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Duck Creek Business and Integration Architect

Chicago, IL

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You Are:
An ambitious technical architect with solid skills in the Duck Creek suite of tools. You're no stranger to the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, and you enjoy empowering clients with best-in-class software. A natural leader, you have a flair for team-building. Facilitation skills You've got them-you're an ace at helping colleagues and clients understand complex business and technical goals. Problem-solving brings out the best of your creative and analytic abilities. And you naturally take a proactive role in everything you do.

Job Description:
  • Guide clients in their tech transformation journey with the Duck Creek platform
  • Work with the sales team to represent Duck Creek offerings to internal groups and create estimates for clients
  • Understand client requirements and translate them into smart technical solutions
  • Ensure the quality and accuracy of technical designs
  • Take the lead in large-scale Duck Creek implementations and integrations, overseeing DevOps processes, source control, technical architecture, and more
  • Act as a subject matter expert and advocate for the software applications that your team supports
  • Work with delivery partners to sign off on solutions, and ensure a smooth transition for end-users
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Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
  • At least 6 years of hands-on experience with Duck Creek policy, billing, and claims products
  • At least 3 years of experience architecting Duck Creek full-suite solutions (on-premises, on-demand, and in the cloud)
  • At least 3 years of experience creating manuscript hierarchies based on client requirements for speed-to-market and product innovation
  • At least 3 years of experience with framework integration and architecture
Education Requirement:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate's Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.
Preferred Skills:
  • You know how to manage big-bang data migration and on-renewal conversion
  • You're adept at handling major upgrades of Duck Creek technology products
  • You're familiar with at least 5 lines of business across the personal and commercial insurance industry
  • You're well-versed in data insights
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Job ID: AccentureInc-00927335
Employment Type: Other