Business Systems Analyst – Guidewire Policy Modernization
Business Systems Analyst – Guidewire Policy Modernization Contract Position Locations: * Plano, TX – Hybrid (3 Days Onsite / 2 Remote) * San Antonio, TX – Hybrid (3 Days Onsite / 2 Remote) Position Overview Seeking an experienced Business Systems Analyst (BSA) to support a large-scale Policy Modernization initiative within a Property \& Casualty (P\&C) insurance environment. This role will work closely with Guidewire development, architecture, product, and business teams to support enterprise modernization efforts focused on Guidewire platform implementations, integrations, and data-driven business processes. The ideal candidate has strong experience gathering and translating business requirements, supporting large enterprise implementations, and working within Guidewire or insurance technology ecosystems. Key Responsibilities * Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements * Support Guidewire modernization and implementation initiatives across policy, billing, and claims domains * Translate business needs into detailed functional and technical requirements, user stories, workflows, and process documentation * Facilitate requirements workshops, stakeholder meetings, and solution discussions * Create and maintain: * Business requirements documents (BRDs) * Functional specifications * Process flows * User stories * Acceptance criteria * Traceability documentation * Work closely with development and QA teams to support testing, validation, and defect resolution * Assist with data mapping, API integration requirements, and downstream system impacts * Support Agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives * Identify project risks, gaps, dependencies, and process improvement opportunities * Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical delivery Required Qualifications * 5+ years of Business Analyst or Business Systems Analyst experience * Experience supporting medium-to-large enterprise technology implementations * Strong experience gathering and documenting complex business and technical requirements * Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery environments * Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies * Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills * Ability to work independently in fast-paced enterprise environments * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Preferred Qualifications Insurance \& Guidewire Experience * Experience with: * Guidewire PolicyCenter * Guidewire BillingCenter * Guidewire ClaimCenter * Property \& Casualty (P\&C) insurance experience strongly preferred * Experience supporting policy modernization initiatives Technical \& Data Experience * Familiarity with: * APIs and system integrations * Kafka * CDC (Change Data Capture) * Spark * Flink * EMR * Athena * AWS cloud environments * Experience supporting enterprise data platforms or modernization projects Ideal Candidate Profile * Enterprise Business Analyst with insurance technology experience * Comfortable bridging business and technical teams * Strong documentation and process-mapping background * Experience supporting Guidewire or large policy administration modernization efforts * Able to manage multiple stakeholders and complex enterprise initiatives * Strong collaborator with development, QA, architecture, and product teams