UX Designer

Location: Remote

Work Pattern: Full Time/Contract
Clearance - BPSS

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

The Role:

Key Responsibilities:

As a UX Designer, you will play a pivotal role in defining and executing the user experience strategy for digital products and services within the public sector. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including visual designers, developers, and researchers, to create accessible, user-friendly services that meet both business and user needs.

Requirements:

• UX Strategy & Design:

• Help your team define the user experience strategy for various products and services.

• Work with stakeholders to ensure that designs meet both user needs and business objectives.

• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate design ideas.

• User Research & Testing:

• Collaborate with the research team to plan, conduct, and analyse user research and usability testing.

• Use insights from user research to inform design decisions and improve user experience.

• Lead or participate in review sessions to discuss the progress of projects and recommend improvements.

• Collaboration & Communication:

• Work closely with developers and other team members to ensure that designs are implemented accurately and effectively.

• Write clear design specifications, guidelines, and documentation for the development team.

• Ensure that designs are aligned with GOV.UK design principles and adhere to best practices in accessibility and usability.

• Prototyping & Iteration:

• Build prototypes and drafts to communicate your design ideas and iterate based on feedback.

• Develop solutions that balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.

• Continuous Improvement:

• Identify design problems and propose solutions to improve the overall user experience.

• Contribute to internal design reviews and take part in discussions to improve processes and standards.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Government Experience:

• GDS Assessment Experience:

• Gov.UK Design Guidance:

• Proven UX Design Experience:

• Collaboration & Communication:

• Tool Proficiency:

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with front-end technologies or development tools.

• Understanding of GDS Service Standards and Digital Services Playbook.

• Knowledge of accessibility best practices (WCAG, ARIA).

• Understanding of Heroku

Benefits:

• Join a rapidly expanding start-up where personal growth is a part of our DNA.

• Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.

• Receive private medical insurance through Aviva.

• Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest.

• 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.

• Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources.

• Participate in a generous employee referral program.

• A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement.

• Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation.

• Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

• Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

• Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.

• Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.

• By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

Please be advised that, at this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship or hold a visa of any type.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.

AWS Architect

Location: Remote

Work Pattern: Contract
Clearance -SC

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

The Role:
As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for designing and delivering solutions across one of the UK’s largest AWS-based platforms. You will collaborate closely with multiple teams to understand their requirements, propose effective solutions, and ensure seamless integration with the broader architecture. Your role will span three key areas: solution design and delivery, ongoing support, and strategic planning for the long-term evolution of the platform.

You will work with various teams to resolve challenges in solution delivery and incidents, and contribute to the development of strategic initiatives as part of the senior management team’s objectives. Collaboration with fellow architects is essential, as many solutions will span multiple areas of the platform, and sharing ‘tribal knowledge’ is key to successful delivery.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong AWS Expertise:

• In-depth understanding of core AWS services, including VPCs, EC2, Lambda, S3, Route 53, VPC Endpoints, and more.

• Ability to design and implement complex solutions using AWS-native tools and services.

• Networking Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, routing, and proxy patterns.

• Containers & Kubernetes:

• Good understanding of containerisation, orchestration with Kubernetes, and container services within AWS (e.g., EKS).

• Design Documentation:

• Ability to document designs clearly and effectively, including architectural diagrams, decision logs, and technical specifications.

• Influencing & Negotiation:

• Skilled in influencing stakeholders and negotiating design choices, ensuring solutions align with business goals while adhering to technical and governance standards.

• Problem-Solving & Analytical Thinking:

• Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to analyse multiple design options, making evidence-based decisions.

Desirable Skills:

Our architects work across a wide range of technologies, and candidates with experience in the following areas are encouraged to apply:

• Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

• Application Performance Monitoring (Dynatrace)

• Monitoring & Observability Tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

• AWS EKS & KOPS

• HashiCorp Tools (Consul, Vault)

• VPN Technologies (OpenVPN,Fortigate site-to-site VPNs)

• Atlassian Suite (Bitbucket, Confluence, JIRA, Crowd)

• AWS Workspaces

• LDAP and Identity Management

• Single Sign-On (Redhat SSO, OIDC)

• Firewalling (AWS Network Firewall,Fortigate)

• Proxy Servers (nginx,openresty, squid, FortiWeb)

• DevOps Tools (Terraform, Concourse, SonarQube)

• AWS Transit Gateway

Benefits:

• Join a rapidly expanding start-up where personal growth is a part of our DNA.

• Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.

• Receive private medical insurance through Aviva.

• Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest.

• 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.

• Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources.

• Participate in a generous employee referral program.

• A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement.

• Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation.

• Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

• Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

• Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.

• Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.

• By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

Please be advised that, at this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship or hold a visa of any type.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.

MS Dynamics Developer

Location: Remote

Work Pattern: FTC for 12 months

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

Project overview:

The CRM project aims to introduce a new Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) to replace the current manual processes. We are using Microsoft Dynamics 365 to build the alpha version for two key business areas. Once the alpha phase is approved, we will move into the beta phase to develop the production-ready CRM.

Requirements:

• Must have experience with Dynamics 365

• Must have experience with Power Platform and Power Automate

• Must have experience with Azure and Azure DevOps

Benefits:

· Join a rapidly expanding start-up where personal growth is a part of our DNA.

· Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.

· Receive private medical insurance through Aviva.

· Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest.

· 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.

· Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources.

· Participate in a generous employee referral program.

· A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement.

· Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation.

· Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

· Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

· Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.

· Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.

· By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

This role at Amber Labs is a permanent position, and all employees are required to meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Please be advised that, at this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship or hold a visa of any type.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.

Semantic Engineer

Location: Remote - must be UK based

Work Pattern:Fixed Term Contract

Security Clearance:BPSS

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

We are seeking a talented Semantic Engineer to support key Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) in knowledge graph initiatives as part of our Data Mesh Programme. This role will be pivotal in advancing our capabilities within Generative AI (GenAI) and fostering semantic data strategies that align with cutting-edge advancements in the field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and optimise semantic web solutions using modern technologies.
• Develop and manage ontologies, taxonomies, and controlled vocabularies to enhance data interoperability.
• Implement RDF data formats and construct SPARQL queries for querying semantic data.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to create robust data pipelines, write SQL queries, and manage ETL workflows.
• Leverage Python for semantic data applications and automation tasks.
• Apply DevOps best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Develop and deploy containerised applications using Docker.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience with the Semantic Web technology stack, including RDF and SPARQL.
• Hands-on expertise in designing and managing ontologies, taxonomies, and controlled vocabularies.
• Solid data engineering skills, particularly with SQL and ETL processes.
• Proficiency in Python for data engineering and automation tasks.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices such as CI/CD, source code version control, infrastructure-as-code, and containerisation.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in operations domains such as Supply Chain or Manufacturing.
• A background in Life Sciences or familiarity with related data challenges.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

• Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

• Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.

• Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.

• By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.

We work to make the world of business and taxes come alive for creative individuals and organizations! If we’ve done our job, these owners can breathe easy and sleep well at night knowing they’re in good hands. As a team, we focus on staying ahead of technological changes and value professional development. We try to be responsible corporate citizens and aren’t afraid to take a stand on political or social issues. And we try to have fun and celebrate our humanity—while doing impeccable work, of course. We are always looking for new ways of doing things, improvements to our systems, and strategies to help our clients. Are you ready to revel in our growth while helping thousands of creative entrepreneurs along the way?

As a Principal, you are an experienced accountant capable of managing the client relationship in its entirety. You ensure we deliver what we promise and review their business and personal finances to identify opportunities and strategic tax recommendations. With expertise in both personal and business taxes, you help clients navigate complex tax landscapes, ensuring compliance while maximizing financial opportunities. You’re deeply connected to their goals and passionate about helping entrepreneurs succeed!

This is a full-time, remote work role with opportunities to manage others. Typical weekly responsibilities include:

• Maintaining strong client relationships, ensuring the highest levels of client satisfaction, and establishing and upholding quality control standards to guarantee the accuracy and integrity of client deliverables
• Leading and mentoring the tax team, including a senior tax accountant and consultants
• Preparing personal and corporate tax planning documents and making updates to clients’ payroll settings to adjust for planning goal
• Preparing and reviewing business and individual tax returns
• Developing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to track team performance, make data-driven decisions, and ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and company policies
• Responding to client tax notices (business and personal, income, payroll, and other)
• Creating tax projections, scenario modeling, and other analyses in our tax software
• Research federal and state income, payroll, and sales tax issues
• Responding to client inquiries regarding reporting, strategy, taxes, etc
• Making recommendations to clients about organizational structure decisions and assisting with entity formation as it relates to taxes
• Performing analysis and making recommendations about compensation structures, retirement plan structures, or employee incentive structures as they relate to taxes
• Assisting clients with government programs/grant opportunities

You’ll have a flexible schedule, be able to work-from-anywhere, and participate in company benefit programs. Compensation for this role starts at $120k, with opportunities for bonuses based on goals and metrics.

