GUIDEWIRE POLICYCENTER AND DIGITAL TECHNICAL ENGINEERING LEAD

• Lead technical strategy and Agile delivery for Guidewire PolicyCenter and Digital
• Mentor and influence engineering teams within a supportive, forward-thinking environment.
• Hybrid and office-based options - we’re open to discussing what this might look like for you.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Extensive development experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter, CustomerEngage and Jutro framework
• Strong Front End development background including React, html, CSS and JavaScript
• Strong technical leadership in an Agile software development environment
• Ability to influence technical direction and articulate complex ideas clearly to varied audiences
• Comfortable working across multiple Scrum teams as a technical mentor and quality gatekeeper
• Solid understanding of Guidewire principles and out-of-the-box functionality

As a hands-on, forward-thinking Technical Engineering Lead within the NFU Mutual Guidewire Centre of Excellence, you’ll drive excellence across our Digital and PolicyCenter platforms. With the opportunity to shape best practice and mentor growing talent, you’ll play a critical part in our evolving Guidewire ecosystem, with a strong focus on React and front-end digital services.
As the Technical Engineering Lead, you’ll take a senior leadership role across our digital-facing Guidewire platforms, including CustomerEngage and PolicyCenter. Responsible for championing high standards in coding, architecture, quality, and performance you’ll work across multiple Scrum teams as a floating subject matter expert. To ensure solutions align with both immediate delivery needs and long-term strategic goals, you’ll offer hands-on support, drive consistency, and provide valuable oversight.
A key part of this role is to mentor engineers across all experience levels. Whether you’re guiding new graduates or offering technical direction to senior developers, you’ll help engineers grow in role and deliver high-quality work. You’ll also work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the business, presenting complex technical concepts clearly, to influence decisions and align priorities.
Playing a central role in upholding out-of-the-box Guidewire development principles. Involvement in major programmes will see you contribute to scalable, sustainable delivery by ensuring our Guidewire components are optimised for flexibility, reuse, and long-term efficiency.
This role offers hybrid working and office-based working from our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. To help you give your best in the office and at home, we’re open to discussing what this might look like for you.