Technical Lead - Sitecore
Location: Sheffield / London (UK)
Role Overview
A hands-on Technical Lead to establish and grow a new sitecore development capability from the ground up.
This is a foundational role within a newly formed DevOps POD merging into an existing team, requiring someone who leads by technical example, builds team culture, and delivers high-quality Sitecore solutions across backend and frontend.
Key Responsibilities
∙ Provide technical leadership across a cross-functional Sitecore development team, including engineers based in India, Poland and China.
∙ Actively contribute to and review pull requests; maintain code quality and architectural standards
∙ Unblock engineers and provide clear, pragmatic technical direction day-to-day
∙ Drive Agile ceremonies - sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives - and embed engineering best practices
∙ Engage directly with business stakeholders to translate requirements into sound technical solutions
∙ Define and evolve the team's development standards.
∙ Support hiring and onboarding of backend and frontend developers as the team scales
Required Skills & Experience
Sitecore
∙ Strong hands-on Sitecore experience (XM/XP/XM Cloud)
∙ Proficiency with Sitecore's architecture, content modelling, and multisite configurations
∙ Experience with Sitecore headless delivery (JSS, Experience Edge) desirable.
Backend
∙ C# / .NET development (ASP.NET Core)
∙ RESTful API design and integration patterns
∙ Sitecore Helix architecture principles
∙ Experience with Azure or other cloud hosting environments is a plus.
Frontend
∙ Working knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Next.js preferred)
∙ Ability to review frontend code critically and guide frontend engineers effectively
DevOps & Tooling
∙ Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and agile culture.
Testing & Quality
∙ Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, and automation testing approaches
∙ Ability to instil QA discipline within a development team
Leadership
∙ Proven experience leading a high-performing development team in a hands-on capacity
∙ Strong communicator across technical and non-technical audiences
∙ Structured, pragmatic approach to Agile delivery
Nice to Have
∙ Sitecore certification(s)
∙ Experience building or rebuilding a team/capability from scratch
∙ Familiarity with Sitecore CDP, Personalize, or Search
GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Sitecore Technical Lead
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