automation test lead

Innovent Technologies Pakistan

We are looking for a highly capable Lead QA Automation Engineer who can own release certification for fast-moving products and support a delivery model where the team can confidently qualify up to one release per hour through strong automation, pipeline gating, and rapid test execution. This role is not for a manual tester. This is for a high-speed, automation-first QA leader who can build a release-certification engine around UI, API, integration, and performance checks.The ideal candidate should be able to design and maintain a certification pipeline that automatically validates every release candidate, quickly identifies failures, blocks bad deployments, and gives a clear go/no-go status within minutes. The person should be technically strong, quality obsessed, fast in debugging, and comfortable working with engineering, DevOps, and product teams. Playwright supports cross-browser automation and parallel execution, GitHub Actions supports CI/CD workflows, Newman/Postman CLI supports API collection runs in CI, and k6 is commonly used for automated performance testing in CI-driven workflows.Experience Required<ul><li>6 to 10 years of total QA experience</li><li>At least 4+ years in automation testing</li><li>At least 2+ years in release certification, test pipeline ownership, or QA lead role</li><li>Strong experience in high-frequency releases, CI/CD-driven testing, and production-quality release gating</li></ul>Role ObjectiveThis role will own the quality certification layer for all releases and ensure that code pushed by development teams is automatically validated through robust test suites and release gates. The goal is to make frequent releases possible without reducing confidence in quality.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Build and own an automation-first release certification framework</li><li>Design a testing model that supports hourly or near-hourly release qualification</li><li>Create fast-running smoke, sanity, API, integration, and critical regression suites</li><li>Certify every release candidate through automated quality gates before production movement</li><li>Work closely with developers and DevOps teams to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines</li><li>Ensure fast pass/fail visibility for each build and release</li><li>Reduce test execution time through parallel execution, smart suite design, tagging, test isolation, and environment readiness</li><li>Identify flaky tests, unstable environments, and false positives, and remove bottlenecks from the certification process</li><li>Perform root-cause analysis for release failures and distinguish between code defect, test defect, data defect, and environment defect</li><li>Define release-readiness criteria, defect severity rules, rollback criteria, and certification signoff mechanisms</li><li>Build dashboards and reports for release health, failure trends, automation coverage, and escaped defects</li><li>Support both pre-release validation and post-deployment smoke verification</li><li>Coordinate with product owners, developers, QA engineers, and DevOps for rapid resolution of blockers</li><li>Mentor QA engineers and push the team toward strong automation maturity</li></ul>Mandatory Technical Skills<ul><li>Strong hands-on experience in test automation architecture</li><li>Strong experience in web UI automation</li><li>Strong experience in API automation</li><li>Strong understanding of CI/CD-based quality gates</li><li>Strong experience in release certification</li><li>Good understanding of distributed systems, environment dependencies, test data management, and service integration testing</li><li>Experience in debugging front-end, backend, database, and deployment-related issues</li><li>Strong understanding of test strategy for high-frequency release environments</li><li>Good scripting/programming skills in JavaScript / TypeScript or Java / Python</li><li>Good knowledge of Git, branching strategy, release flow, and defect lifecycle</li><li>Strong analytical thinking, ownership mindset, and decision-making capability</li></ul>Mandatory Tools to Be Mentioned in the JDThe candidate should have strong hands-on experience in the following tool stack:<ul><li>Playwright as the primary UI automation framework for fast, parallel, cross-browser release certification. Playwright Test includes a built-in runner, assertions, isolation, and parallelization, and supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit in local and CI environments.