Software Engineering Training in Matosinhos

Apigee serves as Google Cloud's comprehensive API management platform covering the entire lifecycle, enabling organisations to design, secure, deploy, monitor, and scale their APIs. Its robust testing and automation capabilities empower teams to validate APIs, enforce policies, and guarantee high-quality deployments within CI/CD pipelines.

This instructor-led, live training session, available online or onsite, is designed for beginner to intermediate QA engineers and developers looking to automate API testing and validation using Apigee tools and integrations.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure Apigee for API testing and monitoring purposes.
• Automate API test cases by leveraging Apigee and integrated tools.
• Validate API performance, security, and reliability.
• Integrate test automation seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Hands-on exercises and practical application.
• Implementation within a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a tailored training session for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) targets intermediate to advanced technical professionals who wish to use IDz and z/OS Connect to integrate mainframe applications with APIs and modernize legacy workflows.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and use IDz for mainframe application development.
• Leverage z/OS Connect to expose mainframe applications as RESTful APIs.
• Integrate COBOL, CICS, and DB2 programs with modern systems.
• Implement best practices for API security and performance optimization.
• Troubleshoot and debug integrated systems.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level software developers and data engineers aiming to build and sustain robust platforms for data-intensive applications.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the challenges and solutions inherent in platform engineering for big data.
• Design and implement scalable data processing pipelines.
• Effectively utilise big data frameworks such as Hadoop and Spark.
• Develop real-time analytics solutions leveraging streaming data.
• Orchestrate complex data workflows using tools like Apache Airflow.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level software developers and engineers who wish to effectively manage and troubleshoot software licenses in their organizations or projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the basic concepts of software licensing and how FlexLM manages licenses.
• Learn how to install the FlexLM server and client software on different operating systems.
• Create, distribute, and manage licenses, including floating and node-locked licenses.
• Identify and resolve common problems related to license installation, distribution, and usage.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or on-site) is targeted at beginner to intermediate professionals wishing to gain practical experience in the effective planning, execution, and management of UAT processes.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role and importance of UAT in the software development lifecycle.
• Design and execute UAT test cases and scenarios.
• Use industry-standard tools to manage and track UAT progress.
• Identify, report, and track defects effectively.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and stakeholders for successful UAT execution.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is designed for advanced-level platform engineers and DevOps professionals who wish to master application scaling using microservices and Kubernetes.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design and implement scalable microservices architectures.
• Deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes clusters.
• Utilize Helm charts for efficient service deployment.
• Monitor and maintain the health of microservices in production.
• Apply best practices for security and compliance in a Kubernetes environment.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is aimed at professionals who wish to learn and understand the concept of software measurement and use it to estimate and size any software development process and productivity.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the use of software measurements and metrics in software development.
• Track progress and assess productivity using the software metrics.
• Analyze software measurement data for quality assurance and process improvement.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or in-person) targets beginner to intermediate participants seeking to address daily workplace challenges via gamification techniques.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of Design Thinking and its application to problem-solving.
• Incorporate gamification techniques to foster engagement and innovation.
• Develop creative and practical solutions to common workplace issues.
• Collaborate effectively across teams to implement problem-solving strategies.
• Apply iterative approaches to refine solutions through feedback and experimentation.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is designed for professionals who wish to understand the concept of function point measurement and how to incorporate it into the software development productivity measurement.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand function point and non-function point measurements in software development.
• Measure the units of a software product for quality and productivity analysis.

The ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Manager (CTAL-TM) is a professional certification that emphasises advanced test management practices, leadership capabilities, and strategic decision-making in alignment with the ISTQB syllabus.

This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate to advanced-level test managers and QA professionals seeking to master the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager syllabus and prepare for certification.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop and manage comprehensive test strategies and plans.
• Apply risk-based testing techniques to optimise testing efforts.
• Monitor, control, and enhance test processes within projects.
• Lead and develop test teams while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Utilise tools and metrics for test management, reporting, and continuous improvement.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Exam-focused exercises and practice questions.
• Hands-on case studies and simulations aligned with the ISTQB CTAL-TM syllabus.

