About this role
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.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Lead Consultant – Guidewire Integrations to lead the design, development, and implementation of integration solutions across the Guidewire InsuranceSuite platform. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentor development teams, collaborate with business stakeholders, and ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality integration solutions in a Guidewire Cloud environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of Guidewire integration solutions across PolicyCenter.
- Drive technical architecture and integration strategy for enterprise systems.
- Design and develop integrations using Guidewire APIs, messaging, event-driven architectures, and third-party services.
- Collaborate with business analysts, solution architects, and product owners to define integration requirements and technical solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and mentoring to development team members.
- Ensure adherence to Guidewire best practices, coding standards, and cloud implementation guidelines.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and lead root cause analysis activities.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, release management, and deployment activities.
- Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to long-term platform strategy.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors to deliver integration initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of software development experience with at least 5+ years working on Guidewire implementations.
- Strong hands-on experience with Guidewire InsuranceSuite integrations.
- Extensive experience with: Guidewire CloudREST APIsSOAP Web ServicesEvent MessagingIntegration GatewayJSON/XMLOAuth/OpenID Connect
- Strong proficiency in Java, Gosu, and integration design patterns.
- Experience integrating Guidewire with enterprise applications, payment providers, document management systems, identity providers, and external partner systems.
- Experience with cloud-native development and DevOps practices.
- Strong understanding of security, authentication, and authorization frameworks.
- Experience leading development teams and technical delivery.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Required Certification
- Guidewire Certified Associate – InsuranceSuite Developer (or current Guidewire Associate Certification relevant to the candidate's track). This certification validates platform-level Guidewire knowledge and is required for Guidewire Cloud projects.
Preferred / Good-to-Have Certifications
- Guidewire Certified Specialist – Integration.
- Guidewire Certified Professional – InsuranceSuite Cloud Integration Developer.
- Guidewire Certified Ace – InsuranceSuite Cloud Integration Developer.
- Guidewire Cloud certifications related to current Guidewire Cloud releases.
- AWS, Azure, or GCP Cloud Certifications.
- MuleSoft, Kafka, or API Management certifications.
Preferred Experience
- P&C Insurance industry experience.
- Experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter integrations.
- Experience with event streaming platforms such as Kafka.
- Experience with CI/CD tools and automated deployment pipelines.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
- Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and production support processes.
Leadership Competencies
- Technical leadership and mentoring.
- Solution architecture and design.
- Stakeholder management.
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking.
- Communication and presentation skills.
- Delivery ownership and accountability.
- Ability to lead multiple initiatives concurrently.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Level: Lead Consultant
Location: Bangalore/Pune--Hybrid
Primary Skills
Software Development
Shift Time
Recruiter Info
Sunita M
About Allstate
Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.
The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest publicly held insurance providers in the United States. Ranked No. 84 in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue, The Allstate Corporation owns and operates 18 companies in the United States, Canada, Northern Ireland, and India. Allstate India Private Limited, also known as Allstate India, is a subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation. The India talent center was set up in 2012 and operates under the corporation's Good Hands promise. As it innovates operations and technology, Allstate India has evolved beyond its technology functions to be the critical strategic business services arm of the corporation. With offices in Bengaluru and Pune, the company offers expertise to the parent organization’s business areas including technology and innovation, accounting and imaging services, policy administration, transformation solution design and support services, transformation of property liability service design, global operations and integration, and training and transition.
Learn more about Allstate India here .