</li><li>Postman CLI / Newman for API smoke and regression certification in pipelines. Newman is Postman&rsquo;s command-line runner for collections and is designed to run in CI/build systems.</li><li>GitHub Actions or Jenkins for CI/CD quality gates and certification workflows. GitHub Actions is a CI/CD platform for automating build, test, and deployment workflows.</li><li>Allure Report for rich automation reporting, failure visibility, trends, timeline, retries, and certification evidence. Allure provides detailed HTML reports with analytics, timeline views, filtering, and history.</li><li>k6 for performance guardrails and release-time performance checks. Grafana k6 supports automated performance testing and is used for load and performance validation.</li><li>Selenium Grid where legacy browser matrix or distributed parallel browser execution is required. Selenium Grid is intended for running WebDriver tests in parallel across multiple machines and environments.</li><li>Cypress as an optional secondary framework where existing projects already use it; Cypress supports CI parallelization across multiple machines.</li><li>Appium if mobile app certification is part of scope, since Appium supports automation across mobile platforms and more.</li></ul>What This Person Must Be Able to Do<ul><li>Certify a release very quickly without waiting for long regression cycles</li><li>Design tiered certification suites, for example:</li><li>5&ndash;10 minute deployment smoke suite</li><li>15&ndash;20 minute critical business flow suite</li><li>API and integration suite running in parallel</li><li>scheduled deeper regression outside the fast release lane</li><li>Build a system where every commit or release candidate gets a rapid quality verdict</li><li>Decide when to block, allow, or rollback a release</li><li>Keep test suites stable enough for frequent deployment</li><li>Build confidence in quality without slowing engineering velocity</li></ul>Preferred Background<ul><li>Experience in SaaS, enterprise applications, microservices, IoT platforms, fintech, logistics, retail, or high-volume transactional systems</li><li>Experience with containerized environments and test execution in Docker-based CI</li><li>Experience with service virtualization, mocks, stubs, and contract testing</li><li>Experience with observability, log analysis, and production issue triage</li><li>Experience in test data generation and ephemeral environments</li><li>Exposure to Kubernetes-based deployment testing is a plus</li></ul>Leadership Expectations<ul><li>Strong ownership of release quality</li><li>Ability to lead from the front, not only coordinate</li><li>Strong communication with engineering and DevOps</li><li>Capability to challenge weak release processes and improve them</li><li>Strong discipline in metrics, dashboards, and RCA</li><li>Ability to train and raise the automation maturity of the QA team</li></ul>KPIs for This RoleYou can add these KPIs in the internal profile:<ul><li>Release certification cycle time: under 30&ndash;45 minutes</li><li>Critical flow automation coverage: 80%+</li><li>False-failure / flaky-test rate: under 2&ndash;3%</li><li>Escaped critical defects in certified releases: near zero</li><li>Production smoke completion after deployment: under 10 minutes</li><li>Mean triage time for failed release pipeline: under 15 minutes</li></ul>Ideal Candidate ProfileThe ideal person is a release-certification powerhouse. He should think like a QA architect, move like a DevOps-aware automation engineer, and act like a release gate owner. He must be capable of building a strong automated certification system so the company can confidently push frequent releases without compromising stability.Job Type: Full-timePay: Rs400,000.00 - Rs550,000.00 per monthWork Location: In person

