Principal Guidewire Architect

Role Summary

This role leads a group of Guidewire Architects, each responsible for delivery pods of 10 engineers. The Principal Architect sets architectural direction, enforces standards, builds leadership capability, and ensures predictable, high-quality delivery at scale.

This is the highest Guidewire technical authority within the offshore organization.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Ownership

• Define and own enterprise-wide architecture for PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.


• Establish reference architectures, design standards, and long-term modernization roadmap.


• Approve all critical architecture and integration decisions.


• Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, security, and compliance standards.

Architect Leadership & Governance

• Lead and manage a group of Guidewire Architects reporting directly into this role.


• Review, challenge, and approve solution designs from reporting Architects.


• Ensure architectural consistency and discipline across all delivery pods.


• Actively intervene in complex technical or delivery escalations.

Delivery Governance (Pod Model)

• Govern multiple delivery pods through reporting Architects.


• Define and track delivery KPIs across pods (quality, velocity, stability).


• Ensure no delivery surprises through proactive technical oversight.


• Drive root-cause fixes for systemic delivery or quality issues.

Capability Building & Talent Development

• Build and scale Guidewire capability at an organizational level.


• Mentor Architects and senior technical leaders.


• Define training plans, certification paths, and succession strategy.


• Eliminate single-point dependency by institutionalizing knowledge.

Technical Authority & Escalation Ownership

• Serve as the final technical escalation point for Guidewire-related issues.


• Guide platform upgrades, version migrations, and modernization initiatives.


• Enforce engineering discipline and best practices across teams.

Client & Executive Engagement

• Partner with client architects, onshore leadership, and internal executives.


• Provide architectural leadership during presales and critical programs.


• Represent offshore technical leadership with confidence and credibility.

Mandatory Requirements

• 15+ years of Guidewire implementation and architecture experience.


• Strong hands-on expertise across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.


• Guidewire Ace Certification - Mandatory.


• Proven experience leading multiple Architects and offshore delivery teams.


• Strong technical depth in GOSU, Java, integrations, REST/SOAP, messaging, and data architecture.


• Strong P&C insurance domain expertise.


• Experience working with global clients and senior stakeholders.



• Leadership Expectations



• Sets direction and enforces standards.


• Makes final technical decisions.


• Builds leaders and strong delivery teams.


• Owns outcomes, not just designs.


• Drives execution with discipline.