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<br />Excellent written and spoken English Position 2: Based in the United Kingdom<br />Fluent German (professional/business level)<br />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.<br />Define and maintain technical standards, architectural patterns and code quality practices.<br />Conduct solution design workshops and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.<br />Oversee integrations with third-party platforms including CRMs, CDPs, DAMs, search engines and marketing automation tools.<br />Perform technical code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices.<br />Produce high-level and detailed technical solution estimates.<br />Review Statements of Work (SOWs), project briefs and technical requirements.<br />Deliver technical documentation required during the discovery phase. Project Delivery and Estimation: Contribute to pre-sales and project estimation activities.<br />Identify technical risks and delivery challenges.<br />Work closely with Project Managers and Solution Architects throughout project delivery.<br />Support re-estimation where project scope changes. Team and Stakeholder Management: Lead, mentor and develop Sitecore Developers.<br />Collaborate with cross-functional teams including UX, Strategy, Data and QA.<br />Act as the primary technical contact for clients.<br />Facilitate knowledge sharing across delivery teams.<br />Lead technical planning, roadmap development and technology selection.<br />Support environment configuration and solution planning.<br />Drive innovation initiatives and contribute to Sitecore AI roadmap discussions.<br />Identify delivery risks and key project milestones.<br />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.<br />3 – 5 years' experience leading the design and implementation of digital technology solutions using Agile / Scrum methodologies.<br />Strong knowledge of Sitecore development patterns including JSS, Headless / SXA, Unicorn / SCS and multisite configurations.<br />Experience with Sitecore CDP, Personalize, Search, Content Hub, Send or other composable DXP products.<br />Understanding of Sitecore licensing, deployment architecture and cloud hosting (Azure/AWS).<br />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.<br />Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) for code generation, documentation and testing.<br />Designing structured AI-readable inputs such as content schemas, design tokens and component specifications.<br />Experience with prompt engineering or AI automation pipelines is highly desirable. Core Technical Skills: .NET / C#<br />JavaScript / TypeScript<br />React or Next.js<br />RESTful APIs<br />GraphQL<br />CI / CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)<br />Performance optimisation<br />WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards<br />SEO best practices<br />Agile / Scrum delivery experience. Desirable: Sitecore MVP.<br />Active participation in the Sitecore community.<br />Professional services experience.<br />Experience refining and implementing Sitecore solutions.<br />Experience contributing to or reviewing AI-influenced project estimates and delivery models.

What We Offer:

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