Tech Lead (Sitecore)

Senior Tech Lead (Sitecore)
Location: United Kingdom (Remote)
Salary: £110,000 per annum

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead (Sitecore) to provide technical leadership across the design, delivery, and optimisation of Sitecore-based digital experiences. You will guide engineering standards, shape solution architecture, and work closely with product, UX, and delivery teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of Sitecore solutions, from discovery and architecture through to build, release, and support.
• Own technical direction, coding standards, and best practice across the team; conduct code reviews and mentor engineers.
• Design and implement integrations with internal and third-party systems using APIs and event-driven patterns where appropriate.
• Drive performance, resilience, accessibility, and security improvements; ensure compliance with OWASP and secure SDLC practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into pragmatic technical solutions and delivery plans.
• Oversee CI/CD, environment management, and release governance; improve automation and developer experience.
• Support incident management and root-cause analysis; establish monitoring and operational runbooks.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience delivering Sitecore (XM/XP) solutions, including Sitecore Helix principles and multi-site implementations.
• Expertise in .NET/C#, ASP.NET, Web APIs, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with Sitecore JSS and/or headless architectures (e.g., Sitecore Headless Services) and modern JavaScript frameworks (React/Next.js desirable).
• Solid knowledge of Azure and cloud-native patterns (App Service, Functions, Storage, Key Vault, CDN); infrastructure as code experience is beneficial.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or similar), Git branching strategies, and automated testing.
• Strong understanding of content management, search, personalisation, analytics, and marketing technology concepts.
• Experience designing secure, scalable architectures, including authentication/authorisation (OAuth2/OIDC) and data protection.
• Excellent communication skills, able to lead technical discussions and influence decision-making.

Desirable

• Sitecore certifications and experience with Sitecore Experience Edge, CDP, Personalize, or DAM.
• Knowledge of containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) and observability (Application Insights, logging/metrics/tracing).
• Experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) delivery environments.

What You’ll Bring

• A pragmatic, quality-first mindset with a passion for modern engineering.
• Confidence leading teams, coaching others, and taking ownership of outcomes.
• Ability to balance delivery pace with maintainability, security, and long-term platform health.