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You’ll test the platform itself, challenging how infrastructure behaves under load, during failure and through change. From Terraform deployments and Azure services to network performance, observability and recovery, you’ll work alongside Cloud, Infrastructure and DevOps engineers to identify risk early and build quality into the platform from the start.\nWhat you’ll be doing\nDesign and execute functional and non-functional testing across Azure and hybrid infrastructure.\nIndependently validate Terraform/IaC deployments, configuration, drift, repeatability and CI/CD quality controls.\nBuild automated tests and reusable validation checks using PowerShell, Python or Bash.\nValidate Azure services including AKS, API Management, networking, databases, RBAC and managed identities.\nTest performance, scalability, capacity, availability, resilience, failover and recovery.\nPerform network performance testing using iPerf or similar tools, assessing throughput, latency, jitter, packet loss and stability.\nValidate hybrid connectivity and network/storage paths including VPN, ExpressRoute, load balancing and private connectivity.\nAssess monitoring, logging, alerting and platform health indicators to ensure services are supportable in production.\nInvestigate defects, support root-cause analysis and validate fixes.\nDefine quality gates, acceptance criteria and test evidence, supporting Operational Acceptance Testing and production-readiness decisions.\nWork across Platform Engineering, Cloud, Infrastructure, Security and DevOps to embed quality throughout delivery.\nWhat you’ll need\nStrong understanding of Azure and hybrid infrastructure, including networking, identity, operating systems, storage and cloud services.\nPractical experience testing Terraform or comparable Infrastructure as Code.\nStrong experience in non-functional testing, including performance, scalability, resilience, failover and recovery.\nExperience with risk-based testing, quality gates, acceptance criteria and production readiness.\nGood understanding of networking and experience testing performance across cloud or hybrid environments.\nWorking knowledge of PowerShell, Python or Bash for test automation and validation.\nUnderstanding of CI/CD, observability, monitoring, logging and alerting.\nExperience with test design, defect management, Agile/DevOps delivery and technical risk reporting.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively.\nNice to have\nKubernetes / AKS, Application Gateway, Traffic Manager, Azure Load Balancer, private endpoints or ExpressRoute.\nChaos engineering or controlled failure testing.\nAzure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus or OpenTelemetry.\nExperience with Platform Engineering or SRE environments.\nKnowledge of Zero Trust, network isolation and Key Vault.\nUnderstanding of server hardware, firmware and OS-level configuration.\nISTQB CTFL or equivalent testing certification.\nAZ-900, AZ-104 or another relevant Azure certification.\nExposure to AI infrastructure and AI-assisted testing, including GitHub Copilot and GitHub-based workflows.\nWhy you’ll love this role\nWork hands-on with Azure, Terraform, networking, Kubernetes, automation and DevOps.\nGo beyond traditional testing by exploring performance, failure, resilience and recovery.\nUse automation to make quality faster, repeatable and embedded into engineering delivery.\nInfluence whether new platform capabilities are genuinely ready for production.\nCollaborate with specialists across Platform Engineering, Cloud, Infrastructure, Security and DevOps.\nGrow your expertise at the intersection of Quality Engineering, cloud and modern platform engineering.\nWhat is it like to work at the EBRD? / About EBRD\nOur 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.\nAt 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.\nThe EBRD environment provides you with:\nVaried, 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. \nA 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.\nWe offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements and believe we operate at our best when collaborating 3 days a week in person (minimum).\n\nAn environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do. \nA workplace that prioritises employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits. \nDiversity 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. 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