Senior Solution Architect; Guidewire

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Farmers believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we have the ability to work flexibly in a virtual setting as well as the opportunity to be together in person. Our hybrid work environment combines the best of both worlds with at least three (3) days in office and up to two (2) days virtual for employees who live within fifty (50) miles of a Farmers corporate office.

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As a Lead Guidewire Architect, you will serve as the primary technical strategist for the Commercial Insurance Modernization initiative, overseeing the transition of complex legacy core systems to a future-ready, cloud-native ecosystem. This hybrid role blends the strategic vision of a Solution Architect to align business processes with platform capabilities, the deep technical rigors of a Technical Architect to govern high-performance Gosu and integration development, and the cloud-first expertise of a Cloud Architect to orchestrate seamless migrations to the Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP).

You will be instrumental in modernizing commercial lines—including bureau-based products—ensuring that our platform is scalable, resilient, and capable of supporting emerging technologies like AI/ML and advanced analytics.

(At times may need to adjust your hours to attend meetings for those in Woodland Hills, CA - Pacific Time Zone).

Solution & Strategic Design

• Target State Architecture:
  Design, build and maintain the end-to-end modernization roadmap, describing the evolution from legacy on-premises mainframe environments to a unified Guidewire Cloud future state.
• Commercial Domain Alignment:
  Partner with business leaders to translate complex commercial insurance requirements (e.g., multi-location policies, diverse risk assessments) into scalable platform configurations.
• Stakeholder Liaison:
  Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders, aligning technical modernization milestones with broader business value and organizational agility.

Technical Leadership & Governance

• Framework Governance:
  Establish and enforce standards for Gosu scripting, APD design, JDP UI/UX and the Guidewire data model to minimize technical debt and ensure "evergreen" compatibility.
• Complex Integrations:
  Oversee the design of robust integration layers using REST /Cloud APIs and messaging frameworks to connect Guidewire with third-party data services (e.g., Lexis Nexis, Verisk) and internal core systems, like Salesforce (CRM), Earnix (Rating) etc.
• Mentorship:
  Provide hands-on guidance to development teams, conducting critical code reviews, as needed and leading troubleshooting efforts for complex system issues.
• Cloud Migration:
  Lead the technical strategy for migrating on-premises legacy mainframe policy admin system to the Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP).
• Dev Ops & Automation:
  Establish CI/CD pipelines, automated…