Automation Test Engineer

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.

Do you have experience in Communication skills?, * 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.

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.