Guidewire Architect

Location(s)Jacksonville, Florida Details Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises. Kemper is currently seeking a full-time Technical Architect with a focus on Guidewire PolicyCenter / BillingCenter applications supporting Kemper’s Property and Casualty businesses. Be responsible for providing architecture leadership across multiple development teams and working with both IT and Business teams to define their roadmap, solution architecture, detailed design, and hands on development. Position Responsibilities: • Enterprise architecture for Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter • Work with business and IT teams to develop solution architecture and design. • Support teams throughout the development, testing, and implementation phases of large programs. • Work with DevOps teams to implement automation to support cloud deployment in AWS. • Responsible for both integrations and configurations in InsuranceSuite. Position Qualifications: • Guidewire – Must have 8+ years in a senior technical role implementing PolicyCenter and/or BillingCenter. • Domain Knowledge – Must have domain knowledge of Personal Auto or Commercial Auto P&C lines of business. Experience with enterprise data management, reinsurance accounting, and reporting operations a plus. • Education - Education equivalent to a college degree in computer science or related field, or the equivalent in related work experience • Experience - 8+ years of experience in designing, building, and implementing large scale software solutions. • Technology – Strong working knowledge of Guidewire GOSU, GWCP , APD, PCF, EdgeAPI, XML, JSON, and Java. Experience with Guidewire Digital products, AWS Cloud, EKS, DevOps, Jenkins, Tomcat, Postgres Aurora,Apache HTTPD, Load Balancers, and APM tools (DataDog,AppD, Splunk etc) • This position works at our office in Jacksonville, FL. Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it. #LI-AK-1