Cloud & Infrastructure Solution Designer

Zurich Insurance Group; Council of the City of Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Sydney is seeking a Cloud & Infrastructure Solution Designer to drive its technology transformation. The role involves designing secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure solutions while collaborating with application teams. Successful candidates will have over 5 years of experience in cloud design and AWS, and excel in communication and collaboration. This position also offers a hybrid working model providing good work-life balance.

Benefits

5 weeks of annual leave

Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in office, 2 days remote)

AUD$500 wellbeing payment annually

Qualifications

• 5+ years in infrastructure, cloud or network solution design within enterprise/regulated environments.
• Hands-on AWS networking experience (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect).
• Proven design of third-party-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground integrations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with application teams to design infrastructure and cloud solutions.
• Document network flows, security zones, and integration points.
• Guide teams through the full lifecycle from design to deployment.

Skills

AWS networking

Infrastructure design

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

This newly created Cloud & Infrastructure Solution Designer role puts you at the heart of Zurich’s technology transformation. You’ll partner closely with application and platform teams to design secure, resilient and scalable infrastructure and cloud solutions that power our products and experiences—accelerating delivery while lifting reliability and compliance across our hybrid and multi ‑ cloud environment.

Working with established services and patterns from our internal service catalogue, you’ll translate application needs into practical infrastructure blueprints, guide teams through implementation, and help shape the connectivity patterns that enable on ‑ premises, cloud ‑ to ‑ cloud and third ‑ party integrations. Your work will directly support our Digital North Star—becoming Australia’s Leading Digital Insurer—by removing friction, uplifting engineering standards and unlocking speed with safety.

You will also be responsible for the following:

• Collaborate with application teams to understand requirements and design infrastructure, cloud and network solutions using approved service ‑ catalogue items and reusable patterns.
• Design secure, scalable connectivity across on ‑ premises environments, public cloud and third ‑ party services; document network flows, security zones and integration points.
• Ensure designs align with enterprise architecture, security and compliance standards; champion best ‑ practice adoption across delivery teams.
• Guide teams through the full lifecycle—from design to deployment—acting as a trusted advisor on infrastructure and cloud capabilities.
• Provide feedback to platform teams on service ‑ catalogue gaps and improvement opportunities to continually raise the bar.
• Apply deep AWS networking expertise (e.g., VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect) within hybrid and multi ‑ cloud architectures

Qualifications

Important to your success – let’s grow together

You’re a pragmatic solution designer who thrives in transformation—equally comfortable shaping architecture and rolling up your sleeves with teams. You bring proven experience in AWS and hybrid connectivity, clear communication, and a bias for reusable patterns that deliver secure, reliable outcomes at pace.

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

• 5+ years in infrastructure, cloud or network solution design within enterprise/regulated environments.
• Hands ‑ on AWS networking (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect) and experience across multi ‑ cloud and hybrid connectivity models.
• Proven design of third ‑ party ‑ to ‑ cloud and cloud ‑ to ‑ ground integrations; strong grasp of segmentation, routing, firewalls, VPNs and DNS.
• Familiarity with service catalogues and infrastructure ‑ as ‑ a ‑ service; ability to interpret/apply reference architectures and infrastructure ‑ as ‑ code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Experience partnering with application architects, developers and DevOps; excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Knowledge of identity and access management concepts and tools (e.g., Okta, IAM, SSO).

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.

Zurich is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.

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!