Software Engineering Training in Porto

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 Porto (online or onsite) targets intermediate-level platform engineers and security professionals who wish to incorporate security best practices into platform design and operations.

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

• Identify and mitigate security risks in platform engineering.
• Implement and manage security controls and compliance measures.
• Design platforms with security and compliance as foundational elements.
• Conduct security audits and assessments to ensure continuous protection.
• Respond effectively to security incidents and recover operations.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (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.

Design Thinking is a human-centric methodology for problem-solving through empathy, definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing. This course version places significant emphasis on the Empathize stage, focusing on linking previously identified pain points to the genuine needs of internal stakeholders and applying dynamic, collaborative activities to transform insights into actionable outcomes.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate teams and leaders who wish to enhance their empathy skills, strengthen relationships with internal stakeholders, and translate pain points into meaningful opportunities for improvement.

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

• Apply empathy-based techniques to uncover and validate stakeholder needs.
• Translate mapped pain points into clear, actionable requirements.
• Engage in dynamic role plays and simulations to practice stakeholder-centered conversations.
• Collaboratively redefine problem statements from the stakeholder’s perspective.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and guided discussions.
• Dynamic, hands-on role plays and empathy exercises.
• Group workshops for collaborative problem reframing.

Customization Options

• To request a customized version tailored to a specific internal process (e.g., procurement or equipment provisioning), please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or on-site) is designed for beginner-level test engineers and automation engineers who wish to learn the fundamentals of using TestStand to create, execute, and manage automated test sequences.

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

• Grasp the core concepts and architecture of TestStand.
• Create and execute test sequences.
• Leverage TestStand's collaborative features within team-based test development environments.
• Integrate TestStand with other software tools and test instruments.
• Develop custom test steps and plugins within TestStand.

Jersey serves as the open-source reference implementation for JAX-RS (Java API for RESTful Web Services), offering libraries that allow developers to construct REST APIs in Java quickly and effectively. When paired with contemporary testing tools, Jersey empowers developers to design, build, test, and document APIs with greater efficiency.

This instructor-led live training, available either online or onsite, is designed for beginner to intermediate-level Java developers and testers aiming to master API development and testing using Jersey and its complementary tools.

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

• Setting up a Jersey project using Maven.
• Developing and deploying RESTful APIs with Jersey.
• Testing APIs using Postman and automated frameworks.
• Managing errors, security measures, and documentation for APIs.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Practical hands-on exercises.
• Live implementation within a lab environment.

Customization Options

• For customized training requests, please contact us to arrange your session.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (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 Porto (online or onsite) targets intermediate-level platform engineers, cloud architects, and DevOps practitioners who wish to explore various cloud-native technologies and learn how to apply them to enhance platform capabilities.

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

• Understand the core principles of cloud-native platform engineering.
• Utilize containers and serverless computing to build scalable applications.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines in a cloud environment.
• Monitor and manage cloud-native applications effectively.
• Apply security and compliance best practices in the cloud.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level automation developers looking to leverage BlazeMeter for automation tasks, empowering them to create intelligent and interactive automation solutions.

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

• Grasp the fundamentals of BlazeMeter and its role in automation.
• Apply BlazeMeter to automate tasks and processes.
• Develop custom automation solutions using BlazeMeter.
• Implement best practices for utilizing BlazeMeter in automation projects.

The ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) certification is globally recognized for validating the ability to design, develop, and sustain test automation solutions within real-world scenarios.

This instructor-led, live training – available online or on-site – is tailored for software testers and automation professionals at intermediate to advanced levels who seek practical, exam-focused knowledge aligned with the official CTAL-TAE syllabus to successfully pass the certification exam.

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

• Comprehend the CTAL-TAE syllabus and certification objectives.
• Design and implement scalable, maintainable test automation architectures.
• Evaluate and select suitable automation tools and frameworks.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply structured methodologies to plan, develop, and maintain automated test solutions.
• Practice with exam simulations and become familiar with the actual test format.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practice sessions.
• Hands-on implementation in a live lab environment.

Course Customization Options

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

This instructor-led live training, available either online or in person, is designed for professionals at beginner to intermediate levels who wish to comprehend and apply Design Thinking methodologies to drive innovation and enhance business solutions.

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

• Grasp the fundamental principles of Design Thinking and its significance in fostering innovation.
• Apply the five distinct phases of Design Thinking to address complex problems.
• Employ ideation techniques and tools to stimulate creativity.
• Implement Design Thinking strategies to optimize processes and boost efficiency.

Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is a software development approach focused on designing systems centered on the business domain, leveraging a shared ubiquitous language alongside tactical and strategic modeling techniques.

This instructor-led live training, available online or onsite, targets advanced senior developers aiming to apply DDD principles to craft robust, maintainable, and scalable systems.

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

• Identify and model core domain concepts using ubiquitous language and bounded contexts.
• Implement tactical DDD patterns, including entities, value objects, aggregates, repositories, and domain services.
• Design context maps and strategic boundaries to effectively manage complexity across microservices and diverse teams.
• Integrate DDD practices into Agile teams and CI/CD workflows to enhance collaboration and delivery outcomes.

Format of the Course

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

Course Customization Options

• For customized training arrangements, please contact us.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (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.

This instructor-led live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and DevOps practitioners who wish to leverage platform engineering to streamline their development processes.

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

• Grasp the core concepts and advantages of platform engineering for development teams.
• Leverage self-service platforms to speed up development and testing.
• Implement automation within their development workflows.
• Apply containerization and orchestration techniques to manage application lifecycles.
• Integrate monitoring and security practices into their development pipelines.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level quality assurance engineers who wish to use Apache JMeter for software performance testing.

