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# Senior DevOps Engineer at Catapult Sports

- **Company:** Catapult Sports
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-09-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/catapultsports/jobs/8220073

## Job description

Catapult is building the future of sports performance technology, with a mission to Unleash the Potential of every athlete and team on earth. We don't 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 5,000+ 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 PLATFORM ENGINEERING

We are looking for a talented and inquisitive Senior DevOps Engineer whose drive for learning and determination for continuous improvement aligns with our ambitious, fast-growing and transforming company. Based in our London office, you will be a key player in planning, designing, building and testing the features of our next-generation cloud platform that combines digital video assets, wearable data and athlete information to provide insights and analytics to coaching/support staff, sports scientists and athletes to assist in optimizing athlete performance. We believe that our customers deserve the best platform and we are on a mission to maximize and enhance their performance through delivering a high-quality experience. Our software and DevOps engineers match this ethos by taking responsibility for constantly improving productivity and development of self and be able to excel in a fast-paced environment with short project timelines from conception to deployment.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Cloud & Platform Engineering
- Infrastructure Automation & IaC: Own infrastructure provisioning and configuration management (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
- Observability & Reliability: Design, build and maintain logging, monitoring, alerting, and SLO/SLI frameworks to ensure system health and performance.
- Software Delivery Pipelines: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, safe, and repeatable software delivery.
- Infrastructure Operations & Governance: Oversee the availability, scalability, and performance of cloud and on-prem infrastructure while ensuring all systems remain strictly aligned with corporate security standards and global regulatory compliance.
- Cloud Security
- Cloud Security & Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant compliance and regulatory frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR as applicable) and implement best practices cloud security controls.
- Security Operation: Lead security first approach, collaborate with Security and IT teams to make sure our infrastructure is patched according to SLAs.
- Application Security (AppSec): Collaborate with security teams to embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines and platform services.
- Technology leader
- Architectural Roadmap & Vision: Define and execute the long-term technical roadmap for Catapult’s global cloud platform, evaluating emerging technologies (e.g., Serverless, AI-driven operations, and Containerization) to ensure the infrastructure remains cutting-edge, scalable, and best to used by our customers.
- Technical Governance & Standards: Be a big contribution to  infrastructure decisions, establishing "Golden Paths" and reusable Infrastructure as Code patterns that dictate how engineering teams deploy services while ensuring consistency across all environments.
- Strategic Security & Compliance Integration: Architect and champion a "Shift-Left" security strategy, mandating the integration of automated security guardrails and compliance auditing into the core fabric of the CI/CD pipelines to protect athlete and video data globally.

## WHAT YOU’LL NEED

- Significant experience in DevOps, Site Reliability, Platform or Infrastructure Engineering, with tenure in technical leadership role.
- Deep expertise in the AWS cloud platform and associated security and compliance practices.
- Strong background in infrastructure automation (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling.
- Proven experience with big platform re-design, architecture of new cloud infrastructure systems based on software and business requirements.
- Solid understanding of AppSec principles, including integrating security into build and deploy pipelines.
- Experience managing hybrid environments, including traditional data centers and on-prem services.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence across engineering, security, and finance.
- Experience with regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, fintech).
- Familiarity with multiple compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).

## WHAT YOUR SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE

In 6 months time…

By the half-year mark, you will have moved beyond the onboarding phase to become the primary authority on Catapult’s infrastructure.

- Infrastructure Ownership: You will fully own the cloud infrastructure, having gained a deep understanding of all interconnected parts that support their athlete and video data services.
- Established Automation: You will have taken control of infrastructure provisioning and configuration management, ensuring that Terraform or Ansible are being used effectively for IaC.
- Observability Implementation: You will have designed and begun maintaining essential logging, monitoring, and SLO/SLI frameworks to ensure high system health and performance.
- Have a full understanding of Catapult’s products and the way we are working in order to be able to architect any new future existing or new product.

In 12 months time…

By the end of your first year, you will be driving the "next generation" of Catapult’s technology stack and leading cross-functional improvements.

