Sitecore Developer Full Time

City, London
RSSB
Overview:

RSSB are seeking an experienced Sitecore Developer, who will work as a technical lead in the Application delivery team. The role will involve leading in the planning and development of several Sitecore websites and system integrations. The right candidate will be expected to lead and contribute to the development and implementation of company code standards, best practices, and operational procedures.

The team have recently completed a Sitecore 10 upgrade which being is deployed to Azure Kubernetes. CI/CD and a blue/green deployment strategy are being implemented using Azure DevOps pipelines.

Responsibilities:
Develop, architect, and maintain Sitecore-centric-based solutions. Trusted and empowered to make technical decisions.
Accountable for the timely and technical quality delivery on Sitecore-related elements/phases for software development projects.
Proactively drive the technical definition of software delivery project planning (scope, time estimates, technical skills)
Ensure technical implementation and delivery processes (i.e. Unit testing, Source control, Coding Standards, Deployments) and technical documentation are followed, improved and continuously evolved
Promote a collaborative team environment and work closely with colleagues to achieve business objectives through coaching and mentoringp
Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g. business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, and end users) to understand functional and non-functional requirements.
Investigate and propose solutions to development and design problems.
Participate in the scope of work estimation and forecasting
Adhere to architecture, design, implementation, and security standards and best practices.
Build and develop prototypes for proof of concept
Write high-quality code that satisfies customer needs and strives for simplicity, clarity, and testability.
Participate in code reviews or use collaborative programming techniques to promote high quality business outcomes.
Conduct analysis to determine integration needs, and design and plan integrations.
Implement unit and integration tests and conduct functional and performance testing where appropriate.
Develop reusable software building blocks to enable faster delivery.
Improve performance of existing software by diagnosing and resolving critical issues.
Prepare technical documentation, including software design evaluation plans, test results, and technical manuals.
Analyse and create new configuration for packaged software.
Review new releases of packaged software and identify new features that can be enabled for the business.
Support in development and implementation of DR and BC plans.
Coach and mentor colleagues.
Qualifications:

Essential

Sitecore Senior Developer in lead implementations of Sitecore
E-commerce experience
Proven Sitecore Helix experience
Sitecore Experience Accelerator
Sitecore solution 9/10 Developer Certification
Development using Microsoft technologies and frameworks (E.g. MVC, ASP.NET and C#)
HTML, CSS, SASS, Bootstrap, Javascript, JQuery, Gulp, NPM
Git in Azure DevOps
Microsoft Azure – PaaS, IaaS
MS SQL Server
Continuous integration – implementing Azure DevOps pipelines
Azure DevOps and agile/sprint-based development
PowerShell scripting
Ability to coach colleagues

Highly Desirable

Relevant Microsoft Azure Certifications
Sitecore Analytics and Personalization
Docker, Containers and Kubernetes

Early applications are encouraged, as we may close this vacancy before the advertised deadline if sufficient numbers of applications are received.

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We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request.

We value our staff and we offer a competitive benefits package to ensure our staff can achieve their best throughout their journey with us. This includes 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); a holiday buy and sell scheme; private medical and dental cover; a season ticket loan and travel subsidy; access to a cycle to work scheme; volunteer leave; a performance related bonus and pension.