FSO - Tech Cons - Platforms - P&C Insurance - Guidewire - Technical Consultant - Manager

EY • Hartford, DC

37d • $142,600 - $297,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

EY’s Financial Services Organization serves the financial services industry across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. This Technical Consultant role focuses on technology-enabled transformation for Property and Casualty insurers, including Guidewire implementations across Policy, Billing, and Claims, enterprise data management, reinsurance accounting and reporting, performance management, and technology expense reduction.

The role works directly with clients to turn business problems into technology solutions that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of business units and, where needed, remediate or mitigate process risk. The consultant supports engagement teams by analyzing business requirements and aligning them with technology architecture, infrastructure design, vendor selection, and implementation plans. The position is part of a team-led, leader-enabled hybrid model; most people in external, client-serving roles are expected to work together in person 60% of the time over an engagement, project, or year. Travel to client sites may be necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, or a related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience at a Property and Casualty Insurance carrier or consulting firm; alternatively, a master’s degree in one of these fields and at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Previous application experience with one or more of: Guidewire, OneShield, Exigen, MajescoMastek, DuckCreek, FirstBest, Business Objects, Cognos, or Informatica.
• Proficiency in one or more of system selection and implementation; definition of business and technical requirements; design of business and technology architecture; application configuration or integration; and data mapping, conversion, or migration.
• Ability to deliver system implementations through all project life-cycle phases, including requirements definition, architecture design, conversion, and testing, using a proven methodology.
• Experience implementing software engineering best practices, code review methodologies, and code optimization tools and techniques.
• Experience creating proofs of concept for complex design methodologies and presenting alternative solutions in collaboration with client counterparts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical writing and client presentations.
• Ability to demonstrate strategic thinking by researching client inquiries and emerging issues related to regulations, industry practices, and new application technologies.
• Ability to travel to client sites as necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with management reporting enhancement, business intelligence or decision support, data warehousing or enterprise data design and management, or enterprise application integration.
• Experience performing impact analyses and driving end-to-end solutions across connecting systems.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with clients to translate business problems into technology solutions.
• Help clients improve the effectiveness and efficiency of business units and, where required, provide services related to process-risk remediation and mitigation.
• Analyze specific business requirements and support their alignment with technology architecture, infrastructure design, vendor selection, and implementation plans.
• Demonstrate technical capabilities and engineering skills that support insurance technology system implementation.
• Stay current on developments in service capabilities and industry knowledge.
• Contribute subject-matter knowledge to project design and integration, including architecture, data models, system design, and interfacing requirements.
• Advise clients on business process services for identifying, assessing, managing, and measuring organizational capabilities.
• Work with client technology professionals or third-party strategic alliances to implement technology solutions.
• Collaborate with diverse client engagement teams and foster an innovative, inclusive, team-oriented environment.
• Deliver system implementations throughout the project life cycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, conversion, and testing.
• Apply software engineering best practices, code review methodologies, and code optimization tools and techniques.
• Create proofs of concept for complex design methodologies and develop alternative solution options with client counterparts.
• Prepare technical writing and client presentations.
• Research client inquiries and emerging issues involving regulations, industry practices, and application technologies.
• Travel to client sites as necessary.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• Pension and 401(k) plans
• Flexible vacation policy
• Paid holidays
• Winter and summer breaks
• Personal and family care time off
• Other leaves of absence to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager