Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Insurance

Specialism

Guidewire

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Functional and Industry Technologies services will provide you with the opportunity to build secure and new digital experiences for customers, employees, and suppliers. We focus on improving apps or developing new apps for traditional and mobile devices as well as conducting usability testing to find ways to improve our clients’ user experience.

As part of our team, you’ll help clients harness technology systems in financial services focusing on areas such as insurance, sales performance management, retirement and pension, asset management, and banking & capital markets.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Years of Experience - 5 to 10 year of experience

Education Qualification: BTech/BE/MTech/MS/MCA

Skills:

Insurance domain knowledge with Property & Casualty background

Hands-on experience in PolicyCenter Version 8.x / above (Experience in GW Cloud is an added advantage)

Well versed in one of streams - Configuration / Integration

Strong knowledge in Guidewire platform (Gosu scripting / UI / Data Model)

Strong knowledge in Guidewire Policy Form patterns and Generic / Custom Form inference logic

Strong knowledge in GX Models / Custom Models

Experience in Enhancements, Payload generation and Guidewire Smartcom Integration

Good knowledge in Webservices, XML and ant script

Experience on any database Oracle / SQL Server and well versed in SQL

Exposure to SCM tool such as GIT, SVN are added advantage

Knowledge on any application server such as Tomcat / JBoss is an added advantage.

Experience in Agile SCRUM or SAFe methodology

Additional skills for Senior Associate

Sound knowledge in software architecture and design patterns

Must have estimation, team leading, code review and mentoring skills

Worked on at least two Guidewire implementations

Roles and Responsibilities:

Good written and oral communication

Excellent analytical skill

Sound knowledge in software architecture and design patterns

Guide the team on tasks

Must have estimation, team leading, code review and mentoring skills

Review estimates and suggest updates for your module

Complete design and develop accordingly in a timely fashion

Support testing and client queries

Interface and communicate with the onsite team

Participate in scrum calls and provide status reports

Take part in Center of Excellence activities, training as required and aligning to your interest 

Support sprint planning and collaborate with other teams from different locations and client

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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