Guidewire Platform Consultant

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. **Who is Allstate**: Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life. The company is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years and prioritizes supporting employees and fostering an inclusive, welcoming corporate culture. Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism. Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to provide reassurance with its "You’re in Good Hands®" promise. **Benefits to Joining Allstate**: - Flexible Work Arrangements - Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services) - Good Office program (receive up to $400 back after purchasing office equipment) - Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans - Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions - Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing - Personal reflection day - Tuition Reimbursement - Working within the community and giving back **Role Summary** ACG is seeking a highly experienced Guidewire Platform Consultant across all three core Guidewire InsuranceSuite modules: PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter. This senior-level role is the primary go-to expert for both business and technical teams, providing strategic leadership in the a development, configuration, and optimization of our Guidewire platform. The consultant will leverage deep technical proficiency in Guidewire development (Gosu & Java) and in-depth knowledge of Guidewire Cloud (on AWS) to drive best practices and innovative solutions. **Role Designation: Hybrid** **Key Responsibilities** - ** Guidewire InsuranceSuite Leadership**: Lead the end-to-end design, configuration, and customization of Guidewire **PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter** solutions to meet business requirements. Serve as the in-house expert on all InsuranceSuite modules, ensuring cohesive architecture and integration across policy administration, billing, and claims functions. - ** Solution Design & Development**: Develop and review high-quality code and configurations, implementing complex business rules and workflows using **Gosu (Guidewire’s JVM-based language) and Java**. Establish coding standards and best practices for Guidewire development (including Gosu best practices, PCF screen configurations, and integration approaches) to maintain consistency and performance. - ** Technical Architecture & Best Practices**: Drive the technical architecture and strategic roadmap of the Guidewire platform, making decisions on **configuration vs. customization** and ensuring the system’s design adheres to Guidewire **best practices and performance guidelines**. Optimize the platform’s architecture for scalability, reliability, and security, aligning with enterprise IT standards and the insurance industry’s evolving needs. - ** Guidewire Cloud & AWS Management**: Oversee Guidewire Cloud environments and related AWS infrastructure, ensuring efficient deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of the core systems. Work closely with DevOps teams to manage CI/CD pipelines and environment configurations for cloud deployments, leveraging AWS services and Guidewire Cloud tools to enable rapid, safe delivery of updates. - ** Business Collaboration & Requirements Alignment**: Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders in underwriting, claims, billing, and product management. Collaborate with business, Managing/Lead Engineer, DPM/Lead DPM to **translate business requirements into effective Guidewire configurations** and workflows, leveraging out-of-the-box capabilities of the platform to minimize custom code. Provide guidance on how product features (e.g. new insurance coverages or billing plans) can be implemented within Guidewire’s framework, ensuring solutions meet customer and business needs. - ** Regulatory Compliance & Canadian Insurance Expertise**: Ensure that the Guidewire platform configuration and enhancements comply with Canadian P&C insurance regulatory standards and local market practices. Incorporate knowledge of the Canadian insurance landscape (e.g. provincial regulations, bilingual policy documentation requirements, industry-standard forms) into system design so that policy, billing, and claims processes meet all compliance and rep