Contractor - Sitecore

8-10 Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sitecore Developer with 8 to 10 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-level web applications using Sitecore CMS. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Sitecore architecture, .NET technologies, and front-end development practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain Sitecore-based web applications.

Customize Sitecore components, templates, layouts, and workflows.

Integrate Sitecore with third-party systems and APIs.

Optimize performance and scalability of Sitecore solutions.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including UX/UI designers, QA, and business analysts.

Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and deployment activities.

Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Sitecore implementations.

Stay updated with the latest Sitecore features and best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

8 to 10 years of experience in Sitecore development.

Strong proficiency in Sitecore 9.x/10.x, including SXA, JSS, and Helix principles.

Solid experience with ASP.NET MVC, C#, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.

Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and web services integration.

Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure/AWS cloud environments.

Knowledge of Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) and Sitecore Experience Commerce (XC) is a plus.

Strong understanding of SEO, accessibility, and responsive design.

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Sitecore Developer Certification.

Experience with personalization and analytics in Sitecore.

Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.

Education:

Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Requirement Gathering and Analysis:

• Extract requirements for complex scenarios and prototype independently.


• Identify impacted modules/features/functionalities and provide high-level estimates.


• Develop traceability matrix and identify transition requirements.

Application Design:

• Good knowledge of design principles and performance engineering concepts.


• Able to create UI/Design and business logic elements, navigation, screen flow, and layout based on applicable criteria and constraints.


• Identify and apply design standards following applicable criteria and constraints.

Architecture tools and frameworks:

• Familiarity with industry tools and frameworks, analyze and use them based on customer requirements.


• Work with SMEs to explore and implement new tools/frameworks.

Estimation and Resource Planning:

• Identify and assign resources required to complete tasks.


• Use appropriate estimation models for medium-high complexity scenarios.


• Track and report gaps between budgeted and actual spending.

Product/ Technology Knowledge:

• Implement code or configure/customize products, drive adoption of industry standards and practices, contribute to development of reusable assets and innovative solutions.


• Analyze frameworks/tools and present recommendations, develop of training and certification material, and demonstrate thought leadership through whitepapers and webinars.

Test Management:

• Create iteration and system integration test plan. Develop and review test cases, conduct unit testing, define metrics, and support testing processes.


• Able to conduct RCA, verify system builds and test environments, and create business scenario test cases/automation test scripts.

Customer Management:

• Use latest technology, communicate effectively, demonstrate leadership, present technical offerings, and proactively suggest solutions.

Project Management:

• Working knowledge of project management process, tools, and templates.


• Execute medium projects effectively, create/ review milestone/metric reports, project status, closure reports, create continuous quality improvement plan, and provide inputs for organization-wide process assets.

Domain/ Industry Knowledge:

• Apply industry standards and practices, creating complex business models in line with customer requirements independently.


• Analyze current-state and define to-be processes in collaboration with SMEs, present recommendations with tangible benefits.


• Drive process improvement initiatives, ROI analysis through innovation.

Marketing:

• Basic knowledge of Marketing, understand Market Trends and Conduct Market Research.


• Source relevant Market Data and Prepare Report.


• Write Blogs and Participate in External Forums.

Pre-Sales:

• Good knowledge of bid process and understanding of RFP/RFI s.


• Prepare Response documents to Medium Scale Bids.


• Work with Sales Team to ensure successful closure of sales process.


• Attend to customer requests for information on RFI s and assist Technical Team with sales enquiries.

Accountability:

• Takes responsibility for and ensures accuracy of own work, as well as the work and deadlines of the team.

Collaboration:

• Shares information within team, participates in team activities, asks questions to understand other points of view.

Agility:

• Demonstrates readiness for change, asking questions and determining how changes could impact own work.

Customer Focus:

• Identifies trends and patterns emerging from customer preferences and works towards customizing/ refining existing services to exceed customer needs and expectations.

Communication:

• Targets communications for the appropriate audience, clearly articulating and presenting his/her position or decision.

Drives Results:

• Sets realistic stretch goals for self & others to achieve and exceed defined goals/targets.

Resolves Conflict:

• Displays sensitivity in interactions and strives to understand others views and concerns.