#W2 Role
Senior / Principal Guidewire PolicyCenter Architect
Location: Worcester, MA 1 day onsite per week
Work Arrangement: Can start remote but must relocate to Worcester within 3 months
Visa: USC or Green Card only
Hanover Insurance is seeking a Senior/Principal Guidewire Architect to assess the current Guidewire PolicyCenter environment, support the ongoing cloud migration, and develop future-state architecture and technology roadmaps.
The consultant will work with Guidewire and internal teams and present architecture recommendations to the Architecture Review Board and executive stakeholders.
Key Requirements10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in Solution or Enterprise Architecture.
Strong hands-on experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter.
Guidewire Cloud migration and on-prem to cloud transformation experience.
Strong architecture, strategic planning, and technology road mapping experience.
Experience with PolicyCenter integrations, APIs, batch processing, database interactions, and performance tuning.
Knowledge of ISO Rating, Standard Base Template (SBT), data integration, REST APIs, MFA, and SSO.
Strong enterprise integration architecture and event-driven integration experience.
Ability to evaluate the current Guidewire implementation and recommend future-state solutions.
Experience preparing technical architecture and design documentation for Architecture Review Boards.
Strong stakeholder management and executive presentation skills.
Property & Casualty insurance industry experience preferred.
Lead Guidewire PolicyCenter architecture and roadmap activities.
Assess the current implementation and identify technical risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Define future-state architecture for Guidewire cloud migration.
Develop technical approaches, architecture patterns, and solution options.
Lead architecture and vendor discussions.
Present technical designs and recommendations to leadership and Architecture Review Boards.
Identify and resolve PolicyCenter performance and integration bottlenecks.
Mentor Solution Architects and provide technical direction across Guidewire initiatives.