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Location- Hanover, MD Long Term Contract 100% Onsite Rate- $50/hr on W2ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Leads automation architecture (frameworks) development and implementation efforts.• Design, develops, maintains and provide advisory for automation solution• Applies common development and test automation design patterns (e.g. OOP, Page Object Model)• Performs test case, code and test review for his feature or automation development team.• Uses various tools and development skills to enhance and facilitate testing• Mines, identifies, creates and validates data from various data sources• Develops software tests of software applications and other types of applications based on defined requirements and stories.• Applies QA and Testing processes and best practices to projects. 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