Technical Lead (Hands-on) - Sitecore
Posted 2 weeks ago by Synechron
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Summary: The Technical Lead (Hands-on) - Sitecore role at Synechron involves leading a Sitecore development team to enhance and scale their capabilities. The position requires a hands-on approach to technical leadership, fostering an engineering culture, and delivering high-quality solutions. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders and guide engineers in both backend and frontend development. This role is hybrid, requiring three days in the office in Sheffield.
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.
Key Skills:
- 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.
- 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.
- Working knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Next.js preferred).
- Ability to review Front End code and guide Front End engineers effectively.
- Strong Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and Agile delivery culture.
- Familiarity with unit, integration, and automated testing approaches.
- Ability to embed QA discipline and quality-first engineering practices.
- Proven experience leading as a Tech Lead (or strong Lead/Principal Engineer) in a hands-on capacity.
- Structured, pragmatic approach to Agile delivery.
- Sitecore certification(s) is a nice to have.
- Experience building or rebuilding a team/capability from scratch is a nice to have.
- Familiarity with Sitecore Search/Sitecore Personalisation is a nice to have.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Sheffield
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Role: Technical Lead (Hands-on) - Sitecore
About Synechron:
Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies.
Job Location: Sheffield (Hybrid- 3 days in the office)
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.
Diversity Statement
Synechron are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference' is committed to fostering an inclusive culture - promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We offer flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programmes to support our global workforce. Empowerment and collaboration are at the core of how we operate.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant's gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.