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Guidewire Solution Architect - Property/Casualty

COUNTRY Financial · Bloomington, IL · $138,800–$190,850 a year · Full time

Posted May 26, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a Guidewire implementation you were part of. What was your role and what went wrong?

What they are checking: Whether they have real implementation experience and learned from it.

How do you explain a technical design to underwriters and product managers?

What they are checking: Whether they can make technical choices clear to business partners.

What would you do

How do you work with a System Integrator so the design stays under COUNTRY's control?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead vendors and protect the company's long-term interests.

The business wants a feature that would delay go-live. How do you help them decide?

What they are checking: Whether they frame scope tradeoffs clearly and help leaders choose.

How do you keep the new commercial lines work consistent with lines already in production?

What they are checking: Whether they protect what already works while building new functionality.

About the work

Walk me through how you would design product configuration in PolicyCenter for farm and commercial lines.

What they are checking: Whether they understand the product model and the complexity of farm and commercial coverages.

What makes farm and agribusiness policies harder to model than personal lines?

What they are checking: Whether they know about mixed dwelling, liability, equipment and livestock coverages on one policy.

How would you plan data conversion from a legacy policy system into PolicyCenter?

What they are checking: Whether they think about mapping, renewal-based versus bulk conversion and validation.

How do you decide what to configure versus customize in PolicyCenter?

What they are checking: Whether they keep customization low to protect upgrades and cloud readiness.

What integrations would you expect PolicyCenter to need, and how would you design them?

What they are checking: Whether they think about rating, billing, claims, documents and agent portals together.

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The full job description

As published by COUNTRY Financial.

Experience more with a career at COUNTRY Financial! We’re excited you’re interested in a career at COUNTRY as we strive toward our vision - to enrich lives in the communities we serve. Our footprint spans coast to coast. But more important than where we operate, is the people who do the work. Apply today to help our organization grow and make a difference for our clients. About the role COUNTRY Financial is seeking a dynamic experienced, and highly motivated Guidewire Solution Architect to join the Commercial & Agribusiness Insurance Application Development team. As a member of the team, you will work closely with other enterprise and solution Architects, technology development teams and business units during the development and implementation of the new Guidewire PolicyCenter policy administration system supporting farm and commercial lines of business as well as working with the technology team supporting the commercial lines of business already in production. This key role provides oversight and technical direction to teams comprised of business partners and technology team members from COUNTRY Financial, a System Integrator and Software Vendors to deliver solutions. You will work closely with software vendors, and System Integrator vendors and engage with many areas across COUNTRY Technology to ensure successful delivery of system functions that meet business partner expectations. You will work with senior leadership to clear blockers and share the successes of the teams. How does this role make an impact? - Designs solutions after gathering business and technical requirements. - Develops software solutions that are high performing and meet technical standards. - Supports testing and problem solving/debugging of solutions. - Implements software solutions following best practices. Do you have what we're looking for? • Typically requires 14+ years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education and training. • Strong organization, written and oral communication skills. • Experience with Commercial Lines Property/Casualty insurance products. • Expert level knowledge of Guidewire’s PolicyCenter, including configuration and integration capabilities, cloud implementations. • Demonstrated forward thinking skills, ability to look at the overall needs of the business area supported and contributed to the direction and recommend improvement ideas. • Proven experience working developers on technical requirements to design solutions. • Demonstrated experience providing guidance on data model changes and code quality, including support of teams in code reviews. • Proven ability to work with support teams resolving complex issues related to performance. • Experience in creating process diagrams for business solutions. Be able to present to leadership or business audiences. • Ability to do impact analysis of a change to a system you support, and other systems impacted. • Must be able to perform under pressure, multitask, prioritize, and show appropriate sense of urgency. • Proven ability of working within an Agile development life cycle (including a strong understanding of the interactions between engineers, analysts, and testers) • Experience working on large strategic, multi-phase projects involving multiple teams and 50+ employees. • Experience using Rally. • Experience working in a SAFe Agile environment. • Proficiency in at least one programming language. • Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Docker, BitBucket and GitLab. #LI-Corp Base Pay Range: $138,800-$190,850 The base pay range represents the typical range of potential salary offers for candidates hired. Factors used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, qualifications and experience. Incentive Pay: In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a Short-Term Incentive plan. Why work with us? Our employees and representatives serve nearly one million households with our diverse range of personal and business insurance products as well as retirement and investment services. We build relationships and work together to create a stronger, more secure future for our clients and our communities. We’re a big company, yet small enough you can make an impact and won’t get lost in the shuffle. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow throughout your career, either within this role or by exploring other areas of our business. You’ll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, which includes insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life), 401(k) with company match. COUNTRY Financial is committed to providing equal opportunity in all areas of employment, and in providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, disability, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. Come join our team at COUNTRY today!

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