Associate, Platform Eng DevOps (Sofia, BG)

Are you a cloud-native powerhouse ready to lead transformation at scale? We’re seeking a DevOps-savvy Platform Engineer to design, develop and support hyperscale Azure architectures and containerized microservices. You’ll be at the core of delivering secure, highly-available, resilient solutions, through CI/CD pipelines, IaC, observability tools, and configuration management to build rock-solid, enterprise-scale platforms. From re-architecting legacy apps to orchestrating cloud-native services, you’ll make an impact from the ground up.

This is your chance to consult across squads, embed DevOps best practices, and troubleshoot everything from infrastructure quirks to app performance. You'll collaborate with partners, shape operational excellence, and guide the organisation to a smarter, more automated future. If you're certified, experienced, and hungry to drive cloud-first innovation, let’s take your career to the next level.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Technology experience in this area includes but is not limited to:• Microsoft Azure.
• Production experience of containers and associated orchestration tools.
• Enterprise scale applications, API Gateways, high availability architectures, load balancing and disaster recovery.
• Experience of setting up CI/CD pipelines including production deployments
• Configuration management tooling.
• Package / dependency management solutions.
• Commercial or open source observability tooling.
• Comfortable provisioning platforms through IaC tools.
• Robust understanding of on-premise infrastructure.
• The ability to apply DevOps tools and practices to on-premise workloads.
• Proficient in migrating workloads between on-premise and hyperscale cloud environments.
• Familiarity with re-architecting applications to operate in hyperscale cloud environments.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications
• Designing, implementing and supporting hyperscale cloud architectures• Designing, implementing and Supporting microservice oriented, containerised solutions
• Consulting on DevOps ways of working with other squads across the organisation
• Understanding of software development principles and troubleshooting application issues
• Understanding of infrastructure management principles and troubleshooting practices
• Understanding of performance monitoring approaches
• Working with Managed Service Providers and Professional Service Partners.
• Intermediate to advanced technology certification in the given specialism
• Entry level service management certification such a ITIL Foundation.

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. 

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).