Lead QA Automation Engineer – Release Certification & Continuous Delivery

Mashreq

<div>
 The transformation office is working on establishing Mashreq&rsquo;s Testing Center of Excellence (TCOE). It is a centralized testing framework within an organization that standardizes processes, tools, best practices, and governance. In a global bank like Mashreq, it acts as a quality assurance hub that provides strategy, tools, and resources across technology and business domains spanning retail, digital, corporate, investment banking, and regulatory areas. The purpose of the job is to augment TCOE automation process and artifacts, ensure their implementation on the project under test, creating test KPIs, metrics and dashboards and capturing them across Mashreq projects. The role must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the needs of multiple teams, systems, and products. The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of optimizing or even re-designing our company&rsquo;s automation testing practices, SOPs and architecture to support our next generation of products and Quality initiatives.
 
 
 Key Result Areas
 
 &middot; Define the vision and roadmap for automation testing, performance testing, and test data management aligned with organizational goals. &middot; Drive innovation and continuous improvement across technical QA practices. &middot; Establish automation first mind set &middot; Establish governance frameworks for automation, performance, and data strategies, ensuring compliance with internal policies and industry standards. &middot; Conduct technical audits and reviews to validate implementation quality and adherence across portfolios. &middot; Tech Auditors act as the Technical Lead&rsquo;s eyes, ensuring consistent execution of strategies across delivery teams. &middot; Design and maintain scalable, reusable frameworks for UI, API, performance, and data testing. &middot; Standardize tools and processes across teams to ensure consistency, scalability, and quality. &middot; Evaluate and integrate modern and AI-driven tools into the QA ecosystem. &middot; Ensure seamless integration of automation tools with CI/CD pipelines and test management systems. &middot; Define and track KPIs for automation, performance, and data quality (e.g., coverage, execution time, reliability). &middot; Implement dashboards to monitor effectiveness, identify gaps, and drive improvements. &middot; Leverage analytics and historical data to proactively identify risks and optimization opportunities. &middot; Develop training programs and documentation to upskill QA teams on tools, frameworks, and technical strategies. &middot; Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions to disseminate best practices and lessons learned. &middot; Mentor QA engineers and promote technical excellence across teams. &middot; Work closely with QA portfolio leads, developers, DevOps, and business stakeholders to
 
 align technical strategies with project goals. &middot; Act as a consultant/advisor to project teams on automation, performance, and data implementation. &middot; Support delivery teams in resolving technical challenges and optimizing testing approaches. &middot; Foster a culture of experimentation and innovation, encouraging the use of emerging technologies such as AI/ML in testing. &middot; Continuously assess and refine strategies, frameworks, and tools to stay ahead of industry trends. &middot; Benchmark internal practices against industry standards to identify improvement opportunities.
 
 Operating Environment, Framework and Boundaries, Working Relationships
 
 &middot; Able to Effectively Plan &amp; Organize automation strategy &middot; Strong Interpersonal Communication &middot; Assist others in the completion of their tasks to support the group goals &middot; Build and maintain cooperative work relationships with others
 
 Problem Solving
 
 &middot; Experienced in application designing, architecting, development and deployment of TCOE automation manifesto. Must be efficient in banking domain and know QA best practices. &middot; Strong testing design and implementation skills. Experienced in banking applications automation. &middot; Feasibility Analysis- Analyze the requirements to define scope and evaluate technical feasibility for test automation.
 
 Decision Making Authority &amp; Responsibility
 
 &middot; Work on the right tasks by ensuring they know their top deliverables &middot; Assume personal responsibility for achieving outcomes
 
 Knowledge, Skills and Experience
 
 &middot; Define and evolve the automation roadmap, integrating performance, data, and security testing aligned with CI/CD pipelines. &middot; Architect reusable, scalable frameworks for UI, API, performance, and data testing using tools like Selenium, Playwright, Appium, and Rest Assured &middot; Establish automation governance, ensuring adherence to internal QA policies and regulatory standards. &middot; Evaluate and integrate modern tools into the QA ecosystem, ensuring seamless CI/CD integration and test management system compatibility. &middot; Define KPIs such as automation coverage, defect leakage, execution time, and ROI. Implement dashboards for real-time monitoring. &middot; Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript &middot; Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Appium, JMeter, Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps &middot; Frameworks: BDD (Cucumber), TestNG, JUnit &middot; API Testing: Postman, SoapUI &middot; Database: SQL, Oracle, MongoDB &middot; Experience embedding automation into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows. &middot; Expertise in synthetic data generation, Excel-based input handling, and validation logic. &middot; Build and maintain dashboards for execution history, defect tracking, and scenario-wise success rates. &middot; Lead and mentor automation engineers across pods and geographies. &middot; Collaborate with QA managers, DevOps, business analysts, and product owners. &middot; Drive knowledge-sharing sessions and capability-building initiatives.
 
