Lead Software Engineer Quality Platform & Automation (m/w/d)

Switzerland | Oct. 8, 2026

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Company: Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG / Zurich Insurance Company Ltd / Zurich Compagnie d'Assurances SA

Country: Switzerland

Type: Hybrid remote

Employment: Full-time

Description: \*\*Welcome to your future!\*\* Colleagues in 215 countries and territories. Together on the way to rethinking insurance every day - and shaping the future for everyone. Welcome to a strong community where you make a difference right from the start. Together we develop further! Lead Software Engineer Quality Platform \\\& Automation (m/f/d) 137458 \\\| 80 \\- 100% \\\| Oerlikon, Zurich \\\| Hybrid As a lead software engineer, would you like to shape the technical future of a scalable quality engineering platform and thus sustainably advance the quality of digital products? Would you like to shape the technical development of a company-wide quality engineering platform and combine modern software development, automation and AI? In this role, you will be part of the Information \\\& Technology division in the IT Operations department and will actively shape the further development of Zurich Switzerland. Quality Services supports Zurich Switzerland's Digital Products in providing software faster, more securely and with verifiable quality. To do this, we are further developing our current test automation into a scalable quality engineering platform. As Lead Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for architecture, engineering excellence and the further development of our Quality Platform & Automation. You lead professionally, not disciplinarily, and work closely with product management, engineers, digital products as well as internal and external delivery partners. \*\*This is what awaits you\*\* \* You will take technical leadership for architecture, engineering excellence and the further development of our quality engineering platform and develop reusable platform and automation components, golden paths and integrated quality gates \* You will design a sustainable and scalable test automation solution and establish an operating model in which operational tasks are efficiently delivered via internal as well as nearshore and offshore partners. You will also translate the product strategy and technical requirements into architectural decisions, technical enablers, roadmaps & PI goals and support the prioritization of the Azure DevOps backlog. You will also establish standards for CI/CD, security, observability, infrastructure as code, test automation and technical quality gates \* You will develop modern automation and integration concepts for strategic programs, including the orchestration of AI-supported engineering and testing capabilities \* You will transparently manage technical risks, dependencies and technical debt and document key architectural decisions \* You will strengthen the team through coaching, pairing, reviews and Mentoring and reducing technical single points of failure through systematic knowledge building \*\*What sets you apart\*\* \* University degree in computer science, software engineering or a comparable field or an equivalent practical qualification \* Proven many years of experience with modern testing\\ and test automation strategies, ideally API\\-, contract\\- and component-based approaches \* Several years of experience as a senior or lead software engineer with productive platforms and distributed systems as well as in-depth experience in architecture, software\\- and Platform engineering as well as building secure, maintainable and scalable solutions. This also includes the ability to set technical directions, make viable decisions and lead engineers without disciplinary responsibility (technical leadership) \* Very good knowledge of at least one of the languages ​​Java, C\\#/.NET, Python or TypeScript and practical experience with other modern technologies. You also have extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD pipelines, APIs and Infrastructure as Code. You also have a sound understanding of identity, secrets management, security, observability and automated deployment. In addition, you have experience with Azure DevOps and agile delivery models, ideally in a SAFe or comparable scaled environment \* Strong communication skills in German \\\& English, strong judgment and the ability to convey complex technical topics in an appropriate manner \*\*Good to know\*\* Part-time or full-time: 80 \\- 100% Work location: \[Oerlikon, Zurich\](\< \>) Start of the job: from or by appointment Travel activity: None Hybrid working: up to 40% \*\*Everything about your application\*\* You can apply to us directly online in the first step j4id10430874jm j4it1041jm j4iy26jm

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