BELIEVE IN BETTER
Do you believe in leading the way to a better, healthier, more sustainable future?
At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.
It's finding new ways to not only better people's lives, but to better the communities and environments we live in. As the largest listed company on the HKSE, we’ve been proudly making a difference for people and communities across Asia for over a century. And we build on this every day with our ambition to engage one billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030.
And to get there, we need leaders with the courage, clarity and humanity to inspire, guide and support their teams to thrive every day - in the work they do and the life they live. Our leaders always have and will play a vital part in our journey to help more people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives, build healthier societies and cultivate healthier environments that better everyone.
If you sound like that leader, read on.
Do you believe in leading the way to a better, healthier, more sustainable future?
At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.
It's finding new ways to not only better people's lives, but to better the communities and environments we live in. As the largest listed company on the HKSE, we’ve been proudly making a difference for people and communities across Asia for over a century. And we build on this every day with our ambition to engage one billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030.
And to get there, we need leaders with the courage, clarity and humanity to inspire, guide and support their teams to thrive every day - in the work they do and the life they live. Our leaders always have and will play a vital part in our journey to help more people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives, build healthier societies and cultivate healthier environments that better everyone.
If you sound like that leader, read on.
The opportunity:
The Test Lead (Specialist) plays a pivotal role in ensuring quality outcomes and driving QA excellence across enterprise-level business applications. This position demands a strong combination of leadership, practical problem-solving, and hands-on testing expertise across a diverse range of technologies and systems. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in implementing testing strategies, fostering best practices, and delivering robust, reliable solutions that support AIA New Zealand’s business objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Co-create and execute on end-to-end testing strategy for complex technical programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational goals, technical architecture and delivery timelines.
- Champion best practices in great QA and test automation across value stream and project teams to enable faster and more reliable testing outcomes.
- Lead offshore teams and work alone to deliver projects and initiatives
- Create and execute Test Approach, Test Plan, Requirements to Test Traceability Matrix, Test Execution Progress Report, Test Summary Report, Test Estimation, Test Schedule, Defect Report, and other related deliverables.
- Act as a trusted advisor by evaluating a quality position or problem, understanding the risks, costs, and benefits of an approach and applying sound judgement to define the appropriate mitigation strategies, including types and levels of testing.
- Drive collaboration across various technology teams to align on test environments, data needs, and resource planning.
- Derive and report key quality metrics to measure testing delivery success and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
- Manage workflow for test automation team frameworks in UI, API, mobile, integration, and performance testing and develop tests where capable.
- Drive shift-left testing methodologies, collaborating closely with development teams for early defect detection
Ideally, you’ll bring:
- 7+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance, with 3+ years in a test-lead role.
- Deep understanding of agile methodology, SDLC and best practices in quality assurance.
- Test Automation experience
- Superb analytical skills to foresee technical / business-process related problems.
- Strong expertise in managing testing artefacts in a common Test Management toolset (i.e., Jira, X-ray, Zephyr, qTest, ADO, etc.)
- Experience with CI/CD and DevOps principles
- Strong experience with the principles and practical implementation of risk-based testing, scenario-based testing, and behavior-driven testing across diverse technical solutions and complex business environments.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related area
- Strong programming skills in at least one of the following languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C#, Python
- ISTQB® Foundation or Advanced
- Familiarity with test data management techniques and processes
- Familiarity with AI/ML-driven testing solutions.
- Experience in highly regulated industries (insurance, finance, healthcare, etc.).
Why choose AIA?
At AIA, we believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better'. We do this by offering:
- Opportunities to grow within the business through internal mobility
- Competitive employee benefits that include insurances, an Employee Share Purchase Scheme and an extra day of leave each quarter to recharge
- Membership to AIA Vitality, our science-backed health and wellbeing programme that provides the guidance, tools, and rewards to get more out of life and start thriving. AIA Vitality partners include Airpoints™, Woolworths, MoleMap, endota, Les Mills, Samsung, Garmin and many more!
- A supportive and inclusive workplace
- Flexible working arrangements.
If you believe you can help guide us towards a better tomorrow, apply now!
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. AIA NZ values diversity in the workforce. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles. If there's anything we may need to consider to support you with our recruitment process, please email .
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