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

• Understand performance testing principles and the role of Apache JMeter.
• Install, configure, and navigate Apache JMeter to create and execute test plans.
• Design comprehensive test plans with advanced features like parameterization and scripting.
• Analyse test results to identify performance issues and optimize applications.
• Conduct distributed testing and apply best practices in real-world scenarios.

This instructor-led live training, offered online or onsite, targets intermediate-level developers, architects, and analysts keen on learning and applying DDD concepts and practices to their software projects.

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

• Understanding fundamental DDD concepts, such as bounded contexts and entities, and applying them to software projects.
• Utilizing strategic DDD to define and design domain models, identify subdomains, and establish clear boundaries.
• Implementing tactical DDD through patterns like CQRS, factories, and event sourcing.
• Effectively refactoring and modernizing legacy systems using DDD techniques.
• Designing and implementing architectures oriented towards products, domains, and teams.
• Leveraging data mesh to build domain-oriented data platforms that support data discovery and governance.

This live, instructor-led training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level leaders and HR professionals who wish to learn and apply Design Thinking methodologies to foster innovation, enhance problem-solving capabilities, and engage teams effectively.

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

• Equip participants with tools and methodologies to foster innovation and team engagement.
• Develop skills in empathy mapping, ideation, and prototyping for solving complex challenges.
• Apply Design Thinking principles to leadership and HR scenarios.
• Promote a culture of innovation within tech teams.

This instructor-led live training in Porto (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level testers seeking to learn how to perform performance testing using the LoadRunner Enterprise platform.

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

• Gain a solid understanding of performance testing principles and their critical role in software development.
• Plan and design performance tests that align with business needs and system specifications.
• Set up and manage test environments, covering servers, networks, and client systems.
• Execute performance tests, monitor system resources, and gather key performance metrics.
• Analyze test outcomes to pinpoint performance bottlenecks.
• Produce detailed reports to effectively share test insights and recommendations.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (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.

Streamline your software testing processes with HP UFT, the industry-standard functional testing tool. This comprehensive test automation course explores recording-and-playback scripts, object identification, parameterized testing, reusable actions, web application testing, and API validation through practical, hands-on labs. You will learn how to transform manual test cases into robust automated scripts, leverage checkpoints and synchronization techniques, and construct scalable test frameworks designed for enterprise-grade quality assurance workflows and regression testing.

Selenium is an open-source framework designed for automating web application testing across various browsers. With the release of Selenium 4, users gain access to enhanced WebDriver APIs, native relative locators, and improved grid support. Python complements this with its simplicity and robust integration with testing frameworks such as Pytest, making it an excellent choice for building scalable and maintainable test automation suites.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is tailored for testers and developers at beginner to intermediate levels who aim to utilize Selenium with Python to automate web application testing in real-world scenarios.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Selenium with Python within a test environment.
• Create robust test automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Pytest.
• Implement the Page Object Model (POM) to build maintainable test frameworks.
• Execute tests across multiple browsers using Selenium Grid.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot common issues and apply best practices for ensuring automation stability.

Format of the Course

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

Course Customization Options

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

This instructor-led, live training in Porto 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 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 programme is tailored for senior individual contributors who are instrumental in defining technical strategy, fostering architectural consistency, and influencing engineering choices across multiple teams.

Through this instructor-led live training, participants will master both foundational and advanced concepts of software architecture and design by engaging in a series of practical live-lab exercises and interactive discussions.

Audience

• Software professionals
• Software designers
• Developers

Course Format

• A blend of lectures, discussions, exercises, and intensive hands-on practice

Note

• To arrange a customized training session for this course, please contact us.

This instructor-led, live workshop in Porto begins with an introduction to BDD, explaining what it is and how companies use it to promote effective software design, development, and testing. We approach the subject from a non-engineering perspective, focusing on end-users, their requirements, language, and way of thinking. We also address the communication challenges business stakeholders may encounter as they work more closely with their technical-minded peers.

By the end of this training, participants will know how to:

• Write concise user stories that capture the usage patterns of real software users.
• Translate their user stories into the behavioral language of BDD (Given, When, Then).
• Derive test cases from these stories, for engineers to implement and test.
• Understand the relationship between product requirements, acceptance criteria, and test cases.
• Demystify the technical jargon that hinders communication and understanding.
• Install and use effective tools for writing BDD feature files.
• Understand and appreciate what happens once the work is handed over to engineers.
• Play a more active role in the iterative development cycle.

This instructor-led, live training, available online or onsite, is designed for C developers eager to master embedded C design principles.

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

• Grasp the design considerations essential for ensuring the reliability of embedded C programs
• Define the functionality of an embedded system
• Establish the program logic and structure needed to achieve desired outcomes
• Design reliable, error-free embedded applications
• Maximize the performance of the target hardware

Course Format:

• Interactive lectures and discussions
• Exercises and practice sessions
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment

Customization Options:

• To request a customized training session for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.

This training is tailored for JavaScript developers focused on designing and implementing sophisticated Internet applications. The curriculum emphasizes bringing best practices to JavaScript programming while highlighting common pitfalls. A key focus is exploring object-oriented programming capabilities within the JavaScript syntax.

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.

Audience:

Developers, programmers, business analysts, project managers, software architects, testers, documentation specialists, and anyone involved in the software development lifecycle.

Objectives:

Equips you to work with a wide variety of UML elements.
Guides you in creating complex UML models.
Prepares you to qualify as a senior member of a UML Development Team.