 &middot; Act as a technical advisor in stakeholder demos and internal audits. &middot; Define and maintain automation strategy and frameworks. &middot; Conduct feasibility studies and tool evaluations. &middot; Oversee script development, dry runs, and batch execution. &middot; Ensure traceability and coverage across test artefacts. &middot; Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues. &middot; Track and report automation metrics and ROI. &middot; Ensure alignment with QA policy and regulatory mandates. &middot; Bachelor&rsquo;s/Master&rsquo;s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. &middot; ISTQB or equivalent certification preferred. &middot; Minimum 8&ndash;10 years in QA with 5+ years in automation leadership roles.
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AVP, Technical Lead (Automation) - TCOE.MGN Pak - TECH - Transformation Office.MIT - PAKCOE

CodeNinja

<div>About CodeNinja
CodeNinja is a next-generation technology consulting firm specialising in AI-powered transformation, enterprise software delivery, and Quality Engineering. Headquartered in the Gulf region and operating across the MENA, South Asia, and global markets, CodeNinja partners with Tier-1 banks, government entities, and large enterprises to design, build, and run mission-critical technology programs.
With deep expertise in QA transformation, test automation, DevOps modernisation, and AI/ML engineering, CodeNinja's teams combine global delivery standards with in-market contextual knowledge &mdash; ensuring outcomes that are compliant, scalable, and commercially aligned with client objectives.
For the Client's Test Management Enablement &amp; Automation engagement, CodeNinja brings a dedicated 12-person specialist team spanning Test Management, Automation Engineering, AI/ML, and Performance Testing &mdash; all governed under a structured 20-week program delivery framework.
About the Role
The QA Lead (Offsite) owns the automation framework architecture, governs code quality and peer reviews, oversees sprint-level delivery, coordinates Client-Jira integration, and leads the AI-enabled test capability rollout. This is a senior technical leadership role driving the offsite automation engine of the programme.
Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Architect and own the modular automation framework (UI, API, service layer) using Page Object Model design.</li><li>Govern code quality through mandatory peer reviews, coding standards, and reusable component libraries.</li><li>Oversee sprint-level delivery of 420&ndash;520 automated test scenarios across varying complexity tiers.</li><li>Coordinate Client-Jira/Xray two-way integration for test plans, execution results, and defect traceability.</li><li>Lead the rollout of AI-enabled testing capabilities including self-healing locators and risk-based regression optimisation.</li><li>Manage the offsite automation team and coordinate with the onsite QA Lead for SIT/UAT alignment.</li><li>Track automation coverage KPIs and publish real-time dashboards.</li><li>Ensure all automated scripts comply with the client's security and data governance policies.</li></ul> 
Requirements<ul><li> 
13+ years of QA experience with at least 6 years leading automation teams.</li><li>Expert-level proficiency in Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, and REST Assured.</li><li>Strong framework architecture skills: modular design, data-driven execution, centralised configuration.</li><li>Experience integrating automation with Jira/Xray via REST APIs.</li><li>Familiarity with AI/ML-assisted test generation and self-healing automation concepts.</li><li>Proficiency in Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD pipeline configuration for automated test execution.</li><li>Experience delivering automation programmes for banking or regulated financial institutions.</li><li>Preferred Certifications: ISTQB Test Automation Engineer, Certified Selenium Professional, AWS Solutions Architect Associate.</li></ul>
Why Join CodeNinja?<ul><li>Work on high-impact, flagship banking transformation programs with a Tier-1 Saudi financial institution.</li><li>Be part of a team that's shaping the future of AI-enabled test automation in the MENA region.</li><li>Collaborate with world-class QA professionals across onsite and offsite delivery models.</li><li>Access to continuous upskilling &mdash; certifications, AI/ML tooling, and emerging QA methodologies.</li><li>Competitive compensation with performance-linked incentives and career progression pathways.</li><li>A culture that values technical excellence, ownership, and innovation without bureaucracy.</li></ul>
Disclaimer
This job description outlines the primary responsibilities and qualifications for the role at the time of posting. It is not exhaustive and may evolve in line with business needs and project requirements. CodeNinja reserves the right to modify role scope as the engagement progresses.
All candidates will be subject to standard background verification. Onsite positions require compliance with the client's site access, security, and NDA policies. CodeNinja is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of background.</div>

