Senior QA / Team Lead

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Senior Software Engineer in Test

Our mission is to improve the performance of athletes and teams, which we do by engineering the premier technology platform for sport. We've been at the forefront of sports technology and science since 2006. Our solutions are designed to help athletes and coaches “play smart” in a world where 1% can mean the difference between winning and losing.

We work with over 4,000 teams worldwide, empowering coaches, managers, and trainers in premier teams in F1, WEC, FormulaE, 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.

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS

As a Catapult QA Engineer, you will drive web and mobile software product excellence through your QA planning and testing activities. The purpose of this role is to develop and execute automated System and Integration tests for all software products at various stages of the SDLC.

This person will also work closely with a cross-functional team (Development, Product Management, and Customer Support) to investigate/resolve issues and help instill a “QA-first” mindset.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts on communication/API layers.
• Define a long-term strategy for the team that factors in company-wide priorities, customer needs, as well as technical limitations and possibilities.
• Collaborate with developers and product management to increase product quality and identify areas of concern.
• Collaborate with developers to identify issues with testability within our applications.
• Identify, document, and execute any areas of the product that cannot be automated and must be covered by manual testing.
• Determine if a feature can be considered complete and ready for deployment to production.
• Review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback from a QA perspective.
• Keep aware of changing trends in Quality Engineering and drive innovation through experimentation with new tools and processes.
• Effectively manage quality on major greenfield projects as well as major refactor projects reliably.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• 5+ years of proven working experience in software development.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant qualifications.
• Self-starter, adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Extensive experience in developing coded API tests with PactumJS, SpecFlow, REST Assured or similar.
• Extensive experience in developing coded UI tests on Web and Mobile applications using WebdriverIO, Selenium, Appium, Playwright or Puppeteer or similar.
• Previous exposure to embedding test execution and reporting in CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions).
• Working knowledge of BDD tooling (CucumberJS).
• Experience in an agile development team deploying to production multiple times a week.
• Experience in performance testing is highly desirable.
• ISTQB certification or similar is highly desirable.

WHY CATAPULT?

• We have amazing people. You will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.
• We encourage our people to have constructive, open, and honest communication; to innovate and create smart solutions; and to establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment.
• Our workforce spans more than 20 countries, providing the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures.
• We value improvement and development, maintaining a growth mindset in everything we do.

In order to build the future of sports performance, we need the brightest talent. If you think you can contribute to the empowering, enjoyable, and exciting Catapult environment, then we invite you to apply.

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

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