Senior Developer-Guidewire PolicyCenter

Senior Developer-Guidewire PolicyCenter Toronto, ONT, Canada and 2 more Be the First to Apply Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.
We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.

The Opportunity

As a Senior GW Integration Developer, you will be able to design, develop, and maintain integrations between Guidewire applications and external systems. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and the associated integration frameworks, APIs, and messaging systems within the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance domain.

Your leadership and deep architectural knowledge will empower Definity to unlock the full potential of GW InsuranceSuite applications, delivering innovative and scalable solutions that provide a strategic advantage for our colleagues and customers.

What to Expect

• Lead and implement new Guidewire integrations, participating in design discussions, solutioning for target state as well as perform hands-on development.
• Modernize legacy integrations via microservices based solutions and architecture.
• Work with business subject matter experts and business analysts to design and develop an approach for the integration, effort estimation and build design documents
• Design, develop, configure and unit test InsuranceSuite integration enhancements and support defect resolution during testing phase.
• Help with production support for the platform by analyzing logs and identifying potential problems and defects, and root cause analysis of problems for the highly available business solution
• Support all the above in a fast-paced, exciting environment while supporting regular release rollouts into the Production environment
• Follow design and development procedures, processes, standards and tools that align to Definity’s methodology and best practices
• Apply industry standards and technical expertise to provide sound solutions that increase business results and/or minimize business and technical risk
• Assists in the translation of requirements into a story map
• Ensure that software designs and coding practices result in a high-quality product that follows Definity’s architectural principles and direction and meets both functional and non-functional requirements
• Follow secure coding and Guidewire best practices
• Ensures that projects are completed on time
• Participate in regular, constructive peer code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and knowledge sharing

What you Bring

• 5+ years of experience in Guidewire (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter) with a focus on Integrations.
• Strong hands-on experience with: Guidewire Integration Framework, Gosu programming, SOAP/REST APIs and web services, XML/XSD/JSON, Messaging Systems (MQ, Kafka)
• A profound understanding of platform integration patterns and APIs, with proven experience architecting and leading the integration of multiple complex systems.
• Nice to have exposure on Guidewire cloud solutions such as Cloud APIs, APD, IG App, App Events.
• The ability to own and lead solution discussions, make critical technical decisions, and develop technical solutions with minimal guidance.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with project problem diagnosis, solution development, facilitation of decision making, documentation, and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Understanding of P&C Insurance domain.
• Guidewire Certification (Specialist or higher)

Salary Range: $92,000-$140,000

Actual salary for the role may vary depending on work location of the successful candidate and other factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, working conditions and the local labour market.

This position is being posted to fill an existing vacancy.

Interested in this role, but don’t meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply! We know from experience that a candidate doesn’t need 100% of the qualifications listed to bring incredible value to our team. We’re actively seeking diverse backgrounds and perspectives to help us make insurance better. At Definity, inclusion, diversity, and equity aren’t just “nice to have” — they’re essential to our success.

What’s in it for you?

• Hybrid work schedule for most roles
• Company share ownership program
• Incentive Program - Eligible employees may participate in various incentive plans which are paid out at the discretion of the company and subject to individual and company performance.
• Pension and savings programs, with company-matched RRSP contributions
• Paid volunteer days and company matching on charitable donations
• Educational resources, tuition assistance, and paid time off to study for exams
• Focus on inclusion with employee groups, support for gender affirmation surgery, access to BIPOC counsellors, access to programs for working parents
• Wellness and recognition programs
• Discounts on products and services

Go ahead and expect a lot — you deserve it.

It’s better here — but don’t take our word for it. Definity was named by Great Place to Work® as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Canada for women, for youth, and for inclusion.

Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting accessibility@economical.com.

As part of Definity’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that our work, meetings, and travel take place on the lands now known as Canada, and recognize the enduring presence, wisdom, and stewardship of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples who have long cared for these lands.

Background checks

This role requires successful clearance of background checks (including criminal checks and leadership references).