Course Customisation Options

• To request a customised training session for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Java developers who wish to apply design patterns to improve software structure, maintainability, and scalability.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and benefits of design patterns.
• Apply Creational, Structural, and Behavioral patterns effectively in Java.
• Improve code reusability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Refactor existing codebases using design patterns.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or on-site) targets IT professionals at the beginner to intermediate level who wish to build a solid foundation in platform engineering.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Grasping the core principles and practices of platform engineering.
• Leveraging tools such as Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Designing and implementing Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) to enhance operational efficiency.
• Automating the provisioning of infrastructure and the deployment of applications.
• Embedding security and compliance measures into the platform design.

This instructor-led live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is designed for professionals wishing to learn how to use SNAP in project measurement and estimation.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn about the SNAP and FPA rules and guidelines.
• Be able to plan and estimate software projects better.
• Understand process performance baselines and identify areas for process improvement.
• Utilize SNAP to increase performance efficiency and obtain functional stability.

This course delivers comprehensive training for managing testing initiatives, offering practical experience in web application testing, functional test automation, and cross-browser automation using the Selenium test suite.

The intended audience for this training includes software test engineers and manual testers.

After completing the course, participants will be equipped to effectively utilise Selenium WebDriver in real-world projects.

This course offers training on managing testing projects using the Selenium test suite and implementing continuous testing with Jenkins.

Target Audience:

• Software test engineers
• Software developers engaged in agile development
• Release managers
• QA engineers

Upon completion of the Selenium training, participants will be able to:

• Effectively utilize the Selenium test suite in real-world projects
• Perform cross-browser testing with Selenium
• Distribute tests using Selenium Grid
• Execute regression tests with Selenium in Jenkins
• Generate test reports and periodic reports using Jenkins

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) introduces participants to automated testing with Selenium WebDriver and C# in Visual Studio. If you do not have C# programming experience or wish to brush up on C#, please check out the course: C# for Automation Test Engineers.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos is tailored for anyone keen on learning Java specifically for test automation. It is a streamlined, intensive course packed with hands-on exercises designed to help participants quickly acquire the essential programming skills required for software automation testing. The emphasis is squarely on Java fundamentals that can be directly and immediately applied to test automation.

This course does not delve into advanced test automation frameworks such as Selenium. Furthermore, it skips the traditional "Hello World" approach to learning Java, as it is not an application development course. The primary goal is to get participants up and running with test automation as quickly as possible. If you are already proficient in Java and wish to move directly into testing with Selenium, please consider: Introduction to Selenium (https://www.nobleprog.com/introduction-selenium-training).

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is aimed at engineering and design professors who wish to understand, apply, and teach modern software development practices relevant to systems engineering, civil engineering, design, and architecture disciplines.

This course is designed for test managers, quality assurance professionals, testers, software developers, project managers, and leadership teams to demonstrate how Agile project management frameworks, particularly SCRUM, address testing activities.

By the conclusion of the course, participants will have designed and executed a test plan for a sample application, which can be an actual client application where available.

This training initiative aims to equip software QA engineers with vital AI knowledge and practical skills to boost testing productivity and improve software quality outcomes. Participants will develop a solid understanding of artificial intelligence and machine learning, focusing on their application in test automation, bug detection, test case generation, risk-based testing, and performance analysis.

Combining theoretical concepts with demonstrations and hands-on labs, QA professionals will learn to leverage AI to minimize manual workloads, enhance test coverage, and increase defect detection accuracy—ultimately driving greater efficiency and effectiveness within QA processes.

This instructor-led live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is designed for software engineers and developers who wish to plan, design, guide, and manage software development using architectural methods.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the significance of architecture in the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate how developers can integrate architectural methods into their workflows.
• Master the architectural process to manage and assess development procedures.
• Organize complex applications using an architectural framework.
• Create a decision-making framework to resolve issues and clarify roles within development teams.
• Confidently take charge of technical decisions.
• Represent architectures visually through models and diagrams.
• Identify standards and risks to construct agile and resilient architectures.

The core objective of these training sessions and workshops is to impart knowledge, tools, and techniques that enhance the effectiveness of activities aimed at identifying business value based on client needs. We also focus on fostering consensus among various functions, technology, and quality teams during the requirements creation process, employing brainstorming techniques.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical application.
• Hands-on implementation within a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

A wide range of proven and tested patterns are readily accessible to everyone. Often, the task involves adapting the names and applying the pattern to a specific technology. This approach can save hundreds of hours that would otherwise be devoted to design and testing. Training Objectives This course has two primary goals: first, it enables you to reuse well-known patterns; second, it empowers you to create and reuse patterns tailored to your organization. It helps you estimate how patterns can reduce costs, systematize the design process, and generate a code framework based on your patterns. Audience Software designers, business analysts, project managers, programmers, developers, operational managers, and software division managers. Course Style The course emphasizes use cases and their relationship with specific patterns. Most examples are explained in UML and simple Java examples (the language may vary if the course is booked as a closed course). It guides you through the sources of the patterns and shows you how to catalogue and describe patterns for reuse across your organization.