QA Lead - Test Automation | Playwright | Selenium | AI Testing

10Pearls

<div>Company Overview
10Pearls is an end-to-end digital technology services partner helping businesses utilize technology as a competitive advantage. We help our customers digitalize their existing business, build innovative new products, and augment their existing teams with high performance team members. Our broad expertise in product management, user experience/design, cloud architecture, software development, data insights and intelligence, cyber security, emerging tech, and quality assurance ensures that we are delivering solutions that address business needs. 10Pearls is proud to have a diverse clientele including large enterprises, SMBs and high growth startups. We work with clients across industries, including healthcare/life sciences, education, energy, communications/media, financial services, and hi-tech. Our many long-term, successful partnerships are built upon trust, integrity and successful delivery and execution. 
 
Role 
We are hiring a Senior Test Engineer to lead testing strategy, quality engineering, and automation initiatives across AI, data, and platform-driven projects. In this role, you will work closely with engineering, product, and data teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and reliable delivery across APIs, web applications, and modern architectures, including systems powered by GenAI capabilities. You will be responsible for defining end-to-end test strategies, building and optimizing automation frameworks, and integrating quality practices into CI/CD pipelines. The role also involves validating complex data workflows, ensuring performance and security standards, and driving a shift toward automation-first and quality-at-scale practices. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about delivering robust, future-ready digital solutions. 
 
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Lead the QA Engineering function by assigning, supervising, and evaluating the performance of senior QA team members.</li><li>
Drive continuous improvement of QA practices by refining end-to-end testing strategy, execution processes, and reporting mechanisms.</li><li>
Oversee and review test estimates, test plans, test strategies, status reports, and automation initiatives while managing day-to-day resource allocation and dependencies.</li><li>
Set, monitor, and achieve annual as well as continuous improvement goals for the QA team.</li><li>
Collaborate closely with Test Architects to design and implement scalable automation strategies across multiple environments.</li><li>
Partner with Project Management, Delivery, and Engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.</li><li>
Analyze functional specifications and translate them into effective test designs aligned with business requirements.</li><li>
Lead the creation and review of test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure comprehensive test coverage.</li><li>
Define and execute quality roadmaps and strategic vision for QA across release trains.</li><li>
Establish and track measurable KPIs and metrics to monitor product quality and process improvement progress.</li><li>
Enhance the hiring process by defining evaluation criteria for QA roles and implementing best practices in technical assessments and interviews.</li><li>
Ensure accountability for the quality of all QA deliverables, workflows, and stakeholder relationships.</li><li>
Perform all core responsibilities associated with the Test Manager role, ensuring alignment with organizational quality standards.</li></ul>
Requirements<ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; ISTQB or equivalent certification preferred</li><li>
Strong experience in automation frameworks and CI/CD integration with exposure to cloud, containers, and data/ML workflows</li><li>
API testing (contract validation, schema, authentication, edge cases)</li><li>
Performance testing (load, stress, spike, soak testing)</li><li>
Security validation (OWASP Top 10, JWT, headers, access controls)</li><li>
Data pipelines and ML workflow validation</li><li>
UI Automation: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium</li><li>
API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, pytest, SuperTest</li><li>
Performance Testing: k6, JMeter, Locust</li><li>
Security Tools: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite</li><li>
CI/CD &amp; DevOps: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Docker</li><li>
Programming: Python, Node.js, TypeScript</li><li>
Define and own test strategy, plans, and quality KPIs</li><li>
Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks (API, UI, integration)</li><li>
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines with reporting and quality gates</li><li>
Create and manage test data, environments, and mocks</li><li>
Perform exploratory testing alongside automation-first approaches</li><li>
Validate system performance, reliability, and basic security</li><li>
Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior team members</li></ul> 

