Solution Architect – Guidewire Architecture

Job Description

P&C Solution Architect (All Guidewire Centers & Zurich Solutions) | Zurich Insurance Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Zurich Insurance Group, located in Hybrid Oerlikon, Zurich. The company is actively building the technological future of Zurich, focusing on strategic P&C initiatives that define future products, processes, and technologies. This role is crucial for setting the architectural direction and designing robust, future-proof end-to-end solutions across key Guidewire Centers and other Zurich platforms, ensuring consistency and compliance with architectural standards.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid Oerlikon, Zurich, Switzerland

• Team: Information & Technology business unit within P&C Transformation
• Mission: Own the end-to-end solution design across all Guidewire Centers and adjacent Zurich Solutions, ensuring architectural consistency and compliance with standards.
• Tech Stack: Guidewire Jutro Digital Platform, Guidewire PolicyCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter, Guidewire Integration Gateway, Azure, AWS, arc42/ASD42, TOGAF

What You’ll Actually Do
• Ownership: Take ownership of the end-to-end solution design across all Guidewire Centers (Jutro Digital Platform, PolicyCenter, BillingCenter) and adjacent Zurich Solutions.
• Consistency: Ensure architectural consistency and compliance with Zurich’s architecture standards (e.g. ASD42) across the entire solution stack.
• Decision-making: Evaluate solution alternatives and make well-founded technical decisions in close collaboration with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and delivery teams.
• Guidance: Translate complex business requirements into end-to-end solution designs and guide them from concept to successful implementation.
• Collaboration: Act as the central point of contact for architectural topics, working closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, development teams, and external partners.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification, combined with several years of experience as a Solution Architect in an agile insurance environment.
• Experience: Proven, hands-on experience with Guidewire systems (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, Jutro Digital Platform, Integration Gateway) and their integration into complex IT architectures.
• Skills: Solid expertise in integration architectures, API design, cloud technologies (Azure and/or AWS), and common architecture frameworks (e.g. arc42/ASD42, TOGAF). Strong analytical and conceptual skills, paired with a structured, decisive way of working, and the ability to communicate technical topics to different audiences.
• Bonus: Very good command of English and/or German (C1/C2 level) and ideally, experience at an international insurer such as Zurich.