Kubernetes is an open-source platform designed to automate the entire lifecycle of containerized application development. Design patterns provide proven, repeatable solutions to common challenges in software design. Meanwhile, Kubernetes extensions are employed to configure and support Kubernetes clusters effectively. By leveraging these design patterns and extensions, platform users can implement CI/CD practices while ensuring their software applications remain scalable and flexible.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is targeted at developers and DevOps engineers who aim to utilize Kubernetes design patterns and extensions to build enterprise-grade applications on Kubernetes clusters.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Establish a Kubernetes cluster and configure essential DevOps tools.
• Grasp the core principles of software design patterns and Kubernetes extensions.
• Apply Kubernetes extensions and design patterns when engaging with the Kubernetes API.
• Develop bespoke Kubernetes resources and implement dynamic controllers within a cluster.
• Administer and secure Kubernetes environments using Kubernetes plugins.
• Integrate DevOps networking models into both current and future Kubernetes projects.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical practice.
• Hands-on implementation within a live laboratory environment.

Customization Options for the Course

• To request tailored training for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.

Model-Based Development (MBD) is a software development methodology that facilitates faster, more cost-efficient creation of dynamic systems, such as control, signal processing, and communication systems. It employs graphical modeling instead of traditional text-based programming.

During this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to apply MBD methodologies to reduce development costs and accelerate the time to market for their embedded software products.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to

• Select and utilize the appropriate tools for implementing MBD.
• Utilize MBD to enable rapid development in the early stages of their embedded software projects.
• Shorten the release cycle for their embedded software in the market.

Course Format

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises, and intensive hands-on practice

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at developers, engineers, and architects seeking to secure their web apps and services.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to integrate, test, protect, and analyze their web apps and services using the OWASP testing framework and tools

This course is tailored for experienced programmers seeking to deepen their understanding of design patterns and refactoring techniques. Participants will gain practical knowledge of pattern properties and real-world application examples, empowering them to construct efficient and robust application code.

This instructor-led, live training in Matosinhos (online or onsite) is aimed at software testers who wish to use Postman for API testing.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Execute tests using automated requests and workflows.
• Define, develop, test, and monitor an API using a version control system.
• Generate dynamic data in a request.
• Document and organize tests in collections for team review.

Software Engineering begins where programming ends. This course provides a robust foundation in Software Engineering, bridging the gap between coding and rigorous engineering practices. Participants will gain an overview of fundamental concepts and terminology standard to the field. Throughout the training, you will acquire techniques for planning, implementing, and validating software projects, as well as methods to evaluate and enhance development processes.

Target Audience:

This course is designed for software developers from diverse backgrounds who possess knowledge of at least one programming language.

The Principal Engineer Masterclass is designed for experienced and driven engineers who already possess the ability to deliver production-ready code. This course aims to transform you into an exceptional software engineer and leader, enabling you to create a significant positive impact on your team and organization. Throughout the course, you will explore system design and architecture, code review techniques, mentoring and coaching strategies, pair programming, fostering a robust engineering culture, and other essential engineering practices.

This instructor-led live training (available onsite or remotely) targets the following professionals:

• Mid-level software engineers
• Senior software engineers
• Principal software engineers
• Staff software engineers
• Lead software engineers
• Software architects
• Engineering managers

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Promote to the next career level from mid-level or senior roles
• If you are already leading a team or hold a position above senior engineer, you can begin applying the tools, techniques, and frameworks learned in this course to:
  • Effectively lead high-performing engineering teams
  • Facilitate 360-degree effective collaboration with all stakeholders
  • Master the core technical skills of a principal engineer
  • Cultivate a strong engineering culture within the organization
  • Develop and maintain a mindset of continuous learning

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions
• Extensive exercises and practical activities
• Tools, techniques, and frameworks to help you become a 'unicorn' engineer
• Sharing of real-life experiences

Course Customization Options

• To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.