Company: Sovereign Insurance
Department: IT
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: English is required, French is an asset.
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant
The Opportunity:
At Sovereign Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Co-operators General Insurance Company, we believe leadership is shaped by purpose, collaboration, and meaningful contribution. When you grow, we grow — your success crowns ours.
We value diverse perspectives, bold ideas, and people who lift others up. Here, your initiative matters, and your efforts help build the resilience of the Canadian businesses and communities we serve.
That shared commitment strengthens our culture and moves us forward — together. That’s the Crown Effect.
As a Senior Systems Development Consultant supporting Guidewire PolicyCenter, you will shape the technical vision and deliver advanced capabilities across Sovereign’s core insurance platform. You will design and build complex solutions, enhance integrations, strengthen automation and DevSecOps practices, and ensure production stability. You will collaborate with senior partners to drive innovation, quality and long-term architectural excellence.
How you will create impact:
- Designing and deliver scalable, end to end insurance solutions within the Guidewire ecosystem, including configuration, Gosu development, product modeling, workflows, and UI enhancements.
- Customizing Guidewire out of the box features and build new capabilities to meet complex business and underwriting requirements.
- Performing technical analysis, create design documentation, and define program logic in collaboration with Solution Architecture teams.
- Partnering with Business, Architecture, and QA teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions and ensure smooth, cohesive delivery.
- Leading strategic initiatives across the Guidewire platform, including workflows, rating, integrations, and document generation.
- Identifying and remediate technical debt and inefficiencies, improving system performance and stability using Guidewire and enterprise best practices.
- Integrating Guidewire applications with enterprise systems, internal services, cloud platforms, and third-party providers using modern integration patterns.
- Contributing to release planning, code integration, branching strategies, and deployment activities in partnership with DevSecOps and Release Management.
How you will succeed:
- You thrive on delivering our exceptional client experience through positive and engaging relationships; embracing accountability to achieve effective results.
- You ensure your day-to-day actions are in harmony with the company’s purpose, vision, and values even when challenged.
- You will support and guide others through changing conditions and encourage the exploration of new opportunities or innovations.
- You value and encourage others to have cooperative and collaborative dialogue because diverse perspectives offer more creative and productive solutions.
To join our team:
- 7+ years of hands‑on experience with Guidewire products (preferably PolicyCenter), with proven application development expertise and a deep understanding of Guidewire architecture and internal components.
- 10+ years of overall experience in building and designing software solutions
- Strong proficiency in Guidewire configuration, Gosu development, UI workflows, GUnit testing, Guidewire Studio/IntelliJ, and platform tools/accelerators.
- Experience working in Agile environments using Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Splunk, Jira/Confluence, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, and TeamCity.
- Expertise integrating Guidewire with external systems using REST APIs, SOAP services, message queues, XML, and batch processes.
- Solid experience with SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
- Guidewire Associate or ACE Certification required, knowledge of Guidewire Rating is an asset.
- Proactive learner with strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities to uplift development practices and support team success.
- Self‑motivated and detail‑oriented, thriving in fast‑paced, collaborative environments.
What you need to know:
- Detail oriented work that requires a high degree of mental concentration for extended periods of time.
- You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.
- Strict confidentiality with respect to employee’s personal information and other sensitive or proprietary material.
What’s in it for you?
- The opportunity to take on challenging work and contribute your expertise, creativity, and passion in meaningful ways.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, bonus, paid time off, pension and benefits.
- A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and flexible work options.
- The opportunity to work on an inclusive team who inspire each other to explore and achieve what’s possible.
- An organizational commitment to sustainability and charitable giving; positively impacting the social, environmental and economic well-being of Canadian businesses, families and communities.
Expected salary/hourly range $91,058 - $141,000+
The salary amount for the successful candidate is determined by Sovereign in its discretion and will vary depending on several criteria including but not limited to: local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualification, experience and education.
Employees may also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn additional compensation tied to individual and/or business performance, or other business metrics.
