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Estela Carvalho

QA Tester BDD Coach Automation-in-Progress
Lisbon

Summary

QA professional with 10 years of experience in Functional Testing, Business Analysis, BDD Coaching, and agile delivery. Started as a Functional Tester in 2015 at BCA Marketplace (UK).


I am currently deepening my expertise in Automation Testing using the AI (Cursor and ChatGPT), Javascript, Java, Cucumber, and API testing tools, such as Postman. I am skilled in user journey mapping, acceptance criteria design, and stakeholder collaboration. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and French.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language

Work History

QA Tester

Ayming
09.2025 - Current

Responsible for the preparation and execution of the project's Test Plan, at each Sprint.

Responsible for writing and executing Test Cases

Starting the good practices of BDD and User Story Mapping

Bug analysis and reporting

Documented and executed exit test activities such as Sprint Demos for stakeholders

Test Manager / BDD Coach

Deckskill
10.2024 - 08.2025
  • - Led BDD coaching sessions and supported teams in adopting BDD, Cucumber and Gherkin.
  • - Delivered workshops on BDD for User Story and Acceptance Criteria refinement, and test-first approaches.
  • - Facilitated test documentation and collaborated on automation practices (Java-based).

Test Manager / BDD Coach

Amaris Consulting
07.2023 - 07.2024
  • - Led BDD coaching sessions and supported teams in adopting BDD, Cucumber and Gherkin.
  • - Delivered workshops on BDD for User Story and Acceptance Criteria refinement, and test-first approaches.
  • - Facilitated test documentation and collaborated on automation practices (Java-based).

Business Analyst / QA

Amaris Consulting
11.2022 - 06.2023
  • - Worked as a BA with QA focus to refine backlog for delivery teams.
  • - Created Gherkin scenarios for features and supported QA team during UAT.
  • - Communicated with stakeholders to clarify business needs and testing scope.

QA Tester – Functional

Amaris Consulting
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • - Executed functional tests for internal banking platforms.
  • - Ensured traceability between requirements and testing coverage.

Software Tester

BCA Marketplace
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • - Started my career as a QA by testing web platforms for UK’s largest vehicle remarketing company.
  • - Collaborated with devs, PO's and test leads to build test cases aligned to business workflows.
  • - Logged defects, validated fixes, and contributed to release readiness.

Education

Licenciatura - Literature And Languages - English And French

Faculdade De Letras Da Universidade De Lisboa
Lisboa
04.2001 -

Skills

Cucumber

Certification

- ISTQB Foundation (I have the course, not the certification) - Serenity Dojo (in progress) - API Testing 101 by Test Automation University (in progress) - Gherkin, Cucumber, Agile Delivery, QA and BDD Coaching

Section name

  • Additional roles (Pre-2015)
  • Background in education and customer support before entering QA and tech.

Timeline

QA Tester

Ayming
09.2025 - Current

Test Manager / BDD Coach

Deckskill
10.2024 - 08.2025

Test Manager / BDD Coach

Amaris Consulting
07.2023 - 07.2024

Business Analyst / QA

Amaris Consulting
11.2022 - 06.2023

QA Tester – Functional

Amaris Consulting
01.2021 - 01.2022

Software Tester

BCA Marketplace
01.2015 - 01.2019

Licenciatura - Literature And Languages - English And French

Faculdade De Letras Da Universidade De Lisboa
04.2001 -
Estela CarvalhoQA Tester BDD Coach Automation-in-Progress