Senior QA Automation Engineer, Playwright

Guidehouse

Quality Assurance Engineer developing and maintaining test scripts using Playwright and AWS technologies. Leading test automation initiatives and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $92,000 - $153,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDjangoJavaScriptPostgresPythonTypeScriptVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will develop and maintain test script using relevant frameworks.
Automate test cases across multiple user roles.
Implement UI Automation using tools such as playwright.
Conduct peer reviews of your code.
Share test execution results and feedback every release cycle.
Lead test automation initiatives and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of Six (6) years of experience in quality assurance or testing for enterprise systems and application development.
Bachelor’s degree or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
At least two (2) years of experience providing QA and testing support for AWS-based workloads.
Proven ability to perform manual and automated testing, including defect documentation, reproduction, and validation.
Strong expertise in test automation using Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript), API testing, performance testing, and tools such as Swagger and Postman.
Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) integrated with AWS services (e.g., SSM, PostgreSQL).
Demonstrated proficiency in testing workloads built with AWS services and technologies including Vue.js, Python, Django, and S3.
Ability to work effectively in a remote environment and collaborate, mentor, and support team members to resolve complex technical issues.
Experienced Agile practitioner with a track record of planning and delivering software in iterative environments.
Ability to test and validate workloads for compliance with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
US Citizens and Green Card holders only. No Visa Sponsorship available for this position.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

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Hard Skills & Tools

test automationmanual testingdefect documentationAPI testingperformance testingPlaywrightJavaScriptTypeScriptCI/CD pipelinesAWS

Soft Skills

collaborationmentoringproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipremote workAgile methodology