Java Developer Associate (for Guidewire)

Company Overview

PwC AC Manila's Consulting Services are designed to provide industry expertise and innovative solutions through Cloud & Digital services. Our goal is to assist businesses in driving growth, optimizing operations, and seizing opportunities. With our team of professionals, cutting-edge technology, and deep industry knowledge, we help businesses stay ahead of the competition, deliver strategic solutions, and unlock long-term value.

Job Summary

A career within Functional and Industry Technologies services will provide you with the opportunity to build secure and new digital experiences for customers, employees, and suppliers. We focus on improving apps or developing new apps for traditional and mobile devices as well as conducting usability testing to find ways to improve our clients’ user experience. As part of our team, you’ll help clients harness technology systems in financial services focusing on areas such as insurance, sales performance management, retirement and pension, asset management, and banking & capital markets.

Job Description

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up to date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum Years of Relevant Experience: at least 2+ years
• At least 2-3 years of hands-on experience with Core Java Development; Java Systems, OOP (Object-Oriented Programming), Java Build Tools, EE Components, Big Data etc.
• Insurance industry background
• Strong communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Fields of Study: Civil Engineering, Computer and Information Science, Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, Computer Systems Analysis, Electrical Engineering, Engineering and Business, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Risk Management, Textile Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics
• Certification(s) Preferred: Guidewire and Scrum Master Certification

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in managing projects related to and/or leveraging one or more of the following areas related to systems configurations within the Insurance industry, including:

• Object Oriented Programming;
• Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter, ContactManager and Portal;
• Understanding of Guidewire cloud concepts is preferred;
• GOSU, PCFs, Business Rules, Underwriting Rules and Guidewire Event; Messaging / Rules Framework;
• Guidewire Integration Framework - Cloud APIs, App Events and Guidewire; Integration Gateway;
• Rest Client API to consume rest services and Guidewire Integration Views;
• Consuming/Publishing SOAP APIs and Rest APIs;
• Guidewire Workflows and Forms development;
• Guidewire Advanced Product Designer Native/Retrofit;
• Spring Boot Application Development; and,
• Experience working on tools like Git, Bit Bucket, TeamCity and Data Dog.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in identifying and addressing client needs by:

• Building trusted relationships with clients;
• Developing an awareness of Firm services;
• Communicating with the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner;
• Delivering clear requests for information;
• Demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and,
• Communicating potential conflicts to a supervisor.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in leading engagement and project teams, within the Financial Services and Insurance industries is preferred. Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team member by:

• Understanding personal and team roles;
• Contributing to a positive working environment by building trusted relationships with team members;
• Seeking guidance, clarification and feedback proactively; and,
• Providing guidance, clarification and feedback to less experienced staff.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in creative thinking and problem-solving skills, individual initiative and the following abilities:

• Leveraging MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Lotus Notes and other technologies appropriately;
• Communicating in an organized and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats including delivering clear requests for information and communicating potential conflicts;
• Managing teams and/or workstreams on an engagement, staying educated on current trends and assisting in the development of knowledge capital;
• Collaborating with business development teams responsible for writing and presenting proposals to prospective clients;
• Presenting to senior executives, with the ability to develop lasting relationships; and,
• Identifying and addressing client needs while displaying the ability to contribute to the development of a business vision and manage implementation efforts with complex project management capabilities.

Additional Qualification:

• Flexible to support different US time zones (2:00PM to 11PM / 3:00 PM to 12AM / 4:00PM to 1:00AM / 5:00PM to 2:00AM)
• Amenable to work in BGC Taguig Metro Manila

Please submit your application through this link: https://pwc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Global_Experienced_Careers/job/Manila-AC---SixNeo-Building-BGC-Taguig-City/AC-Manila---Guidewire-Configuration-Developer-Associate_554056WD-1