Role: Guidewire BillingCenter Architect
Location: London
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Guidewire BillingCenter Architect to lead the design and implementation of billing solutions for large‑scale insurance transformation programs. This is a highly technical and advisory role requiring deep expertise in Guidewire BillingCenter, insurance billing processes, and enterprise architecture best practices. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of architecting scalable, secure, and high‑performance billing systems using Guidewire technologies.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the architecture and design of Guidewire BillingCenter implementations for insurance clients.
* Define billing solution blueprints, integration strategies, and technical roadmaps aligned with business goals.
* Provide technical leadership across the full delivery lifecycle including requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment.
* Ensure adherence to Guidewire Surepath Methodologies, implementation guidelines, and coding standards.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to gather billing requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
* Design and implement billing workflows, payment processing (including UK Direct Debit Processing, and Credit/Debit card processing), invoicing, and collections modules.
* Architect integrations with external systems such as policy administration, claims, finance, and third‑party payment gateways.
* Support performance tuning, scalability planning, and disaster recovery strategies for BillingCenter deployments.
* Conduct architecture reviews, technical workshops, and provide advisory support to clients and delivery teams.
* Stay current with Guidewire product updates, cloud capabilities, and industry trends in insurance billing.
Job Qualifications
* Minimum 7 years of experience in enterprise architecture and insurance technology delivery.
* Proven experience in designing and implementing Guidewire BillingCenter solutions.
* Strong understanding of insurance UK billing processes including invoicing, payments, adjustments, and collections.
* Hands‑on experience with Guidewire configuration, integration, and data model customization.
* Expertise in Java, Gosu, and Guidewire Studio.
* Experience with Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) and cloud‑native architecture patterns.
* Knowledge of integration technologies including APIs, messaging frameworks, and middleware.
* Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Guidewire certifications (BillingCenter, Cloud V10) are highly desirable.
* AutoPilot and Jutro understanding.
* Experience in Commercial/Specialty LoBs.
* Experience with requirements gathering for integrations with ClaimCenter such as Fraud system, GL, Doc Prod etc.
* Certification on Guidewire BA ClaimCenter.
Benefits
* Competitive basic salary.
* Up to 25 days vacation per year.
* Private medical insurance.
* 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first‑class services we are known for.
Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
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