- End to End Platform Ownership: You will take full accountability for the evolution of our production ecosystem, architecting a resilient, "deploy-anywhere" infrastructure that scales seamlessly with software demands and business growth.
- Optimized Delivery: You will have refined the CI/CD pipelines to a state where software delivery is consistently fast, safe, and repeatable across the engineering team.
- Integrated Security and Compliance: You will have transitioned the platform to a "security-first" architecture, successfully embedding automated AppSec controls and vulnerability scanning directly into the CI/CD pipelines.
- Cross-Departmental Influence: Your success will be reflected in your ability to influence stakeholders across engineering, security, and finance to drive technical and operational improvements.

WHY CATAPULT?

- We have amazing people. We promise you’ll 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. You'll 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 you’re interested in sports or not, you’ll 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 don't 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.

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

## About Catapult Sports

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Catapult provides wearable tracking, video analysis, and athlete management software to optimize performance, avoid injury, and quantify return to play for elite and amateur sports teams.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ASX:CAT)
- **Headquarters**: Melbourne, Australia (with offices in the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Philippines, etc.)
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Originally formed from a partnership between the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC); individual founders are not publicly named.

## Core Business
- Primary industries: Sports technology, sports science, athlete performance analytics, video analysis.
- Target customers: B2B – elite professional teams and leagues (NFL, EPL, MLB, NHL, AFL, NCAA, Formula One, rugby); also B2C – amateur athletes via Catapult One.
- Mission: "Unleash the potential of every athlete and team on Earth."

## Products & Services
- **Vector (Vector 8)**: Wearable GPS and inertial monitoring device for elite athlete tracking; latest generation launched in 2025/2026.
- **Catapult One**: Consumer-grade wearable for amateur football and soccer players.
- **Perch P2**: Next-generation athlete performance solution (launched March 2026).
- **Video Analysis (SBG Sports Software)**: Real-time video analysis platform used in Formula One, football, and rugby; acquired in 2021.
- **IMPECT**: Data-analysis engine for professional football (soccer); acquired in October 2025.
- **Athlete Management System (AMS)**: Software ecosystem integrating tracking, video, and analytics for coaching and medical staff.
- **XOS**: Video and playbook solution for American football; acquired to expand US market presence.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in search results; refer to ASX:CAT for current market cap.
- **Key Metric**: Public company – annual revenue not explicitly stated in provided data; noted "record ACV growth and single-digit churn" under CEO Will Lopes.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Australian Institute of Sport (founding partner), LNR (French rugby union, partnership extended through 2029), Mercury13 (women’s football investment group), over 5,500 elite teams in 40+ sports.
- **Growth Signals**: Acquisition of IMPECT (2025) and SBG Sports Software (2021); launch of Vector 8 and Perch P2; expansion into motorsport and women-specific performance models; 400+ staff across 24 locations.

## Competitive Advantages
- Scientifically validated metrics backed by decades of research (origins at AIS and CRC).
- Comprehensive integrated ecosystem combining wearables, video, and data analytics – unique in the market.
- Deep relationships with top global leagues and teams (NFL, EPL, MLB, NHL, AFL, NCAA, Formula One).
- Strong recurring revenue and low churn rate.

## Strategic Focus
- Continued innovation in wearable hardware (Vector 8, Perch P2) and AI-driven analytics (computer vision, data engine).
- Expansion into new sports (motorsport, women’s football) and amateur markets via Catapult One.
- Integration of recent acquisitions (IMPECT, SBG) to unify performance data and video.
- Investment in AI, computer vision, and embedded systems (evidenced by recent job postings for Principal AI Engineer, Principal Computer Vision Engineer).

## Why Work Here
- Culture described as "energetic and collaborative" with a global community of passionate sports and tech professionals.
- Flexible work locations: offices in Melbourne, Boston, London, Cologne, Manila, and others; hybrid/remote policies likely vary by role (not explicitly stated).
- Cutting-edge technology stack: wearables, AI, computer vision, cloud infrastructure, and sports science.
- Opportunity to work directly with elite teams and contribute to products used in major global sports.
- Notable perks: involvement in sports technology innovation, potential for international travel, and a mission-driven environment.

## Sources
1. [catapult.com](https://www.catapult.com/company/about-catapult)
2. [catapult.com](https://www.catapult.com/newsroom)
3. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/catapultsports)
4. [catapult.com](https://www.catapult.com/careers)

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