Qualities to Bring to This Position:

• You’ll be able to balance being approachable yet professional in your communications—written and verbal
• You’re an avid student of the latest in accounting rules, regulations, and guidelines—in fact, you geek out about it a little bit
• You’re a CPA with 8+ years of experience, the majority of which is in public accounting settings where you serve a variety of clients
• You’re comfortable in client-facing relationships and enjoy getting to know our clients’ businesses (and them as people too!)
• You’ll be detail-oriented, avoiding spelling errors or other careless mistakes in your work
• You’ll be an amazing communicator—making sure any soon-to-be missed deadlines are communicated about ahead of time
• You’re super-comfortable working online, in cloud-based applications, and using a variety of software tools
• Your discretion is top-notch; our clients’ privacy and sensitive information are always protected
• You’ve got a proactive attitude and love finding new and better ways to help us get our work done well
• You’re a get-it-done kind of person and will ensure client deadlines are met and that we’re following through on our commitments
• You have experience with at least one type of cloud-based accounting platform (preferably Xero, but could be QBO, Sage, Netsuite, etc)
• You also have experience with one of the major tax prep software packages
• And you’ve used some project management, task management, or practice management tool, so keeping track of your upcoming work and logging what you’ve done comes naturally to you

Thank you for considering the position and hope you’ll be interested in joining the Revel CPA team!

Test Engineer

Location:Remote - must be UK based

Work Pattern:Full Time/Fixed Term Contract

Security Clearance: BPSS

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Test Engineer to join our team to support a range of critical platform upgrades and migrations. The successful candidate will work closely with development teams to create comprehensive test plans, implement testing strategies, and support third-party penetration testing activities. This role involves ensuring the delivery of secure, robust, and high-performing solutions within a CI/CD environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed test plans covering functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Execute tests to validate application functionality, scalability, and security.
• Conduct regression testing for new and existing features to ensure system stability.
• Perform performance testing to evaluate system scalability and resilience under load.
• Collaborate with third-party penetration testing teams to prepare systems for assessment.
• Validate and document outcomes of penetration testing to ensure security standards are met.
• Build and execute automated tests integrated into GitHub workflows to support continuous delivery pipelines.
• Align testing strategies with Terraform-based deployments for seamless CI/CD practices.
• Test containerised solutions deployed on AWS ECS and ensure full regression testing of Terraform-managed infrastructure.
• Validate database migration pipelines using GitHub CI/CD workflows.
• Work closely with developers, platform SMEs, and other stakeholders to ensure quality assurance at every stage.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all test processes and results.

Key Deliverables:

Functional and non-functional test results for infrastructure and application changes, including:

• Migration of EC2-based applications to AWS ECS-based solutions.
• Replacement of EC2 nodes with TypeScript Lambdas and AWS Batch.
• Decommissioning of legacy resources (EC2, Jenkins, Puppet, Terraform) post-testing.
• Validation of containerised and CI/CD pipeline deployments.
• Supporting PHP refactoring to facilitate containerisation.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience in testing platforms utilising Docker and AWS ECS/ECR.
• Proficiency in creating and executing regression and performance testing.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD workflows, particularly GitHub Actions.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and testing, including support for penetration testing.
• Demonstrable knowledge of cloud environments and AWS services, such as S3, IAM roles, CloudWatch, and RDS.

Benefits:

• Join a rapidly expanding start-up where personal growth is a part of our DNA.
• Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.
• Receive private medical insurance through Aviva.
• Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest.
• 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
• Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources.
• Participate in a generous employee referral program.
• A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement.
• Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation.
• Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

• Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

• Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.

• Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.

• By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.

Role Title – DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote

Work Pattern: Full Time/Contract

Security Clearance: Required

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• AWS & Terraform: Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform.

• Reverse Proxy / NGINX / Lua: Configure and manage NGINX reverse proxy solutions, utilizing Lua scripts for advanced routing and traffic management.

• Python Scripting: Develop Python scripts to automate tasks, integrate systems, and ensure smooth continuous deployment pipelines.

