Refocused the role from an analyst developer (intermediate to senior) to senior Guidewire developer, upgrade. Impact analysis is now handled by the developer, rather than a separate role.
Optimum is preparing to upgrade its on-premise Guidewire InsuranceSuite environment from version 10.2.2 to 10.2.5 (or higher). (recent at the start of the project), exclusively on PolicyCenter.
The mandate is for a senior Guidewire developer who has already performed a version upgrade, whether it be a minor version upgrade or a migration to Guidewire Cloud: this developer is responsible for identifying the impacts, incompatibilities, and regression points themselves, without a separate analyst profile adding value to a purely technical migration.
The upgrade does not deliver current features; the challenge is technical and critical, hence the requirement for concrete version upgrade experience.
A developer without this experience is only a viable option if paired part-time with a senior developer who has it.
This role is separate from the DBCC correction, which is the subject of a second mandate and cannot be carried out simultaneously: the DBCCs are corrected first, then the PolicyCenter version upgrade is performed.
This should not be confused with a functional analyst, a generic Guidewire profile, or an architect detached from the code.
Requirements
Required:
Professional experience with a Guidewire upgrade: minor version upgrade or migration to Guidewire Cloud, using the Upgrade Tool
Identification of impacts, incompatibilities, and regressions from code review
Advanced mastery of the PolicyCenter data model
Senior experience, autonomous in identifying impacts and preparing the upgrade
Ability to produce technical documentation for upgrade preparation
Asset:
Knowledge of the Property & Casualty (P&C;) insurance sector