Analyst Quality Engineer, Digital Res. - 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:

• Support testing of failover, recovery, and degraded-mode scenarios to validate application resilience
• Execute and document IT service continuity and disaster recovery exercises
• Record, analyse, and track test outcomes from resilience and incident simulation activities
• Prepare and maintain test data, evidence, and traceability for resilience testing initiatives
• Collaborate with developers, engineers, and product teams to improve service resilience and recovery capabilities
• Support testing activities during planned change windows, including occasional work outside normal business hours
• Contribute to risk and resilience discussions to identify opportunities to strengthen critical business services
• Support continuous improvement of resilience testing processes, documentation, and quality standards

Are you eligible?

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

• Experience: Experience executing structured test cases and documenting results with attention to detail; Familiarity with Agile delivery environments and working within sprint teams; Understanding of testing principles for IT system migrations and quality assurance best practices
• Key skills: Strong interest in Quality Engineering, Digital Resilience, Business Continuity, or Disaster Recovery, Experience using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail, or similar QA platforms, Awareness of non-functional testing considerations, including security, accessibility, and data privacy, Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, Eagerness to learn new technologies, tools, and resilience engineering practices
• Eligibility: Nationals of EBRD member countries encouraged to apply

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: 3 years.

Working arrangements: Hybrid and flexible working arrangements with minimum 3 days a week in person.

Hiring unit: Information Technology.

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Analyst Quality Engineer, Digital Res. at EBRD based in Sofia.

Requisition ID 36614 Office Country Bulgaria Office City Sofia Division Information Technology Contract Type Fixed Term Contract Length 3 years Posting End Date 29/07/2026

Help build the resilience behind critical digital services.

This is an exciting opportunity for a quality-minded technologist looking to develop expertise in one of the fastest-growing areas of technology: digital resilience. You'll work at the intersection of quality engineering, disaster recovery, operational resilience, and business continuity, helping ensure critical digital services remain available during outages, incidents, and unexpected disruptions.

Working alongside experienced engineers, architects, and resilience specialists, you'll contribute to failover testing, continuity exercises, and resilience validation across enterprise platforms. If you're passionate about quality, enjoy solving technical challenges, and want to develop skills that combine software testing, operational resilience, and modern engineering practices, this role offers an excellent platform to grow.

What You’ll Do

* Support testing of failover, recovery, and degraded-mode scenarios to validate application resilience. * Execute and document IT service continuity and disaster recovery exercises. * Record, analyse, and track test outcomes from resilience and incident simulation activities. * Prepare and maintain test data, evidence, and traceability for resilience testing initiatives. * Collaborate with developers, engineers, and product teams to improve service resilience and recovery capabilities. * Flexibility to support testing activities during planned change windows, including occasional work outside normal business hours, with additional time worked compensated through equivalent time off. * Contribute to risk and resilience discussions, helping identify opportunities to strengthen critical business services. * Support continuous improvement of resilience testing processes, documentation, and quality standards. * Build knowledge of industry regulations and frameworks that underpin operational resilience.

Need to Have — Your Essentials

* Strong interest in Quality Engineering, Digital Resilience, Business Continuity, or Disaster Recovery. * Experience executing structured test cases and documenting results with attention to detail. * Familiarity with Agile delivery environments and working within sprint teams. * Experience using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail, or similar QA platforms. * Understanding of testing principles for IT system migrations and quality assurance best practices. * Awareness of non-functional testing considerations, including security, accessibility, and data privacy. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. * Eagerness to learn new technologies, tools, and resilience engineering practices.

Nice to Have

* ISTQB Foundation certification (or equivalent QA knowledge). * Knowledge of disaster recovery, service continuity, or operational resilience testing. * Familiarity with resilience testing scenarios such as failover, recovery, and degraded operations. * Awareness of regulatory frameworks such as DORA, ISO 22301, or similar resilience standards. * Exposure to CI/CD practices and modern test automation approaches. * Interest in emerging testing technologies, including AI and machine learning-assisted quality engineering. * Experience supporting audit evidence, logging, or test traceability activities.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Because resilience has become one of the most important challenges facing modern organisations.

You'll help ensure critical digital services remain available when they matter most.

This role gives you the opportunity to build specialist expertise in digital resilience while working with modern engineering teams, enterprise-scale platforms, and evolving regulatory frameworks. You'll gain exposure to disaster recovery, operational resilience, quality engineering, and risk management, all while developing skills that are increasingly in demand across the technology industry.

If you're looking for a role where technology, quality, and resilience come together to create real business impact, this is the perfect place to start your journey.

What is it like to work at the EBRD? / About 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.

At EBRD, our Values – Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility – are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who not only share these values but are also committed to embedding them in their daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.

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. Our workforce reflects a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, bringing fresh ideas, energy, and innovation and enhancing our ability to serve our clients, shareholders, and counterparties effectively. * We offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements and believe we operate at our best when collaborating 3 days a week in person (minimum).

* An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do. * A workplace that prioritises employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.

Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. 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, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background or disability.

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 16 July 2026, today.

The application deadline is 29 July 2026, 12 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 16 July 2026.

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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