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Our purpose is simple: empowering our members to live well for longer. We're here to give peace of mind through timely access to quality care, inspire healthier living, and lead positive change across the health system. As a New Zealand-owned, member-based organisation, we're building a future where wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do -- delivering exceptional value for our members and creating an environment where our people thrive.\nNow is an exciting time to join us. You'll be part of a high-performing, values-driven team where people are at the heart of everything we do -- and in return for your talent, you'll have the opportunity to grow, make an impact, and be proud of the difference your work makes.\nAbout the role\nSouthern Cross is guided by purpose, powered by people and technology. We exist to help our members live well for longer.\nWe serve almost one million members across Aotearoa New Zealand - which means the work we do carries real scale, real responsibility, and a genuine opportunity to improve health outcomes for our nation.\nAs we grow to be a more proactive partner in our members’ health, we’re building something new: a digital health and wellbeing experience designed to help members build healthier habits.\nWe’re looking for a Senior QA Engineer to help a brand-new squad ship with confidence - and to shape how quality is built into a new product from the very beginning.\nAbout the opportunity\nYou’ll be joining a new squad, which gives you a rare opportunity: rather than inheriting a testing approach, you’ll help define it.\nWe see quality as the whole squad’s responsibility, not a gate at the end. You’ll bring the practices that make that real - a healthy testing pyramid, automation where it adds lasting value, and testing that’s built into our CI/CD pipelines so releases can be frequent and safe.\nYou’ll focus effort where the risk to members is greatest, and give the squad clear, evidence-based insight into whether something is ready to go. You’ll work alongside engineers, product, design and business colleagues, and be connected to the wider engineering community across Digital Platforms.\nWhat you’ll do\nLead the test approach for a new product, from planning through to release\nApply risk-based testing that focuses on the areas of greatest member, operational and regulatory risk\nWork with engineers to shift testing left - building quality into stories, acceptance criteria and code from the outset\nDesign and build test automation that runs in our CI/CD pipelines and creates sustainable value\nTest across services, integrations, data flows and end-to-end member journeys\nBring performance and security testing into the squad’s everyday practice\nExplore how AI can make our testing smarter and faster\nIdentify and clearly communicate defects, risks and dependencies - and their potential impact on members\nGive objective advice on release readiness and residual risk, backed by clear, traceable evidence\nShare practical guidance that lifts testing capability across the squad\nWhat you’ll bring\nWe’re looking for someone who treats quality as an outcome rather than a phase - and who can bring engineers and stakeholders along with them.\nSignificant experience in testing and quality engineering within complex technology environments\nHands-on experience building and maintaining test automation, ideally integrated with CI/CD pipelines\nA strong grasp of the testing pyramid, risk-based testing and shift-left practices\nExperience testing APIs, integrations and end-to-end business processes\nExposure to performance and security testing\nExperience with test management, defect management and automation tools relevant to modern delivery teams\nExperience working in Agile, product-led teams where the squad owns what it builds\nCuriosity about how AI can improve testing, balanced with a pragmatic view of what’s worth adopting\nClear communication, including the ability to explain quality risks to non-technical people\nThe confidence to work independently, juggle priorities and adapt as a new product evolves\nWhy join us\nWe’re investing - in people, in technology, and in the mission. At a time when the market is hesitant, we’re continuing to strengthen our foundations and build new capabilities. This is a genuine build role: a new product, a new squad, and the chance to set the quality bar from day one.\nWe’re building something worth joining. Our teams are growing, our employer brand is gaining real traction in market, and the way we show up for our members and each other is being noticed. This momentum has also been reflected externally - in 2026, Southern Cross placed 8th in the Kantar Corporate Reputation Index and 5th in New Zealand for Trust.\nWho we are\nNgākau nui. Āhurutanga. Tikanga.\nJoin a proud, diverse team that’s always there, always real, always true. If you thrive in a caring, honest and open culture, we think you’ll love working with us.\nWe know our team’s culture and wellbeing drive us forward. That’s why we prioritise not only professional development but opportunities to thrive personally. We offer exceptional work/life balance, and our people are encouraged - and rewarded - for living well.\nSouthern Cross employee benefits include:\nFive days of wellbeing leave per year\nHealth insurance for you and your immediate whānau\nLife insurance cover and discounts on pet and travel insurance\nExtra parental leave benefits and financial wellbeing support\nParticipation in our workplace wellbeing programme\nThe option to purchase flexi leave for study, volunteering, or supporting your whānau\nAn annual volunteer day to contribute to a cause with your team\nThis is a permanent, Auckland-based role. While we appreciate interest from candidates in other locations, we’re not able to consider remote options at this stage. If this sounds like the kind of work you want to help shape, we’d love to hear from you. Have questions? Check out our FAQs for help with the application and recruitment process.\nWe are proud to have taken the Pride Pledge, reflecting our commitment to inclusion and belonging. 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