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Staff/Sr Software Consultant - Automation

Efrotech Private Limited

We are looking for a skilled SQA Automation Engineer with hands-on experience in automation testing using Selenium (C# / Java).Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts.</li><li>Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver.</li><li>Design and implement automation frameworks (e.g., Page Object Model).</li><li>Execute test cases and analyze results.</li><li>Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing.Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing.</li><li>Lead end-to-end testing efforts for enterprise products (ERP, HCM, CRM).</li><li>Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure quality delivery.</li><li>Identify, log, track, and verify defects using bug tracking tools.</li><li>Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement.</li></ul>Work Location: In person

SQA Automation Engineer

Enexus Global Inc.

<div>
 
 Sr SDET: Fort Mill
 
 
 Duration: Long term (12+ months)
 
 
 
 
 
 Develop and maintain Functional test automation scripts for desktop and backend applications using java and selenium.
 
 
 Ensure automation is constantly running, analyzing, and promptly reporting on failures
 
 
 Work with leadership to research, investigate, implement and train other QA resources in the areas of Behavior Driven Development, Testing Automation using Java
 
 
 Design and Develop automation code for trading application using Core java
 
 
 Lead the conversation to clarify requirements with functional QA team
 
 
 Troubleshoot test environment/data issues and debug automation code
 
 
 Cross functional collaboration with development, product management and the support teams
 
 
 Strong knowledge in SQL
 
 
 Develop automation script for API tests and have strong hands-on experience in Rest Assured
 
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Quality Assurance Specialist

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

<div>You&rsquo;re a builder, a problem solver, and someone who sees quality not just as a step in the process, but as the foundation of great technology. You thrive in agile environments, and you love using automation to make systems stronger, faster, and more reliable. You&rsquo;re ready to lead, innovate, and elevate how an organization thinks about testing.

If this sounds like you, please read on!
In this role, you&rsquo;ll champion an automation‑first approach to quality. You&rsquo;ll design and evolve automated test frameworks, build scalable test suites using tools like Katalon and Playwright, and lead test planning that blends automation with targeted manual testing.
You&rsquo;ll integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, validate end‑to‑end business processes, analyze requirements, track and investigate defects, and continuously improve framework design and coverage. Your work ensures our systems deliver reliable, high‑quality experiences every time.
Qualifications:
Required:
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent experience in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
</li><li>3+ years leading QA and test automation for web applications.
</li><li>Hands‑on experience with automated testing tools such as Katalon, Playwright, or similar.
</li><li>Strong knowledge of QA methodologies: automated/manual testing, system, regression, UAT.
</li><li>Experience with tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps (ADO).
</li><li>Background in automation‑driven QA for core web applications.
</li><li>Advanced understanding of SDLC methodologies including Agile/Scrum and Waterfall.
</li><li>Experience working in Agile and project‑based environments.
</li><li>Strong analytical and technical skills; adaptable to evolving technologies.
</li><li>Effective collaborator across cross‑functional and geographically dispersed teams.
</li><li>Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.</li>
</ul>
Desired:
<ul><li>Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
</li><li>Experience with AMS or CRM platforms.
</li><li>Knowledge of project management principles and PMI standards.</li>
</ul>
Travel:
<ul><li>Up to 5 days per year.</li></ul>

Salary Range: $83,000-$86,000, depending on qualifications and experience.
Ready to build what&rsquo;s next? If you're excited to lead automation strategy, strengthen quality across the organization, and make a real impact, apply today and bring your talent to a team that values innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Please share the following:
<ul><li>Clearly communicate why you are the ideal candidate for this role, providing specific examples and experiences as proof points.
</li><li>Resumes must be accompanied by a cover letter with salary expectations to be considered.
</li></ul>Please note: This hybrid position is based in Rosemont, Illinois and is open to applicants who are able to commute at least twice per week to this office. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of work visas.</div>

Quality Assurance Analyst

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