Sitecore (10.4) Contractor

Sitecore Contractor (Sitecore 10.4) – UK based Only (Freelance)

About the role:
Socially Grown is looking for an experienced UK based Sitecore Contractor to support a complex, global corporate website for one of our clients. This is a freelance role with ongoing support and delivery work. Occasional in-person meetings in the UK may be required, so applicants must be UK-based.

Commitment:
We’re looking for someone who can commit to agreed hours per week (TBC) and work collaboratively with our team and the client’s stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:
Build, enhance and maintain features on a Sitecore 10.4 platform (ongoing BAU + project work)
Implement new components/templates and support content and release cycles
Investigate and resolve defects, performance issues and publishing/cache-related issues
Work across environments (dev/test/UAT/prod) and support deployment processes
Collaborate with internal teams, third-party agencies, and client stakeholders in a corporate environment
Ensure high standards of quality, accessibility, security and maintainability

Required skills & experience (must-have):
Strong hands-on experience with Sitecore – specifically 10.4
Proven track record working on large-scale / enterprise / global websites
Strong .NET / C# development experience (Sitecore MVC / Helix principles)
Front-end competence: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (and integrating front-end builds into Sitecore)
Comfortable working with multi-language / multi-region setups, complex navigation and content structures
Able to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
UK-based and able to attend occasional in-person meetings (if and when required)

Nice to have:
Sitecore XM/XP experience and knowledge of personalisation/analytics where applicable
Experience with Sitecore Search / Content Search, Solr/Azure Search (as relevant to the stack)
Experience with Headless/JSS, Sitecore SXA (if used)
Azure hosting knowledge (App Services, CDN, caching, CI/CD pipelines)
Working knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and performance optimisation

How to respond:
A short summary of your Sitecore 10.x experience (and confirmation of Sitecore 10.4 exposure)
Examples of enterprise/global Sitecore projects you’ve supported (high level is fine)
Your UK location and ability to attend occasional meetings
Your availability (hours per week) and preferred working pattern
Your day rate / hourly rate