• Lambda Functions: Create and manage AWS Lambda functions to automate cloud operations and serverless applications.

• SSL Inspection: Implement SSL inspection for secure communication, manage SSL certificates, and troubleshoot SSL-related issues.

• Terraform Validation: Validate Terraform scripts on lower environments (development/staging) to ensure infrastructure changes are accurate, stable, and secure before promotion to production.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, and more.

• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code automation and management.

• Expertise in configuring and managing NGINX and reverse proxy solutions; Lua scripting experience is a plus.

• Strong experience with Python for writing automation scripts and creating APIs or backend services.

• Understanding of SSL/TLS protocols and hands-on experience with SSL inspection.

• Experience in validating, testing, and promoting Terraform scripts across different environments.

• Strong problem-solving skills, debugging capabilities, and attention to detail.

• Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.

Benefits:

• Join a rapidly expanding start-up where personal growth is a part of our DNA.

• Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.

• Receive private medical insurance through Aviva.

• Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest.

• 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.

• Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources.

• Participate in a generous employee referral program.

• A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement.

• Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation.

• Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

• Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

• Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.

• Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.

• By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

Please be advised that, at this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship or hold a visa of any type.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.

Head of Consulting

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Company

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

Our clients have the opportunity to earn R&D credits that can be used towards our areas of expertise: Data, Governance, and Cloud Engineering, allowing us to drive customer-focused innovation. Our work extends across both the public and private sectors, providing our colleagues with a diverse and interesting landscape of experience.

Amber Labs was founded on three key principles:

1. A people-first internal culture, with diverse investments and exciting opportunities for our team, and a partnership structure that ensures everyone has a chance to share in the success of the company.

2. Constant iteration to identify opportunities to develop artifacts, accelerators, and automation solutions that allow for rapid deployment of highly technical cloud or on-premises solutions for our clients.

3. Consistent investment in our ADM (Amber Labs Delivery Methodology, underpinned by Agile Methodology) to ensure maximum velocity, quality, and value.

Role Overview

As the Head of Consulting at Amber Labs, you will be responsible for developing and executing the overall strategic vision and goals for the consulting function. Your leadership and mentorship will guide and support the practice teams, fostering their professional development and overall success. Leveraging your extensive experience and proficiency in your area of technical expertise, you will provide strategic guidance, innovative solutions, and industry insights to clients. Your responsibilities will also include monitoring attrition rates, promoting a positive work environment, driving high employee and internal satisfaction, and ensuring business growth. Your ability to execute strategic visions, manage high-performing teams, and deliver exceptional customer experiences will be crucial to the success of the consulting function.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the overall strategic vision and goals for the consulting function, aligning with the company's objectives and market opportunities.
• Provide strong leadership and mentorship to the practice teams, guiding and supporting their professional development and overall success.
• Apply your extensive experience and proficiency in your area of technical expertise to provide strategic guidance, innovative solutions, and industry insights to clients.
• Actively monitor and address attrition rates within the practice, implementing effective retention strategies and initiatives to mitigate employee turnover.
• Foster a positive work environment and promote high employee satisfaction, engagement, growth, and professional development within the practice.
• Drive high internal satisfaction by fostering collaboration between consulting and other functions, including supporting Talent Acquisition by providing interviews, adhering to deadlines for submitting probation reviews, and supporting pre-sales activities.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to attrition, utilization rate, employee satisfaction, and internal satisfaction, taking proactive measures to address any issues or areas of improvement.
• Drive business growth by identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities, cultivating client relationships, and winning new projects.
• Demonstrate proficiency in financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation, to ensure the practice operates efficiently and meets profitability targets.

Required Experience and Skills

• Experience as the head of a consulting function at a technology consultancy.
• Proven ability to execute strategic visions and goals in conjunction with the senior leadership team.
• Proven ability to drive business growth by identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities, cultivating client relationships, and winning new projects.
• Extensive people management experience, with a proven ability to successfully grow and develop high-performing teams.
• Extensive experience and proficiency in your area of technical expertise and associated technologies.
• Expertise in effectively managing client relationships and consistently delivering exceptional customer experiences across the entire sales lifecycle.
• Proven ability to foster a positive work environment in your team, resulting in increased employee engagement, collaboration, and lower levels of attrition.
• Proven ability to monitor and analyze KPIs and proactively identify and implement improvements based on the data.
• Proven proficiency in financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation, to ensure the practice operates efficiently and meets profitability targets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and engage with stakeholders across various functions and levels of seniority.
• Experience in a start-up or scale-up environment, comfortable with the fast-paced and flexible nature of such organizations.

