Cloud & Infrastructure Solution Designer

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 'World's Best Employers' and Fortune's 'World's Most Admired Companies' for 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. Role Summary 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. Responsibilities 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 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). Benefits 5 weeks of annual leave for permanent staff, plus 15 days of personal/carer’s leave and access to Family Care (parental leave). Hybrid working arrangement – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home per week for full‑time employees. Wellbeing programs, AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, AUD$295 new‑starter e‑voucher for work‑from‑home setup and other benefits via the Shine portal. Training and development programs to grow and thrive in your career. Global, diverse, inclusive teams; opportunities for global mobility across 200+ countries. Volunteer and work in Green Star rated offices; dress for your day. We plant a tree for every new employee. Award‑winning employer of choice recognitions such as WGEA, Family Inclusive Workplace, Gold AWEI Employer, Pride in Diversity. 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr