Description

I am a Senior Software Tester (Manual) with over 15 years of professional experience in Quality Assurance, working mainly on complex, business-critical systems in banking, public sector and regulated environments.

My core expertise is hands-on manual testing, where I contribute directly to product quality by validating functional requirements, business rules, data integrity and end-to-end workflows. I have extensive experience executing functional, integration and regression tests, as well as supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and stakeholder validation.

Throughout my career, I have worked closely with developers, product owners and business teams, helping to identify defects early, reduce production issues and ensure that delivered solutions meet real user and business needs. I am particularly comfortable working in Agile environments (Scrum / Kanban) and integrating into remote, distributed teams.

My background also includes experience as a Test Manager, which adds value to my work as a tester: I naturally apply a risk-based testing approach, understand delivery constraints, and focus testing efforts on areas with the highest business impact. However, my current focus is on hands-on testing work, not management roles.

What I typically help clients with:

- Manual functional, integration and regression testing

- Test case design, execution and maintenance

- Requirements analysis and validation

- User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support

- Bug identification, reporting and verification

- API and integration testing (Postman / SoapUI)

- Collaboration within Agile remote teams

I am available for remote freelance or contract engagements, part-time or full-time, and I adapt quickly to new projects, domains and teams. My goal is to help clients deliver reliable, high-quality software by bringing a pragmatic, detail-oriented and business-focused testing approach.

Languages

Portuguese
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

AXIANS
Test Manager
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
Assessment and test strategy implementation; QA Supervisor for BoZ
Description: At AT and Cofidis we are conducting an assessment on current Quality Assurance and Testing practices to identify strong and improvement points and then design and implement a new tailored QA and Testing Strategy. In BoZ, I'm working as the Supervisor of a Datawarehouse project. My responsibility is to provide and train the team to follow the best QA practices and continuously monitor if those practices are being followed.
Main Activities and responsabilities:
• o Quality Assurance and Testing Maturity Assessment
• o Design and Implement new QA and Test Strategies
• o Provide training on QA and Tests best practices
• o Continuously evaluate and adjust new Strategies in order to improve and meet client's needs
Technologies: Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps
Methodologies: Agile, Scrum/Kanban.
Company: Axians
Atlassian JIRA Azure DevOps QA testing
EPO (European Patent Office)
Test Manager
January 2022 - February 2025 (3 years and 1 month)
Main Activities and responsabilities:
• o Definition of testing approach/strategy
• o Test plan creation
• o Management of available resources to meet defined deadlines
• o Onboarding and knowledge transfer to new team members
• o Design and execution of functional, integration, and regression tests
• o Bug tracking
• o Weekly progress reports for presentation to project management
• o Test report creation
Technologies: Jira, Confluence, TalendAPI, DB Visualizer, Figma, Camunda, Postman, Testmo
Methodologies: Agile, Scrum/Kanban.
Company
Atlassian JIRA User Testing Functional testing QA testing SOAP
CTT Expresso – Correios de Portugal
Scrum Master / Test Manager
January 2020 - December 2021 (2 years)
Main Activities and responsabilities:
• o Responsible for the team in charge of evolutionary maintenance at the client
• o Responsible for ensuring the quality of deliverables
• o Weekly progress reporting meeting with the client
• o Facilitator for the implementation of the SCRUM methodology within the team/client
• o Support to the Product Owner in defining and prioritizing activities
• o Responsible for helping the team understand the purpose of agile methodologies and thereby increasing their autonomy and efficiency
• o Definition of the testing strategy to be implemented in the Waterfall -> Agile transition
Technologies: Azure DevOps, SoapUI, Toad for Oracle
Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile, Scrum.
Company: Axians
Azure DevOps Functional testing Oracle SOAP Agile method