Lead Data Quality Engineer (Azure Fabric)

About the Role

Are you ready to lead the quality frontier in data and analytics? EBRD is seeking a strategic, hands-off QE leader to set vision, drive standards, and empower a high-performing team. Based in Sofia, you’ll shape the future of quality engineering across next-generation data platforms, collaborating with international experts and influencing business-critical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

· Set and Evolve QE Strategy: Define and continuously improve the quality engineering strategy, frameworks, and standards for data and analytics platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory frameworks (NIST CSF, DORA, ITIL v4).

· Leadership & Mentorship: Mentor and develop QE leads and Engineers, fostering a culture of quality, innovation, and continuous learning. Act as a role model for hands-off, empowering leadership.

· Stakeholder Engagement: Represent QE in leadership forums at practice and at capability level, influencing technology and business decisions, and ensuring quality is embedded at every stage of the technology lifecycle.

· Quality Governance: Oversee quality metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives across the data and analytics capability. Champion high-automation, AI/ML-driven assurance, and best practices in shift-left/shift-right quality.

· Operational Excellence: Integrate Agile and DevOps principles across data integration pipelines, aligning with ITIL v4 and DataOps for quality-centric operational delivery.

· Resilience & Compliance: Ensure resilience and failover validation scenarios are in place for critical dataflows, and that all processes meet compliance and security standards.

What We’re Looking For

· Proven experience in quality engineering management and operations within an agile, product-focused IT department, ideally in a financial institution.

· Demonstrable leadership in advanced automation, performance, and modern testing practices (shift-left/right, AI/ML-driven assurance).

· Understanding of data and analytics platforms (Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Informatica, SAP HANA, Azure Databricks, Power BI).

· Strong knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, and DataOps principles.

· Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (NIST CSF, DORA, ITIL v4).

· ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or equivalent recognised certification in test management.

· Qualification in IT Service Management (ITIL v3/v4 Foundation or equivalent).

· Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

· Fluency in English required; Bulgarian language skills a plus but not mandatory.

Why Join Us?

· Impact & Visibility: Shape the future of QE at EBRD, with direct influence on data-driven decision-making across the bank’s operations.

· International Collaboration: Work with a diverse, international team and gain exposure to cross-border projects and best practices.

· Professional Growth: Access to a professional development budget, international conferences, and clear progression opportunities to regional or global QE leadership roles.

· Inclusive Culture: Join a workplace that values inclusiveness, innovation, trust, and responsibility. Our Sofia office is part of a vibrant tech community, and we celebrate diversity in all its forms.

· Competitive Package:

o Competitive salary and annual bonus

o Private health and dental insurance

o Flexible/hybrid working (minimum 3 days in the office)

o Generous annual leave and wellbeing support

Application Process

Apply with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your approach to hands-off QE leadership. Our process includes:

· An initial HR screen

· A panel interview with technical and leadership stakeholders

· A final discussion with the Head of Data & Analytics

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).