Senior Technical Lead

Senior Technical Lead (2 Positions Available)

Job Type: Permanent | Full Time

Salary: £90,000+ per annum (Dependent on Experience)

About the Role

Our client is looking for two experienced Senior Technical Leads with deep expertise in Sitecore and a forward-thinking approach to AI-enabled delivery.

In this role, you will architect and lead the technical delivery of enterprise-scale digital experience platforms, embed AI tooling across the software development lifecycle, and mentor a team of Engineers to deliver high-quality solutions. You will act as the bridge between client requirements, solution design and hands-on engineering, ensuring outcomes are scalable, performant and commercially sound.

This is a hybrid position with occasional travel as required.

We Are Recruiting for Two Positions

Position 1:

• Based in the United Kingdom
• Excellent written and spoken English

Position 2:

• Based in the United Kingdom
• Fluent German (professional/business level)
• Excellent written and spoken English

Both positions require experience with AI-enabled software development and modern engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Architecture:

• Lead end-to-end technical architecture and delivery of Sitecore-based digital experience platforms.
• Define and maintain technical standards, architectural patterns and code quality practices.
• Conduct solution design workshops and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Oversee integrations with third-party platforms including CRMs, CDPs, DAMs, search engines and marketing automation tools.
• Perform technical code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Produce high-level and detailed technical solution estimates.
• Review Statements of Work (SOWs), project briefs and technical requirements.
• Deliver technical documentation required during the discovery phase.

Project Delivery and Estimation:

• Contribute to pre-sales and project estimation activities.
• Identify technical risks and delivery challenges.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Solution Architects throughout project delivery.
• Support re-estimation where project scope changes.

Team and Stakeholder Management:

• Lead, mentor and develop Sitecore Developers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including UX, Strategy, Data and QA.
• Act as the primary technical contact for clients.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing across delivery teams.
• Lead technical planning, roadmap development and technology selection.
• Support environment configuration and solution planning.
• Drive innovation initiatives and contribute to Sitecore AI roadmap discussions.
• Identify delivery risks and key project milestones.
• Work closely with Delivery Leads, Development Directors and Client Partners on strategic delivery.

Essential Requirements

Sitecore Expertise:

• 10+ years' hands-on Sitecore development experience across Sitecore AI, XM Cloud, XP and/or XM.
• 3 – 5 years' experience leading the design and implementation of digital technology solutions using Agile / Scrum methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of Sitecore development patterns including JSS, Headless / SXA, Unicorn / SCS and multisite configurations.
• Experience with Sitecore CDP, Personalize, Search, Content Hub, Send or other composable DXP products.
• Understanding of Sitecore licensing, deployment architecture and cloud hosting (Azure/AWS).
• Familiarity with Next.js, React, Vercel and Netlify.

AI and Modern Development

Candidates should demonstrate experience integrating AI into professional software development, including:

• AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor or similar.
• Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) for code generation, documentation and testing.
• Designing structured AI-readable inputs such as content schemas, design tokens and component specifications.
• Experience with prompt engineering or AI automation pipelines is highly desirable.

Core Technical Skills:

• .NET / C#
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• React or Next.js
• RESTful APIs
• GraphQL
• CI / CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)
• Performance optimisation
• WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards
• SEO best practices
• Agile / Scrum delivery experience.

Desirable:

• Sitecore MVP.
• Active participation in the Sitecore community.
• Professional services experience.
• Experience refining and implementing Sitecore solutions.
• Experience contributing to or reviewing AI-influenced project estimates and delivery models.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary of £90,000+ per annum.
• Hybrid working.
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale digital experience platforms.
• Collaborative and innovative working environment.
• Career development opportunities.
• Occasional travel as required.