Hello
my name is Alencar and this is my resume

About Me

I'm a former developer who fell in love with software quality, product and people development.

I am a skilled IT professional with solid experience in banking, telecom and e-commerce industries. Having worked for major companies since 2004, I have developed leadership, strategic and business-oriented skills. Agilist since 2012, I'm currently working at Nect as a Senior QA Engineer, applying software quality techniques to help build a better world.

ISTQB CTFL and Scrum.org PSM 1 certified, also a passionate homebrewer.

Education

  • 2014

    PUC MINAS

    B.S. in Computer Science.
    Paid internship at att/PS (2001-2002), then went into an exchange program to the US (entire 2003), returning in 2004 to start my career in IT.

  • 2000

    CEFET MG

    Secondary level degree - Electrical Technician.
    Worked for major companies in the sector such as Cemig and Siemens.

Experiences

Nect
Since Feb 2021
Senior QA Engineer
Spreading QA practices and boosting quality ownership across teams in an agile fashion, shaping the future of digital identity with the best rated fully automated online identification solution already used by every second German citizen at insurance companies, banks, telecommunications companies and government.

Tools and techniques: React, Bitbucket, Jira, Kotlin, Swift.
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2019 - 2021
Senior QA Engineer
Playing a role of an Agile QA in the backend team responsible for handling customers data for the two giants in the car sharing industry worldwide. User acceptance tests and automated API tests, implementation and maintenance of automated test suites, white box testing, pair programming, code review and a few DevOps practices. Close interaction with Product people to drive tests from a business perspective.

Tools and techniques: Node.js, Docker, Gitlab, Jira, Postman, Jest, Joi, Loadash.
NumberFour AG
2018 - 2019
Senior QA Engineer
Manual and automated tests on a solution for POS automation over a proprietary platform (custom Linux distro, custom Android version). Test case management and also a bit of work with operations and CI.

Tools and techniques: IntelliJ, Scala, MongoDB, Docker, Terraform, Git, Jira, AWS.
Avenue Code
2016 - 2018
Technical Manager, Senior QA Engineer
User acceptance tests and frontend regression tests for a very popular sports e-commerce platform with millions of transactions per month. Close interaction with project management. User acceptance tests and automated regression tests for mobile apps. Implementation and execution of tests in a very popular m-commerce native app with 1+ million downloads in both Android and iPhone stores.

Along with playing a Senior QA Engineer role, doing what matters when it comes to build companies that prosper: developing people.

Languages and tools: Agile, management, planning, coaching, mentoring, recruiting, TestRail, Microsoft Test Manager, Java, Objective C, Selenium Webdriver, Javascript, JBehave, IntelliJ, Appium, Maven, Android Studio, Xcode, Genymotion, VitrualBox, Jira, Bitbucket, SourceTree.
Minutrade
2012 - 2016
Senior Test Analyst / QA
Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of all test practices among 3 dev teams, constantly playing the role of QA Engineer. Creation of acceptance criteria and execution of UATs. Design, implementation and execution of tests for both backend and frontend solutions for a proprietary micro rewards platform. Scrum and Kanban methodologies. White box testing, pair programming, code review, test automation and application of DevOps practices. Design and implementation of automated tools for collecting data to improve product quality.

Languages and tools: Jira, Visual Studio .NET 2012, C#.NET, XML, JavaScript,SQL Server 2014, TFS, Git, Ruby, REST, Selenium Webdriver, AWS, Node.js, Frisby.js, Web APIs, NewRelic, Fabric.IO.
Unisys
2010 - 2012
Test Analyst
Test analyst responsible for the design and execution of all set of testing activities related to the CMMI5 certification program. Heavy use of formal software development processes and methodologies such as RUP, CMMI and MPS.Br. Responsible for the entire software test life cycle in internal projects involving PM tools.

Languages and tools: JavaScript, SQL Server 2005/2008, Rational Clear Case, Rational Robot, Sharepoint, Selenium Core, Selenium IDE.
GoMobie Softwares
2007 - 2010
Test Analyst
Co-Owner. Management of all test assets of the company. Design and execution of test plans and test cases. Responsible for the implementation of Agile culture within development staff. Creation and maintenance of testing metrics. Mobile testing for iOS and Android platforms as well as web applications.

Languages and tools: XCode, PHP, iOS, Android, J2ME, MySQL, ToirtoiseSVN, Mantis.
Unisys
2006 - 2008
Test Analyst
Test design and execution for public financial sector (home finance system at Caixa Econômica Federal) software. Validation of business rules and acceptance criteria for projects related to the SFH (Sistema Financeiro de Habitação - CEF). Conduction of UAT. Massive use of manual test practices, no automation involved at this position. Test techniques involved exploratory, black box and smoke tests.

Languages and tools: Rational Clear Case, Sharepoint, Selenium Core, Genesis (proprietary solution for bug tracking and project management), Testlink, Mantis.
Take.net
2004 - 2006
Test Analyst
Started as a developer, then migrated to QA. Coordination of a test project with teams in Brazil and USA (client Verizon Wireless). Design and execution of tests for C++/Brew apps. Tests for CMDA cellphones (client Vivo Brasil). Conduction of UAT for apps written for Qualcomm platform.

Languages and tools: Visual Studio .NET 2003, C++, XML, JavaScript, SQL Server 2000 and Visual Source Safe.

Contact

+49 176 7589 3330
alencarbh@gmail.com
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alencarbh
Twitter
https://twitter.com/alencarbh
Skype
alencarbh

Skills

Leadership
Software Test Lifecycle
Agile Methodologies
UAT
Automated Tests
Node.js
Product Vision
MongoDB
Mobile Testing
Selenium Webdriver
Git
Amazon AWS
Docker
Ruby
Beginner
Proficient
Expert
Master

Languages

Portuguese
English
Spanish

Hobbies

Travel
Programming
BBQ
Homebrewing
Skydiving
Data analysis
Psychology
Running
Rock music

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