At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives. As a business application consulting generalist at PwC, you will provide consulting services for a wide range of business applications. You will leverage a broad understanding of various software solutions to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency through analysis, implementation, training, and support.Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Skills
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
- Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
- Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
- Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
- Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
- Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
- Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
- Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
Role Description
Detail-oriented and technically skilled FAST Configurator to join our life and annuity systems team. In this role, you will be responsible for configuring and maintaining the FAST platform (Flexible Architecture for Secure Technologies), with a focus on insurance product builds, decision tables, calculations, and orchestration logic across various L&A (Life & Annuity) product lines.This is a great opportunity for professionals with experience in insurance systems, especially those familiar with product configuration, XML, and rules-based processing within modern policy administration platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Configure insurance products using the FAST platform's Composer tools including Product Manager, Calculation Warehouse, and Orchestration Warehouse.
- Build and maintain decision tables and calculations (Excel-based and decision-table based) for use in product logic.
- Develop and manage orchestrations to control transaction workflows, looping logic, and event-driven processes.
- Set up and manage fund configurations, pricing streams, interest rate tables, and model funds (fund-of-funds).
- Work with business analysts to understand product requirements and translate them into configuration elements within the FAST system.
- Support testing and validation efforts using configuration tools and XML inputs.
- Collaborate with QA, developers, and business teams during system releases and enhancements.
- Ensure reusability and governance of configuration components, following best practices.
- Maintain documentation of configuration changes, version history, and deployment logs.
- Required Skills and Qualifications
- X years of experience configuring policy administration systems; FAST experience strongly preferred.
Hands-on Experience With
- Decision Table creation and input/output mapping
- Calculation configuration using Excel formulas, scalar/vector inputs, and UI interactions
- Orchestration steps including Add Attribute, Add Calc Loop, IF/WHILE expressions
- Fund setup and rate/unit value management
- Understanding of insurance product features such as term, UL, annuities, riders, fees, surrender charges, and fund allocations.
- Familiarity with XML structures, XPath expressions, and system integration points.
- Ability to test configuration logic independently using built-in tools.
- Knowledge of version control and config promotion process (Dev → QA → INT → Prod).
- Excellent attention to detail and logical problem-solving skills.
