Sitecore Architect

Sitecore Architect

What we are looking for:

Valtech is seeking a Sitecore Architect. He/She/They will employ their experience with Sitecore to design highly scalable solutions, unleashing the full potential of the platform.

Our clients expect sophisticated solutions to integrate their digital platforms with a plethora of business systems – you will be expected to rise to the challenge, bringing a wealth of knowledge across common enterprise systems.

He/She/They will inspire the technology teams they oversee, raising the bar by continually honing their skills and introducing them to new and emerging technologies as they become relevant to our projects.

He/She/They have a passion for quality and be uncompromising when comes to delivering the highest quality solutions to our clients.

Before we continue to dive into the requirements for the role let’s talk about Why you should join Valtech?

Flexibility: We trust in the expertise, skills, and actions of our colleagues. That’s why we provide a flexible work schedule that supports work/life balance.

Career Advancement: We offer a career, not just a job. We invest in the personal and professional growth of every employee because we believe growth leads to both business impact and personal fulfillment.

Learning and Development: We foster a culture that encourages and promotes professional growth and development, with continuous learning through our in house LMS (Ask us about the Academy)

Benefits US:

• Medical: Options starting at 100% medical coverage for employees, and we cover 85% for spouses, partners, and dependents
• We contribute with a $1,500 cash payment towards your family HSA
• 401(k) Employer matching and immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO
• Up to 8 Weeks of paid Parental Leave
• Home office set up stipend for new hires
• 2pm Summer Fridays

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Back to the role:

What you will do:

• Devise intricate architectures to deliver integrated web experiences for our clients
• Inspire your team with well-designed and scalable architectures
• Able to partner closely with our business analysts and product managers to fulfill our client’s business requirements
• Stay up to date with the latest advances in Sitecore, identifying areas of new opportunity for our clients
• Acting as a trusted adviser to our clients, bringing thought leadership and helping inform their roadmap
• Evangelizing Sitecore development best practices through the network of Valtech’s global offices
• Continual evaluation of emerging technologies, identifying opportunities for advances in our toolset
• Occasional hands-on coding, assisting the lead developers with POCs and challenging implementations
• Assist with top-down or bottom-up project estimations
• Acting as SME on opportunities sourced by the Business Development team

What you should have:

• Digital agency or consulting background preferred
• At least three years of experience in a Sitecore architect role
• Proven experience architecting high availability, large-scale implementations of Sitecore
• Over 10 years experience with Microsoft .NET
• Experience with multiple versions of Sitecore, preferably including versions 8.x, 9.x, 10.x
• Experience with continuous delivery and agile development practices
• Experience implementing enterprise application patterns
• Experience architecting complex integrations with 3rd party systems such as ERP, CRM, DAM, PIM, and MA
• Highly proficient in C#
• Thorough understanding of ASP.NET MVC, CSS3, and web standards
• Extensive experience in unit testing and code coverage principles and tools (including at least one of Nunit, XUnit, MSTest)
• Experience designing cloud architectures for Sitecore in PaaS and IaaS modes
• Sitecore certification is preferred but not essential
• Some exposure to e-commerce platforms like Sitecore XC, SAP Hybris or Commercetools is preferred
• Familiar with DevOps practices and tools, covering:
• o Code versioning – Git, GitHub, Bitbucket
• o Cloud services – (Azure Web Apps, AWS)
• o Container technologies – Docker, Kubernetes
• o CICD – at least one of Azure DevOps, Jenkins, TeamCity, Bamboo, Octopus Deploy

Nice to have:

• Sitecore SXA
• Sitecore headless and JavaScript Services (JSS)
• TDD

Here’s a little about us:

Valtech is a global digital agency that focuses on business transformation for our clients. Founded in 1993, Valtech has established itself as one of the largest independent global agency groups with more than 3.000 exceptional individuals operating out of 40+ offices in 15 countries. We work with some of the world’s best-known brands from travel to retail, connected experiences to automotive and we’re now ready to bring on even more talented colleagues to join us.

We believe diversity is essential to creating the best digital products & experiences. Valtech is committed to providing and maintaining a work environment where all employees and candidates are treated with dignity and respect and that is free of bias, prejudice, and harassment. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

So, if you are looking for your next challenge? Then this is your chance to join our team of exceptionally talented, creative and innovative professionals working with composable Best-of-Breed technology platforms within the large-scale digital experience and e-commerce business area.