Lead Quality Engineer

A new transformational adventure awaits you…

How does 5 weeks of annual leave, a fulfilling career you'll genuinely enjoy, and working for a reputable organization that promotes wellbeing and drives digital transformation sound to you?

As one of Forbes 2024 ‘World’s Best Employers’ and Fortune’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ for 2025, Zurich - a leader in the insurance industry, is on a journey towards a brighter future… A brighter future for you - focused on your career, your wellbeing, and your community - as well as our customers and the planet.

Join us on this thrilling journey as we work towards our vision of becoming Australia's leading digital insurer. If you're eager to be part of a values-driven global organisation that's experiencing real growth and transformation, and if you share our commitment to making a tangible difference and taking continuous steps towards a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet, then keep reading!

Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference

It’s important to know, what you do matters. At Zurich, we don’t just cover, we care.

As a Lead Quality Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping how we deliver quality across critical technology initiatives. Sitting within our Technology function, this role leads end-to-end quality engineering outcomes, ensuring our platforms and products deliver reliable, secure, and seamless experiences for our customers.

You’ll be at the forefront of our digital transformation, driving modern practices across automation, DevSecOps and AI-enabled quality. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll influence how teams work, uplift engineering capability, and ensure we deliver at pace without compromising on quality, compliance or customer outcomes.

You will also be responsible for the following:

Lead and develop a high-performing team of Quality Engineers, fostering an inclusive and growth-focused culture

Drive the adoption of modern quality engineering practices including automation-first, shift-left and AI-enabled approaches

Own end-to-end quality outcomes for key initiatives, ensuring delivery meets performance, security and customer expectations

Partner closely with product, engineering and business stakeholders to embed quality across the delivery lifecycle

Establish and optimise test frameworks, environments and data strategies to enable continuous testing at scale

Monitor quality metrics and continuously improve processes to uplift engineering maturity and delivery outcomes

Important to your success – let’s grow together

You are a collaborative and forward-thinking leader who enjoys working in complex environments and influencing outcomes. You bring curiosity, strong stakeholder engagement, and a passion for driving modern engineering practices that deliver real customer value.

In order to be successful, you will have the following:

Extensive experience in software quality engineering across large and complex environments

Proven leadership experience building and developing high-performing engineering teams

Strong expertise in test automation frameworks and integration within CI/CD pipelines

Experience driving DevSecOps practices and embedding quality early across delivery lifecycles

Hands-on experience with modern testing approaches including performance, security and non-functional testing

Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences

Belong. Zurich is here to support you

There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be and the right choice for you, but here are just a few.

Enjoy 5 weeks of annual leave for permanent staff through our Z leave initiative, along with 15 days of personal/carer’s leave as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing. Plus, access to Family Care (parental leave).

Benefit from a hybrid working arrangement – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home per week for full-time employees.

Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier, receive an AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, and a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your work-from-home setup (flex work - hybrid working), along with other great benefits through our Shine portal.

Grow and thrive in your career with our award-winning training programs. We support and encourage your development because our strength lies in our people, and we value your individuality.

Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate, and make a positive difference beyond your role.

Take advantage of global mobility opportunities across more than 200 countries worldwide.

Volunteer and work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office) and dress for your day.

We plant a tree for every new employee.

Not to mention our various employer of choice awards/memberships – WGEA; Family Inclusive Workplace; Gold AWEI Employer, Pride in Diversity… to name a few.

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong, be yourself, maintain work/life balance, and thrive in a supportive environment.

So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventure!