Senior Test Engineer

Location: Primarily remote, with 1 day per week in Manchester.

Contract Type: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC), with a view to go permanent

Employer: Amber Labs – Digital Consultancy

Clearance: Active SC Clearance preferred, but SC Eligibility accepted

Start Date: Immediate

About Amber Labs

Amber Labs is a forward-thinking digital consultancy delivering innovative cloud, data, and DevOps solutions across the UK public sector. We specialise in helping organisations achieve digital transformation at pace while maintaining the highest security and governance standards.

We are seeking a Senior Test Engineer with deep core Java expertise to join a critical government programme. This is an excellent opportunity to work on highly impactful projects while enjoying a flexible, collaborative environment.

Role Overview

The Senior Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of software products through a combination of automated testing, shift‐left practices, and non‐functional testing. This role blends strong technical skills with a quality‐first mindset, working closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps teams to embed testing throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites using Java or JavaScript.
• Develop automation frameworks for functional, regression, API, and integration tests.
• Ensure test execution is reliable, efficient, and integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Work collaboratively with engineering teams to embed testing early in the SDLC.
• Contribute to CI/CD configurations (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) to automate quality gates.
• Perform early analysis of requirements and acceptance criteria to prevent defects rather than detect them late.

Skills & Experience Required

• Active SC clearance preferred, but SC Eligibility accepted.
• Proven experience with Java and or JavaScript.
• Exposure to and capabilities maintaining automated test suites.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Previous experience working within central government company, agency or framework(s),

Apply Now and help shape the future of UK digital services with Amber Labs.