What We Offer to You

• A prosperous future with opportunities for career growth within a partnership model that ensures everyone shares in the success of the business.
• Comprehensive private health insurance plan through Aviva to prioritize employee well-being.
• Fun rewards scheme with Perkbox, offering discounts and freebies on a variety of goods and experiences.
• Support for employee career progression through funded training programs.
• The chance to work in a supportive and growth-focused environment, learning from senior subject matter experts.
• Competitive salary, excellent bonus, and benefits package.
• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and programs, embracing the latest technologies and innovations.
• An inclusive and collaborative team environment that values diversity and inclusion.
• A platform to push your own ideas and deliver successful projects.
• Promotes a good work/life balance and welcomes discussions about flexible working.

How to Apply

Please submit your most recent CV, including a contact number, along with a cover letter outlining your qualifications and interest in the role to [provide application instructions]. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of gender, race, disability, age, or sexual orientation. All applications will be assessed purely on merit, against the capabilities and competencies required to fulfill the position.

About Matrix Retail

We invent, design, build, and implement workforce optimization solutions for specialty retailers.

We believe that service matters, payroll is an investment, and employees are essential to brand profitability. We build long-term, win-win partnerships to help our clients deliver their brand promise.

We think like retailers because we are retailers. Matrix was founded in 2005 by experienced retailers who have built tools that have written millions and millions of schedules. Our retail experience has helped us develop solutions and approaches that address the unique challenges and opportunities of specialty retail, while also differentiating us in the marketplace.

About the Role

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer, with a heavier emphasis on front-end development, to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries.

You should be able to write clean code and ensure your programs run properly. We also expect you to be passionate about building software and perform well working in a team.

Because we are a small team, you will have big responsibility, and will be expected to have a knack for visual design and utility.

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends and apply them into operations and activities
• Maintain, expand, and scale our application as assigned
• Monitor and address operational and security concerns in production systems

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role (5+ years experience)
• Good ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Familiarity with Linux servers and deployment strategies, including Docker and Kubernetes
• Significant experience working with modern Javascript
• Knowledge of front-end languages and libraries (React, Ember.js, SCSS)
• Knowledge of Python backed APIs and libraries (Flask, Sanic)
• Familiarity with SQL databases and NoSQL databases (e.g. Postgres, Redis)
• Understanding of technology compliance and systems security
• Strong problem solving skills with a creative approach
• Solid grasp of UI/UX best practices and techniques
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• An analytical and curious mind
• BS in Computer Science or relevant field and experience

FinOps AWS Engineer

Work Pattern: Full Time/Fixed Term Contract

Security Clearance: SC

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

The Role:

We are seeking a skilled AWS FinOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a key role in optimizing our AWS spend, identifying cost savings, and implementing FinOps best practices. You’ll leverage your expertise in AWS services, cloud financial management, and automation to drive financial accountability and cost efficiency across teams. The AWS FinOps Engineer will collaborate closely with finance, operations, and engineering teams to develop and monitor cost-effective cloud solutions, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cloud Cost Optimization: Design and implement cost management strategies on AWS, using services like Cost Explorer, Budgets, and Trusted Advisor to optimize spend.
• Financial Monitoring & Reporting: Build dashboards and reports to track, analyze, and forecast cloud usage and costs, providing visibility to stakeholders on budget adherence.
• Collaboration & Education: Work with engineering and finance teams to establish best practices, promote a culture of cost accountability, and educate teams on cost-conscious cloud usage.
• Tagging and Governance: Implement tagging policies and governance practices to ensure accurate cost tracking and accountability across departments.
• Tooling & Automation: Automate processes using tools such as AWS Lambda, CloudFormation, and third-party FinOps tools to enforce cost controls and streamline budget management.
• Capacity Planning: Collaborate with teams on capacity planning to ensure efficient resource provisioning, reducing over-provisioning and under-utilization of resources.
• Stay Updated on Best Practices: Continuously research AWS updates and industry best practices in cloud financial management to improve cost optimization strategies.

