Guidewire Developer II

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company•Fort Wayne, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Guidewire Developer II participates, with limited supervision, in the enhancement, development, and support of the Guidewire Insurance Suite, including PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter, ContactManager, and digital portals. The position develops, tests, and documents features in core insurance systems, assists with technical support, and configures and coordinates integrations between custom applications and Guidewire InsuranceSuite. The role provides intermediate- to advanced-level support and development for at least one Guidewire application. It works from business requirements, follows coding best practices and standards, and collaborates with team members through pair programming, coaching, and code reviews. The developer creates and maintains functional specifications and technical design documents, works independently to solve complex problems, extends data models, assists with application configuration and upgrades, and performs unit testing and defect resolution. The position also supports QA automated testing and participates in daily scrums, communicating with project managers, peers, and customers. The position is in the Enterprise Applications department at the Corporate Office in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company serves the church and related ministries market; employees in this position must be familiar with church operations and conduct themselves in a manner that does not alienate or offend people in that market. The description notes that duties may be modified and that the employment relationship is at-will.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Information Technology or an equivalent degree.
At least three years of experience developing software or web applications, including experience with an object-oriented language.
Working knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong creative problem-solving skills and ability to work successfully on multiple projects simultaneously.
Detail oriented, able to work well as a team member, and proven ability to learn and adapt.
Familiarity with church operations and ability to conduct oneself in a manner that will not alienate or offend people in the company’s target market.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or an equivalent degree.
At least three years working with Gosu, Java, SQL, SOAP or RESTful web services, JavaScript, XML, and Git or a similar version control or source code management tool.
Exposure to and understanding of the insurance or financial industry.
Understanding of the software development life cycle, including requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation.
Understanding of Agile and Iterative Development execution models.

Responsibilities

Provide intermediate- to advanced-level support and development for at least one Guidewire application.
Complete development tasks based on business requirements, follow best-practice coding techniques and standards, and provide effort estimates when requested.
Initiate and participate in pair programming, coaching sessions, and code reviews with team members.
Develop and maintain functional specification and technical design documents.
Work independently to solve complex problems.
Create new data model elements and extend the existing data model with new properties.
Assist in managing application configurations and participate in Guidewire application upgrades.
Perform unit testing and resolve defects to ensure quality feature delivery; support and assist QA automated testing efforts.
Participate in daily scrums and communicate effectively with project managers, peers, and customers.
Complete other projects as assigned.
Enhance, develop, test, document, and support Guidewire Insurance Suite features and assist with technical support.
Configure and coordinate the integration of custom applications with Guidewire InsuranceSuite.
Maintain familiarity with church operations and conduct oneself in a manner appropriate to the company’s church and related ministries market.