Lead Digital Engineer

Professional Work Experience

1. Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-gradeSitecore websites supporting multiple sites, brands, regions, and languages.

2. Architect and implement scalable Sitecore solutionscapable of handling high-volume traffic and business-critical workloads.

3. Develop custom Sitecore components, templates,workflows, pipelines, and modules following best practices.

4. Lead headless CMS implementations using Sitecore XMCloud, JSS, Experience Edge, and GraphQL.

5. Optimize website performance, page load speed, CoreWeb Vitals, JsonLD and backend response times for exceptional user experience.

6. Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve application,infrastructure, and website-related issues in development and productionenvironments.

7. Optimize website architecture, content delivery,caching strategies, and database performance to ensure high availability andscalability.

8. Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews,technical design sessions, and development best practice initiatives.

9. Implement robust cybersecurity controls and securecoding practices to protect websites against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities andemerging threats.

10. Design and maintain API integrations betweenSitecore and third-party platforms such as Map, CRM, Booking Systems, marketingautomation, analytics, and customer data platforms.

11. Collaborate closely with UX/UI Designers andFront-end Developers to deliver responsive, accessible, and visually compellingdigital experiences.

12. Implement technical SEO, structured data, andAI-search optimization strategies to maximize visibility across search enginesand AI-powered discovery platforms.

13. Provide technical leadership while promotinghigh-quality engineering standards and follow the agile/scrum processes.

14. Support deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines,DevOps processes, Azure App Service, and cloud-based Sitecore environments.

15. Work closely with product, business, and digitalteams to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, andhigh-performing Sitecore solutions for major global brands.

Strategic Purpose of the Position

At the moment, Sitecore 9 powers our wholesale websites. Weneed a Sitecore developer to handle the current sites while we migrate them toa different CMS (it might take another 1-2 years). Additionally, the newresource can serve both retail and wholesale, and we have retail sites runningon Sitecore 10.

Position Description in Brief and Approx Spend of Timein %

45%

Design, develop, maintain, and enhance complexenterprise-level Sitecore solutions across multiple websites, brands, andregions.

Build and support Sitecore multisite architectures andshared component frameworks.

Develop custom Sitecore modules, components, templates,workflows, and integrations.

Implement Sitecore best practices for contentmanagement, personalization, publishing, and scalability.

Drive technical architecture decisions and provideguidance to development teams.

Implement and maintain headless Sitecore solutionsusing Sitecore JSS, Sitecore Experience Edge, GraphQL, and modern front-endframeworks.

Support omnichannel delivery strategies and API-firstarchitecture approaches.

Ensure seamless content delivery across web, mobile,and emerging digital channels.

Implement technical SEO best practices includingstructured data, metadata management, sitemap optimization, and pageperformance enhancements.

Optimize websites for search engine discoverability andAI-driven search experiences.

Ensure websites meet Core Web Vitals and modern SEOstandards.

Partner with business and marketing teams to improveorganic search visibility and customer engagement.

20%

Implement enterprise-grade security controls across allSitecore implementations.

Ensure compliance with security standards,vulnerability management, and secure development practices.

Protect websites against common cyber threats,including OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQLInjection, Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Authentication and authorizationrisks, API security vulnerabilities.

Conduct security reviews and support vulnerabilityremediation efforts.

Collaborate with security teams to ensure securearchitecture and deployment practices.

15%

Optimize website performance for high-trafficenvironments and large-scale digital platforms.

Identify and resolve front-end and back-end bottlenecksaffecting performance.

Improve page load speeds, caching strategies, databaseperformance, and content delivery optimization.

Analyze server, application, and database performancemetrics and implement continuous improvements.

Optimize existing backend architecture to ensure fastresponse times, efficient content delivery, and scalability during peak trafficperiods.

Monitor website health, performance, and operationalstability.

Diagnose and resolve website errors, bugs, andproduction issues.

Lead troubleshooting efforts for critical incidents andplatform outages.

Support platform upgrades, deployments, and ongoingmaintenance activities.

Integration API Development - 10%

Design and implement integrations between Sitecore andthird-party platforms.

Develop and maintain integrations with Map, CRM,Booking systems, marketing automation, analytics platforms.

Build and consume RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, andenterprise integration services.

Troubleshoot integration issues and ensure dataconsistency across systems.

Process and Alignment - 10%

Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies, including sprintplanning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, andretrospectives.

Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Designers, QAengineers, Engineering Manager, and cross-functional teams to ensure timelydelivery of sprint commitments and business objectives.

Accurately estimate development effort, manage workloadwithin sprint cycles, and provide regular updates on progress, risks, anddependencies throughout the delivery process.

Stay current with emerging Sitecore technologies, securitydevelopments, and industry trends.