Java Developer - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 13-08-2014 1:47:06 PM
10-09-2014 1:47:06 PM
PBT Group has a requirement for a strong Java Developer to work on software
called Guidewire Insurance Suite.

The developers are primarily responsible
for architecting the best solution to meet customer-specific requirements,
utilizing Guidewire’s application and available configuration tools.
Configuration developers complete the following activities:
• Propose
configuration solutions and estimate configuration effort required for user
story requirements
• Configure screen layouts and create new screens in
Guidewire Studio as needed
• Configure business rules and other business logic
in Gosu (Guidewire's scripting language – cross between Java and Groovy;
compiles to Java class files)
• Create form and letter templates and their
supporting XML descriptor files
• Modify existing typelists (drop-downs) or
create new typelists
• Configure operational parameters such as roles and
permissions, user attributes, regions, etc.
• Create and manage sample data
• Create new data model elements and extend the existing application data model
with new properties
• Manage application configuration and perform minor/major
software upgrades
• Perform unit testing and resolve defects

Configuring
a Guidewire application involves coding in XML and Gosu, Guidewire's scripting
language.
Therefore, configuration developers should have the following programming
experience:
• Experience with XML
• Experience programming with modern
technologies such as JavaScript, Java, C#, or a similar programming language

Familiarity with SQL
• Ability to debug software issues and resolve defects
Additional
A Bachelors Degree in IT would be preferred.