Associate- Azure Infrastructure Quality Engineer - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Sofia)

About this position

The summary below is published by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Plan and execute testing for infrastructure changes, configuration updates, and cloud deployments
• Validate functional and non-functional requirements including performance, resilience, and availability
• Verify Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments
• Perform post-deployment smoke testing
• Identify and document reliability risks
• Create and maintain automation scripts, test checks, and validation playbooks
• Investigate deployment or environment defects and provide diagnostics
• Retest fixes with focus on latency, uptime, and failover behaviour

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: Holds or is working toward Azure or AWS Architect certification (or equivalent experience)
• Experience: Experience in Quality Engineering for infrastructure and platforms; hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or Locust; familiarity with IaC-driven environments and deployment pipelines; experience testing enterprise technologies such as Cisco LAN/WAN/WiFi, VMware, NetApp, Cisco UCS, Windows and Linux platforms, SolarWinds and Zerto; deep experience across multi-cloud, co…
• Key skills: Cloud, networking, and infrastructure fundamentals, Platform validation using monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana), Performance testing tools (JMeter or Locust), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Deployment pipelines, NIST CSF awareness, EU DORA requirements awareness
• Eligibility: Nationals of EBRD member countries encouraged to apply

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: 3 years.

Working arrangements: Hybrid and flexible working arrangements; minimum 3 days per week in person (50% of working time).

Hiring unit: Information Technology.

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Associate- Azure Infrastructure Quality Engineer at EBRD based in Sofia.

Requisition ID 36035 Office Country Bulgaria Office City Sofia Division Information Technology Contract Type Fixed Term Contract Length 3 years Posting End Date

Reliability | Resilience | Infrastructure Quality

Engineer reliability into every release.

We’re looking for a Azure Infrastructure Quality Engineer who thrives at the intersection of cloud, infrastructure, and automation. In this role, you’ll validate platform changes across data centres, branch offices, and Azure environments, ensuring every deployment meets the highest standards for uptime, resilience, and performance.

You’ll work closely with DevOps, Cloud, and Infrastructure teams to test, verify, and harden platforms — from IaC deployments and smoke tests to performance validation and failover assurance. This is a role for someone who believes quality is engineered, not inspected in.

What you’ll be doing

* Plan and execute testing for infrastructure changes, configuration updates, and cloud deployments * Validate both functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, resilience, and availability * Collaborate with DevOps and Platform teams to:

* Verify Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments * Perform post-deployment smoke testing * Identify and document reliability risks

* Create and maintain automation scripts, test checks, and validation playbooks * Investigate deployment or environment defects, providing clear diagnostics and supporting remediation * Retest fixes with a focus on latency, uptime, and failover behaviour * Participate in sprint planning and reviews, raising risks and recommending testing scope for:

* Cloud services * Network resilience * Availability and performance improvements

What we’re looking for

* Experience in Quality Engineering for infrastructure and platforms, not just applications * Strong understanding of cloud, networking, and infrastructure fundamentals * Experience validating platforms using monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana) * Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or Locust * Familiarity with IaC-driven environments and deployment pipelines * Experience testing enterprise technologies such as, You won’t be expected to be an expert in every technology listed:

* Cisco LAN, WAN, and WiFi * VMware, NetApp, Cisco UCS * Windows and Linux platforms * SolarWinds and Zerto

* Awareness of NIST CSF and EU DORA requirements

Certifications & experience

* Holds or is working toward Azure or AWS Architect certification (or equivalent experience) * Deep experience across multi-cloud, container platforms, and advanced networking is highly valued

Why join us?

* Play a critical role in ensuring platform resilience and reliability * Influence how quality is embedded into DevOps and infrastructure delivery * Work across complex, enterprise-scale environments * Be trusted to raise risks, challenge assumptions, and improve outcomes * Help build platforms that are robust by design

What is it like to work at the EBRD?

Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.

We offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements and believe we operate at our best when collaborating 3 days a week in person (minimum).

The EBRD environment provides you with:

* Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in; * A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity; * An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.

Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. A diverse workforce with the right knowledge and skills enables connection with our clients, brings pioneering ideas, energy and innovation. The EBRD staff is characterised by its rich diversity of nationalities, cultures and opinions and we aim to sustain and build on this strength. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. As an inclusive employer, we promote flexible working and expecting our employee to attend the office 50% of their working time.

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).

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Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 11 June 2026, 50 days ago.

No closing date is published in the source feed for this position. EU vacancies typically remain open for four to eight weeks; check the official vacancy notice for the cut-off date and time.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 23 July 2026 (8 days ago).

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at EBRD see the EBRD institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Sofia see our Sofia location page.

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