Guidewire Technical Lead

Req ID: 354610

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Guidewire Technical Lead - Architect to join our team in CDMX, Ciudad de México (MX-CMX), Mexico (MX).

Role Summary

Technical lead developer accountable for architectural decisions, quality, and delivery of backend services and complex Guidewire integrations/customizations.

Responsibilities

Lead design of microservices and integration patterns with Guidewire.

Implement advanced features, performance optimizations, and resiliency.

Define coding standards, review PRs, and guide refactoring and testing strategy.

Partner with architects, product owners, and client SMEs.

Coach team on GOSU, Guidewire data model, messaging, and plugins.

Drive observability, reliability (SLOs/SLIs), and compliance.

Must-Have Skills

Expert-level Java/Spring ecosystem, distributed systems design.

Deep experience with integration architectures (sync/async, event-driven).

Security-by-design (encryption, secrets, OWASP), performance tuning.

Infrastructure awareness (containers, CI/CD, IaC basics).

Nice-to-Have (Guidewire)

Hands-on GOSU and customization (rules, entities, PCF).

Proven delivery on PolicyCenter/BillingCenter/ClaimCenter implementations.

Data migration strategies and upgrade paths.

Experience

6-10+ years in Java; 3-5+ years in insurance/Guidewire-related projects.

Tools/Tech

Java 17, Spring Cloud, Kafka, Kubernetes (nice), Docker, OpenAPI, ELK/Datadog, Git/Azure DevOps/Jenkins.

Soft Skills

Technical leadership, stakeholder management, risk management, mentoring.

Education/Certs

BS/MS preferred.

Guidewire Professional/Integration certifications highly desirable.

Success Metrics

Architectural fitness (scalability, reliability), reduced cycle time, incident reduction, team capability uplift.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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