Alex Cândido
About Alex Cândido
Alex Cândido is a QA Manager at Liferay, specializing in customer-focused test approaches and mentoring newcomers in test activities. With a strong educational background in Computer Science and extensive experience in quality assurance, he operationalizes QA for the Liferay Experience Cloud and collaborates with cross-functional teams.
Work at Liferay
Alex Cândido has been serving as a QA Manager at Liferay since 2018. In this role, he operationalizes quality assurance for the Liferay Experience Cloud (LXC) solution. He specializes in customer-focused test approaches that are tailored from user stories. Alex is responsible for distilling and visualizing product health status through test reports and dashboards, and he escalates risks when necessary. His work involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Project Managers, Product Development, and worldwide QA teams.
Education and Expertise
Alex Cândido studied at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, where he earned a Master's degree in Computer Science from 2014 to 2017, focusing on Software Engineering, Software Testing, and Test Automation. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, completed from 2008 to 2012. Additionally, he has a Postgraduate degree in Agile Testing from CESAR School, achieved from 2019 to 2020. Alex has expertise in automated test architecture and development, utilizing tools such as JUnit, Android UI Automator 2.0, Selenium WebDriver, and Poshi.
Background
Before joining Liferay, Alex Cândido worked at Centro de Informática UFPE as a QA Technical Team Leader for the Motorola Project from 2011 to 2017. He also held a position as a SW Engineer in Test Consultant at Accenture Brasil for six months in 2018. Earlier in his career, he interned in Software Quality Assurance at MV Sistemas in 2011 and participated in a Scientific Initiation Scholarship at Universidade Católica de Pernambuco from 2010 to 2011.
Mentorship and Training
In his current role, Alex Cândido mentors and trains newcomers in the QA field. He emphasizes the importance of delegation, tracking, and optimization of test activities. His approach aims to enhance the skills of new team members and improve overall team efficiency in quality assurance processes.
Technical Skills and Tools
Alex Cândido utilizes a variety of tools in his QA processes, including ADB, Cucumber, Cypress, Git/Github, Jenkins, and JIRA/Confluence. His technical skills encompass both manual and automated testing methodologies, allowing him to implement effective testing strategies that align with project requirements.