, estimation, stakeholder management, and application enhancements.
- Ability to lead Team and manage client stakeholders
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Configuration Expertise
- Hands-on experience with Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & cloud/SaaS) configuration including:
- Workflows
- Data Model
- Rules
- Entity Creation/Modification
- Benefit Management
- PCFs customization
- Validations
- Widgets and their attributes
- Integration Mechanisms
- Guidewire Data Model
Customization & Integration
- Sound knowledge of Guidewire xCenters (version 10.x & Cloud/SaaS) customization and integration (Intra and Inter system integration) using REST and SOAP APIs
Technical Skills
- Experience with batch processes, Guidewire Messaging framework, and OOTB plugins
- Familiarity with Infra concepts and deployment architecture (WMB, WAS, and Apache)
- Strong knowledge on Software architecture and design in Guidewire Ecosystem
- Data Analysis: Ability to write SQL queries for data analysis.
- GW Cloud/SaaS Offerings: Working Knowledge on GW Cloud/SaaS Offerings including GT Framework, Integration Gateway, Advance Product Designer (APD), Autopilot, Underwriting Workbench and few others
Good to Have
- AI & Automation Skills
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication skills (mentioned twice for emphasis)
- Adaptability in client implementation environments
- Eagerness to learn and apply new technologies for application improvement.
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