Guidewire Rating Architect

The Guidewire Rating Architect is responsible for the architecture design implementation and optimization of Guidewire Rating solutions within the Property Casualty PC insurance ecosystem The role involves collaborating with business underwriting actuarial product and technology teams to develop scalable and highperforming rating solutions that support insurance products pricing strategies and regulatory requirements

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Guidewire Rating management PolicyCenter integration insurance product configuration and enterprise architecture principles

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design of Guidewire Rating solutions across multiple insurance products and lines of business
• Define rating strategies rate books rate routines worksheets variables and pricing models
• Develop scalable and maintainable Guidewire Rating architecture aligned with enterprise standards
• Evaluate business requirements and translate them into effective Guidewire rating solutions

Design and configure

• Rate Tables
• Rate Routines
• Worksheets
• Rating Variables

• Develop complex rating algorithms using Gosu and Guidewire configuration tools
• Ensure optimal performance and maintainability of rating calculations

Design integrations between

• ClaimCenter
• External pricing platforms
• Third party data providers

• Develop API driven and event based integration patterns
• Collaborate with enterprise architects on end to end insurance platform architecture

Business Collaboration

Work closely with

• Product Owners
• Actuarial Teams
• Business Analysts
• Regulatory Teams

• Facilitate workshops and technical design discussions
• Translate pricing and underwriting rules into Guidewire rating configurations

Technical Leadership

• Provide architectural guidance to Guidewire developers and configuration teams
• Conduct solution reviews code reviews and design assessments
• Establish development standards best practices and governance
• Mentor junior and senior resources on Guidewire Rating capabilities

Performance Optimization

• Analyze and optimize rating performance
• Identify bottlenecks in rating calculations and integrations
• Implement caching data optimization and performance tuning strategies
• Ensure system scalability for high volume quote and policy transactions

Quality Compliance

• Ensure solutions comply with:
• Regulatory requirements
• Company standards
• Security policies
• Audit requirements
• Support SIT/UAT performance testing and production deployments
• Maintain architecture and design documentation

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Mathematics or related field

Experience

• 10 years of IT experience in insurance technology
• 5 years of hands-on Guidewire implementation experience
• 3 years of experience designing Guidewire Rating solutions
• Experience in at least 2 full lifecycle Guidewire PolicyCenter implementations
• Strong Property Casualty Insurance domain knowledge

Required Technical Skills

Development

• Web Services RESTSOAP
• XMLXSD
• JSON

Database

• SQL
• Git
• Jenkins

Integration Technologies

• Messaging Systems
• Middleware Platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Guidewire Certified Professional or Specialist certifications
• TOGAF or Enterprise Architecture certification
• Experience with Rating Management migration projects
• Experience integrating thirdparty rating engines and actuarial tools
• Understanding of reinsurance and commercial insurance products
• Exposure to Agile and SAFe delivery methodologies

Functional

• Insurance Rating Pricing
• Product Configuration
• Regulatory Compliance

Leadership

• Technical Leadership
• Stakeholder Management

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $52.27/hour - $81.67/hour.

Our benefits include:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• retirement benefits

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America's leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.