Skills

Communication CI/CD Monitoring Version Control Test Autonomy Azure AWS Agile Automation Testing CI/CD Pipelines

Job Specifications

Job Title: Automation Test Engineer

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Employer: Amber Labs Consultancy

Location: Hybrid – 1 day per week on-site (Manchester)

The Company

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK technology consultancy that empowers autonomy, promotes experimentation, and enables rapid learning to deliver exceptional value to our clients. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do, with our cross-functional consultants, engineers, and analysts working together to shorten delivery times, minimise risk, and drive impactful results for high-profile government and commercial programmes.

Role Overview

Amber Labs Consultancy is seeking a skilled Automation Test Engineer to support a major public sector client on a 12-month fixed term contract. You will join a multidisciplinary, agile delivery team working with a public sector client.

Essential Skills & Experience

Strong experience in automation testing, with hands-on use of modern frameworks and tools.
Experience designing, implementing, and executing automated tests across APIs, UI, and integration layers.
A solid understanding of shift-left testing principles, including CI/CD pipelines and embedding quality early in the development lifecycle.
Awareness of non-functional testing, including:
Performance
Security
Accessibility
Ability to contribute to shared engineering standards, including test strategy, tool selection, and best practices.
Strong communication skills, with experience collaborating in agile, multi-disciplinary teams.
Experience with version control, code reviews, and collaborative engineering practices.

Desirable (Nice-to-Have) Skills

Experience with cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, or similar).
Exposure to containerisation or infrastructure-as-code.
Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and operational testing concepts.

About the Company

Amber Labs is a partnership of highly-skilled consultants and technologists. We specialise in the evolution of Data Engineering, Cloud and Analytics. We focus on delivering value from our client's data using innovative approaches that reduce risk and delivery time, and that we are constantly improving through R&D. Amber Labs was founded on three key principles: An employee first internal culture, through diverse investment and exciting opportunities for our team, and a partnership structure ensuring everyone has an op... Know more