Technical Lead – Mainframe

As our Technical Lead – Mainframe, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our core insurance platforms while helping evolve critical systems that have supported our business for decades. Sitting within our Technology function, you’ll blend hands‑on engineering with leadership, guiding teams to modernise mainframe environments and connect them into cloud‑enabled, API‑driven ecosystems, and to deliver reliable, secure and scalable solutions for our customers.

Responsibilities

- Lead the design, development and optimisation of mainframe applications across COBOL, CICS, JCL and DB2 environments.
- Drive the evolution of legacy platforms into modern, API‑enabled and cloud‑integrated solutions.
- Own solution design and ensure technical delivery aligns with architectural roadmaps and engineering standards.
- Champion emerging engineering practices including automation, DevSecOps and AI‑assisted development.
- Partner with architects and chapter leads to uplift code quality, testing standards and design patterns.
- Contribute hands‑on through development and proof of concepts to enable high‑quality delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

- Extensive experience in software engineering with a strong track record leading teams delivering complex, enterprise‑scale systems across distributed and mainframe environments.
- Deep hands‑on expertise across core mainframe technologies – COBOL, CICS, JCL and DB2 – with proven experience supporting and evolving mission‑critical platforms.
- Demonstrated experience modernising legacy applications into API‑driven or cloud‑integrated architectures, ideally within large transformation programs.
- Robust understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines,



automation, testing strategies and secure software delivery.
- Broad technical capability across multiple layers including backend services, integration, infrastructure and cloud technologies such as AWS or container platforms.
- Experience influencing technical direction and working with architects and stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable, production‑ready solutions.

Benefits

- 5 weeks of annual leave for permanent staff through our Z leave initiative, plus 15 days of personal/carer’s leave, and access to Family Care (parental leave).
- A hybrid working arrangement – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home per week for full‑time employees.
- Access programmes to stay healthy and feel healthier, an AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, and a AUD$295 new‑starter e‑voucher for your work‑from‑home setup.
- Growth and training programmes to nurture and grow your career.
- Work with global, diverse, inclusive teams, exploring passions, fueling innovation, collaborating and making a positive difference.
- Global mobility opportunities across more than 200 countries worldwide.
- Volunteer opportunities and state‑of‑the‑art Green Star‑rated offices, with flexible dress codes.
- A tree is planted for every new employee.
- Reputation for employer of choice awards and memberships – WGEA, Family Inclusive Workplace, Gold AWEI Employer, Pride in Diversity, etc.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

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📌 Technical Lead, Mainframe (North Sydney Council)
🏢 Zurich Australia
📍 North Sydney Council