QA Team Lead, Kitman Labs
Sports science & performance intelligence platform
Job no longer available
Sports science & performance intelligence platform
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To revolutionize how data is used to optimize health and performance.
Role
Who you are
- Strong knowledge of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices, and the ability to construct and implement these best practices within the team and organisation
- Ability to work closely with product management teams to ensure requirements are documented appropriately for generating test cases and can readily be tested, and to ensure that best practices are being followed in this area
- Ability to develop and execute a comprehensive quality strategy that aligns with the company's overall objectives, and incorporates best practices for quality assurance in software development
- Experience managing a team of QA staff, including the ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively while ensuring that best practices are followed
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate best practices, quality requirements, and testing strategies to team members, stakeholders, and other departments in a clear and concise manner
- Experience building out test automation from initial implementation across large enterprise software platforms, and the ability to ensure that best practices are being used in these areas
- Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices and experience balancing an effective QA strategy with fast paced delivery
- Experience with performance and load testing tools and methodologies, with a proven ability to work with software engineers to test and scale web applications and APIs
- Understanding of agile and/or DevOps software development methodologies and experience integrating best practices for quality assurance into those processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot issues and identify areas for improvement, and the ability to implement best practices to address those areas
- Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment, and the ability to implement best practices throughout the entire process
- Experience with cloud-based testing tools and services, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and the ability to implement best practices for testing in a cloud environment
- Familiarity with security and compliance requirements for enterprise software, such as HIPAA, ISO 27001, FedRAMP or GDPR, and the ability to implement best practices for ensuring security and compliance in the software development process
- Knowledge of data analysis and reporting tools, such as Power BI or Tableau, to provide insights into quality metrics and trends, and the ability to implement best practices for data analysis and reporting
- Familiarity with software documentation and technical writing, including test plans, test cases, and user manuals, and the ability to implement best practices for documentation and technical writing
What the job involves
- We are seeking a QA Team Lead to take on a critical role in our company, responsible for managing and leading a team of quality professionals while driving the overall approach to software product quality
- You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, shaping the company's approach to software quality and driving the development of innovative products that delight our customers
Our take
In sports, advancements in wearable and other data-gathering tech have opened the door to improving athlete performance and reducing the risk of injury. Kitman Labs supplies an analytics platform for just these reasons, helping the sports industry to make sense of their data.
Its platform furnishes teams and management with performance, competition and training analytics, as well as injury risk assessments and treatment guidance. The company also operates a team of performance experts to support customers (coming from positions including athletic directors, coaches, scouts and sports scientists).
Following the strategic acquisitions of both The Sports Office and Presagia Sports, Kitman Labs cultivated the industry's largest dataset of talent, performance and medical data. Its platform is used by hundreds of elite teams including members of the NFL and EPL, as well as by military organizations and in the Olympics.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Nov 2021
$52m
SERIES C
Jul 2020
$6m
LATE VC
Total funding: $77.5m
Company benefits
- Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits Worldwide
- Wellness Perks
- Professional Growth
- Global fully paid maternity, paternity, adoptive, and parents leave
- Flexible Workplace - Fully remote, remote-hybrid, or in person at one of our offices
Company HQ
Mountjoy, Dublin 1, Ireland
Leadership
Stephen Smith
(Founder & CEO)Previously a rehabilitation and conditioning coach, before moving on to found Kitman Labs. His master’s thesis investigated the analysis of combined risk factors as predictors of athletic risk factors.
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