Remote QA Automation Engineer | Playwright & AWS CI/CD

Guidehouse

McLean, Virginia, USFull-timeMid80,000 - 110,000Posted Jul 6, 2026

PlaywrightAWSCI/CD

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This role is best for mid-level QA engineers with hands-on experience in Playwright, AWS open to working from McLean, Virginia, US.

Skills you need for this role

Detected from the job title, description, and tags.

Automation skills

Playwright — Modern cross-browser automation with auto-waits — increasingly the default at product companies.

CI/CD and DevOps

AWS — Common cloud target for test infra + service integration testing.

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to develop and maintain automated test scripts and lead test automation initiatives. This position necessitates a strong background in quality assurance and automated testing, particularly with AWS ecosystems and Playwright. Ideal candidates will have experience in CI/CD integration and will be responsible for communicating results and mentoring team members. This position is located in McLean, Virginia, requiring U.S. citizenship or permanent residency as per government clearance requirements.

Job highlights

•Role: Remote QA Automation Engineer | Playwright & AWS CI/CD
•Company: Guidehouse
•Location: McLean, Virginia, US
•Type: Full-time
•Experience: Mid
•Compensation: 80,000 - 110,000
•Seniority: Mid
•Posted: Jul 6, 2026

Key skills: Playwright · AWS · CI/CD

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Likely interview questions for this role

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Q1.How does Playwright's auto-waiting differ from Selenium's explicit waits?
Q2.Walk through how you'd parallelise Playwright tests in CI with sharding.
Q3.Walk me through a bug you found that shipped anyway — how did you handle it?
Q4.How do you decide what to automate vs test manually for a new feature?
Q5.How would you set up a test strategy for this team in your first 30 days?

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Salary context

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80,000 - 110,000

Guidehouse has disclosed compensation for this mid-level role. Compare it against our QA salary benchmarks before you negotiate — pay varies significantly by location and stack.

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