Guidewire Cloud Technical Architect

Technology Architecture Associate Manager Mid-Level Full time

Role:Guidewire Cloud Technical Architect

Location:London
Career Level:Associate Manager

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Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Guidewire Cloud Technical Architect with deep experience in designing and delivering cloud infrastructure solutions for the insurance industry. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure), DevOps and a strong understanding of insurance applications and systems. Experience with Guidewire solutions (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter) and Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) is a strong advantage.

This role will focus on driving end-to-end cloud infrastructure strategy, design, and implementation for complex insurance transformation projects, infrastructure automation, including legacy modernization and application & Data migration to cloud.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure for insurance platforms and workloads

Lead infrastructure strategy for cloud migrations of insurance core systems, including on-prem to cloud transitions.

Optimize cloud infrastructure using native services for performance, cost-efficiency, and high availability.

Define best practices for cloud operations, monitoring, disaster recovery, and compliance.

Insurance Application Cloud Enablement:

Provide cloud infrastructure implementation support for core insurance platforms, including Guidewire applications (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter).

Design infrastructure aligned with Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) standards and deployment practices.

Implement infrastructure automation using IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and implement CI/CD pipelines for insurance solutions.

Ensure compliance with regulatory and security frameworks specific to insurance carriers.

Partner with application architects, developers, DevOps, and IT operations to ensure seamless deployment and integration.

Guide infrastructure sizing, load balancing, performance tuning, and environment scalability.

Provide hands-on support for network design, identity management, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and cloud-native tooling.

Conduct cloud readiness assessments and gap analysis for Guidewire infrastructure transformation.

Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement:

Act as a trusted advisor to insurance clients on cloud infrastructure design, Data migration, security, and architecture governance.

Engage with business and IT stakeholders to align technical solutions with insurance product and operations strategy.

Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, and proofs of concept (PoCs).

Get hands-on with the technologies that our clients need to reinvent, work in new ways and change the world for the better.