Sitecore Technical Lead

Posted 1 hour 31 minutes ago by Mansion House Consulting

£500 Annual
Contract
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Job Description

Role: Technical Lead (Hands-on) - Sitecore

Overview

A hands-on Technical Lead to improve and scale a Sitecore development capability as part of an existing team. This is a foundational role within a newly formed DevOps POD integrating into an existing team.
The successful candidate will lead by example, shape engineering culture, and deliver high-quality Sitecore solutions across Back End and Front End.

Key responsibilities

  • Provide hands-on technical leadership across a cross-functional Sitecore team.
  • Contribute to and review pull requests, ensuring code quality and architectural alignment
  • Unblock engineers and provide clear, pragmatic technical direction day-to-day
  • Work directly with business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions
  • Define and evolve engineering standards, patterns, and ways of working

Required skills & experience

Sitecore

  • Strong hands-on experience with Sitecore XM/XP/XM Cloud
  • Deep understanding of Sitecore architecture, content modelling, and multi-site setups
  • Headless delivery experience (eg, JSS, Experience Edge) is desirable

Backend

  • Strong C#/.NET (preferably ASP.NET Core)
  • REST API design and integration patterns
  • Experience applying Sitecore Helix principles
  • Exposure to Azure (or similar cloud hosting) is a plus, but not essential.

Frontend

  • Working knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Next.js preferred)
  • Ability to review Front End code and guide Front End engineers effectively

DevOps & tooling

  • Strong Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and Agile delivery culture

Testing & quality

  • Familiarity with unit, integration, and automated testing approaches
  • Ability to embed QA discipline and quality-first engineering practices

Leadership

  • Proven experience leading as a Tech Lead (or strong Lead/Principal Engineer) in a hands-on capacity
  • Structured, pragmatic approach to Agile delivery

Nice to have

  • Sitecore certification(s)
  • Experience building or rebuilding a team/capability from scratch
  • Familiarity with Sitecore Search/Sitecore Personalisation.