Senior Systems Integration QA Team Lead

Catapult is building the future of sports performance technology with a mission to Unleash the Potential of every athlete and team on earth. We dont just work in the sporting industry; we are actively changing it. Since 2006 our solutions have been leading the way in sports performance software science and data in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing.

We work with over 5000 teams around the world empowering coaches managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL NBA NHL MLS EPL AFL NRL NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimize athletes health game-day readiness and performance as well as in-game tactics.

Catapult is a sports technology company that empowers professional teams to make data-driven decisions. We deliver health performance video and AI insights from the locker room to competitive environments ensuring every decision is an opportunity to gain an advantage sharpen performance and build lasting success.

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SYSTEMS AND QUALITY

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Systems Integration QA / Team Lead to oversee end-to-end quality assurance for our live sports video capture and multi-angle video playback systems. This role goes beyond traditional software testing; you will lead QA across video inputs hardware network components mobile client devices (iPads) and our desktop capture applications. Youll work cross-functionally with Product Engineering and Systems Engineering and will be expected to spend time on-site with customer-facing colleagues to validate our solution under real-world conditions including testing of performance networking conditions resiliency/failover and operational workflows.

WHAT YOULL DO

Systems & Field Validation

• Lead soak stress latency and reliability testing in environments that mirror stadium/field deployments
• Conduct on-site verification sessions with customer-facing colleagues capturing real-world usage patterns connectivity challenges and workflow friction
• Translate field findings into actionable engineering tickets and QA improvements

Strategic QA Leadership

• Own the test strategy and quality culture across video inputs encoders networking video capture backend services client apps and field devices
• Build and maintain a scalable QA device lab including video inputs cameras encoders networking desktop applications and devices to test a range of setups based on real customer usage
• Define and oversee test plans for individual components and full integrated system flows

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product Management to align test scenarios with real coaching workflows and multi-user performance requirements
• Work with Systems Engineering to configure and observe behaviour and performance with different network conditions and configurations
• Collaborate with Developers and Support teams to instrument logs expose timestamps and build tools to support QA automate setups and review system health

Device Automation & Metrics

• Define quality metrics for video network and system performance
• Establish a repeatable regression and release validation pipeline including pre-deployment reliability gates based on real team usage scenarios
• Define/create tooling to automate setup configuration and health checks of environments

WHAT YOULL NEED

• 5 years in system integration test roles or in video streaming broadcast tech working with high-concurrency systems
• Proven experience testing hardware and software integrated platforms: including video pipelines encoders mobile clients and network infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of network fundamentals
• Experience designing/operating a device lab with high device concurrency (e.g. 20 tablets concurrently testing playback or streaming)
• Ability to design test plans for failure scenarios: including hardware network etc failures
• Comfortable being hands-on with physical gear: plugging switches flashing iPad builds reading encoder diagnostics
• Exceptional communication skills: capable of representing QA insights directly to Product and Field teams with clarity and urgency

WHAT YOUR SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE

• In 6 months time: You will have developed a comprehensive understanding of our Thunder and Focus Live gameday solutions confidently navigating and validating their end-to-end system workflows.
• In 12 months time: You will have successfully overseen quality assurance through a full gameday season demonstrating a solid command of both current and upcoming infrastructure systems to drive continuous reliability.

WHY CATAPULT

• We have amazing people. We promise youll work with some of the most ambitious intelligent people in an exciting industry and do some of the best work of your life.
• We encourage our people to engage in constructive open and honest communication to make Catapult extraordinary.
• We work in a collaborative yet challenging environment to consistently improve our performance which in turn impacts our customers performance.
• Our workforce spans more than 20 countries. Youll have the opportunity to work with people from multiple nationalities and cultures and to build your global awareness.
• We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and our people are always looking for ways to improve. There is an unlimited opportunity to grow do more and do better.

Whether youre interested in sports or not youll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams and athletes on the planet!

Research shows that while men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other marginalized groups tend only to apply when they check every box. So if you have what it takes but dont meet every single point in our job ad please still get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We are building the future of sports performance. Our priority is to find the brightest talent who can add to our team culture actively contribute and be excited about what they do.

Compensation & Benefits

The target Total Compensation range for this position is $90626 - $181252per year. This range is inclusive of base salary and a target incentive plan (which may include equity commission or other bonus structures).

Your specific compensation within this range will be determined by factors such as your geographic location relevant experience and job-related skills.

In addition to this compensation Catapult also offers generous paid leave and recognized company holidays and the opportunity to participate in our comprehensive benefits package including Health Dental and Vision insurance and 401(k) retirement plan with company match.

All offers of employment are subject to Catapults positive prehire check. To find out more please contact the Talent Partner for this role.