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Guidewire Cloud ArchitectAccenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challengeWe believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.We are looking for an experienced Guidewire Cloud Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) solutions for insurance and reinsurance carriers. As part of a System Integration (SI) partner team, you will play a critical role in modernizing core insurance systems, enabling seamless integration, and driving cloud transformation initiatives.You will collaborate with insurance carriers, technical teams, and cloud providers to design scalable, high-performance, and secure Guidewire solutions tailored for insurance operations, underwriting, claims, billing, and reinsurance processes.Develop cloud-native architectures leveraging AWS and Azure to support core insurance applications.Establish best practices for Guidewire DataHub, InfoCenter, and AI-driven analytics solutions.Drive legacy system modernization and define data migration strategies from on-premises systems to Guidewire Cloud.Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and industry standards for insurance and reinsurance businesses.System Integration and Implementation:Lead end-to-end integration between Guidewire applications and external platforms like CRM, Payments, AI models, Data Lakes, Catastrophe Risk Modelling Systems (RMS, AIR).Define cloud adoption roadmaps, hybrid cloud strategies, and multi-cloud deployments.Guide implementation teams on Guidewire configurations, extensions, and customization for all lines of Business and reinsurance workflows.Oversee performance optimization, scalability, and resilience of Guidewire applications in a cloud environment.Work closely with underwriters, actuaries, and claims teams to align technical architecture with business goals.Act as a technical advisor to insurance carriers and SI teams, ensuring successful cloud transformation.Provide ongoing governance, risk assessment, and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.Experience in enterprise architecture, system integration, and cloud transformation.Experience in Guidewire implementation experience (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter, and Reinsurance Management).Strong experience with AWS and Azure for deploying Guidewire solutions.Hands-on expertise in Gosu, Java, REST APIs, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures (Kafka, AWS EventBridge, etc.).Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and DevOps methodologies.Solid understanding of reinsurance workflows, ceded/reinsurance accounting, risk modelling, and catastrophe risk management.Experience with data migration, ETL processes, and data warehouse integration for insurance analytics.Experience with Guidewire Claims Centre (V9 or V10), GOSU programming, and system integrations.Experience in London Market projects is an add on.Understand claims data model and the application landscape.Experience is integrating Guidewire claim centre with downstream systems including the finance systems and document management systems.Experience is Guidewire on perm migration to cloud migrationExperience in working in projects in a distributed Agile environment (Offshore/nearshore/onshore).Strong knowledge of the insurance domain particularly claims processes.Experience in cloud data platform integration and data reconciliation with data warehouses.Guidewire Configuration certification (preferred), with experience in Agile methodologies.At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary and car allowance, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! For senior roles additional bonus and equity awards are available.Employment type

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