Requirements:

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• AWS Cloud Knowledge: Proven experience with AWS services and capabilities, including EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, and Cost Management tools.
• FinOps Expertise: Strong understanding of FinOps principles and cloud financial management, with hands-on experience in AWS cost management, reporting, and budgeting.
• Automation Skills: Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and familiarity with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform for cost and resource optimization.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities with experience in data analysis, financial reporting, and budgeting for cloud resources.
• Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams, translating technical and financial concepts for stakeholders.
• Certifications: AWS FinOps certification or AWS Solutions Architect certifications are highly desirable.

Benefits:

• Join a rapidly expanding start-up where personal growth is a part of our DNA.
• Flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.
• Private medical insurance through Aviva.
• Company pension plan through Nest.
• 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
• Access to Perkbox, offering global employee rewards and wellness resources.
• Generous employee referral program.
• Collaborative environment with career advancement opportunities.
• Embrace a culture of experimentation and innovation.
• Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.

Diversity & Inclusion:

At Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. We are committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion, creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition Team will reach out to discuss next steps. We follow a two-stage interview process for most consultants, and a third interview with Partners may occur if necessary.

Senior Service Designer

Location: Remote - mostly remote with adhoc travel to London

Work Pattern:Fixed Term Contract

Security Clearance:must hold active SC Clearance

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on design concepts and service blueprints that help define the customer journey and articulate the vision for end-to-end services.
• Identify opportunities and analyse user needs and business objectives across highly complex services to build design solutions that fulfil user and business needs.
• Help to define vision and outcomes for products, services and programmes, shaping strategy and influencing long-lasting change.
• Support the Head of User-Centred Design with the development and implementation of a best practice UCD strategy.
• Lead on design workshops and design sprints with the team, senior stakeholders and users.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, effective management of stakeholders and facilitate discussions at a senior level.
• Rapidly design and test digital prototypes with service users.
• Drive awareness of service performance through data and influence the implementation of evidence-based improvements.
• Take the lead in advocating for best practice and inclusive user-centred design across the organisation, and when working with third parties.
• Ensure all services and platforms meet with Government Design Services standards, and follow relevant government functional standards and other related requirements and guidance.

Requirements:

• Have good experience in designing end-to-end public services and navigating complex policy and operational areas.
• You are expected to have supported a team to effectively deliver change.
• Have created, facilitated, delivered and embedded appropriate approaches to service design.
• Have mentored multidisciplinary teams to follow a user-centred approach in order to deliver high quality products and services.
• Know what good public services look like and how to design and prototype them in an inclusive, accessible way.
• GDS experience

Desirable criteria :

• You have experience and/ or an understanding of working in highly regulated environments.
• You understand security, accessibility, version control and hosting.
• You have experience designing at scale.

Benefits:

• Join a rapidly expanding startup where personal growth is a part of our DNA.
• Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.
• Receive private medical insurance through Aviva.
• Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest.
• 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
• Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources.
• Participate in a generous employee referral program.
• A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement.
• Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation.
• Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

• Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

• Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.

• Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.

• By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.

Location: Remote

Work Pattern: Full-Time

Security Clearance:  SC Clearance

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

Responsibilities:

1. Data Pipeline Development:
   • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and loading data from various sources.
   • Utilize SSIS to create and manage ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for seamless data integration.
2. Data Modeling and Architecture:
   • Collaborate with data architects and analysts to understand data requirements and implement efficient data models.
   • Ensure data architecture and models support business needs and are scalable for future growth.
3. SSIS Expertise:
   • Demonstrate expertise in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for building and managing ETL processes.
   • Optimize and troubleshoot SSIS packages for performance and reliability.
4. Data Quality and Governance:
   • Implement data quality checks and validations within ETL processes to ensure accurate and reliable data.
   • Adhere to data governance and compliance standards, ensuring data integrity and security.
5. Collaboration:
   • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders, to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.

Requirements:

• AWS: S3, Lambda, EMR, SMS, SQS, and additional services related to data infrastructure
• Terraform
• Databricks
• Data Lake, Warehouse, Lakehouse architecture and design
• Python/Pyspark
• Data platforms and notebooks: Jupyter, Databricks, Azure
• Gitlab: repository and CI/CD
• Java (Spring Boot) experience is a plus

Benefits:

• Join a rapidly expanding startup where personal growth is a part of our DNA.
• Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.
• Receive private medical insurance through Aviva.
• Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest.
• 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
• Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources.
• Participate in a generous employee referral program.
• A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement.
• Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation.
• Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

• Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.
• Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.
• Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.
• By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.